>>> GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. [00:00:02] BEFORE WE GET STARTED. [Call to Order] ACTUALLY, I'M GOING TO BRING THE MEETING TO ORDER ON OCTOBER 25, 2021. THIS IS THE CITY COUNCIL AND CITY SCHOOL BOARD SUBCOMMITTEE BOARD AND I'M GOING TO READ A STATEMENT ABOUT THIS BEING AN ELECTRONIC MEETING. TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC EMERGENCY, THE OCTOBER 25, 2021 MEETING OF THE COUNCIL AND SCHOOL BOARD COMMITTEE IS BEING HELD ELECTRONICALLY PURSUANT TO VIRGINIA CODE SECTION 2.2 €" 3708 TO POINT TO A THREE THE CONTINUITY OF GOVERNANCE ORDINANCE ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON JUNE 20, 2020 OR SECTION 4 €" 0.0 1G IN HB 29 IN HB 30 ENACTED BY THE 2020 FOR JEANETTE GENERAL ASSEMBLY CHAPTER 1283 AND 1289. TO UNDERTAKE THE ESSENTIAL BUSINESS. ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND STAFF ARE PARTICIPATING FROM REMOTE LOCATIONS THROUGH A VIDEO CONFERENCE CALL ON ZOOM. THIS MEETING IS BEING HELD ELECTRONICALLY UNLESS A DETERMINATION IS MADE IT IS SAFE ENOUGH TO BE HELD IN PERSON IN THE CITY COUNCIL WORK ROOM AT 301 KING STREET ALEXANDRIA VIRGINIA. ELECTRONIC ACCESS WILL BE PROVIDED IN EITHER EVENT. THE MEETING CAN BE ACCESSED BY THE PUBLIC VIA ZOOM AND EVERYONE HAS THE LINK OUT THERE. ALL RIGHT. SO I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND FIRST WE NEED TO ADOPT THE AGENDA. I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE AGENDA? >> SO MU. >> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR? ? AWESOME. AND SO THE FIRST THING ON OUR AGENDA IS TO GET A COVID-19 UPDATE. [I. COVID-19 Update] AND WHO EVER WOULD LIKE TO START IF YOU WANT TO START OF THE SCHOOL SIDE. >> I THINK DOCTOR GADDY IS ON. ! I'M HERE AND I CAN START. CAN YOU HEAR ME OKAY QUICK. >> IN TERMS OF A COVID-19 UPDATE,, THE BIGGER PICTURE OF THE REGION IS THAT WE ARE IN A SUBSTANTIAL TRANSMISSION AND THE NUMBER OF PIECES WE ARE SEEING HAS KINDA PLATEAUED AND EVEN DECREASED SOME, WHICH IS GREAT. IS BETTER THAN GOING OUT. BUT WE ARE STILL AT A LEVEL OF TRANSMISSION THAT IS FAIRLY SIGNIFICANT SO WE ARE CONTINUING TO WATCH THAT. WE ARE STILL SEEING CASES IN SCHOOLS AND I THINK THE BURDEN WE ARE SEEING ON SCHOOLS IS NOT ONLY THE CASES OF THE NUMBER OF CONTACTS THAT GENERATE AND THEREFORE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT NEED TO BE IN QUARANTINE YOU TO BE IN CONTACTS AND SO WE ARE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THE END OF NEXT WEEK. END OF NEXT WEEK AND WEEKEND IS WHEN YOU ANTICIPATE WHEN YOU HAVE APPROVAL GOING AHEAD AND DOING THE PEDIATRIC VACCINATIONS OF THE 5 TO 11-YEAR-OLD POPULATION WILL BE VACCINE SUPPLIED TO SOME OF THE LARGER PHARMACY CHAINS AS WELL AS VACCINES COMING TO THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT. WE ARE GOING TO BE THE INITIAL PROVIDERS OF VACCINE BECAUSE WE KNOW WE HAVE A HIGH THROUGHPUT AND CAN GET THOSE VACCINES OUT QUICKLY CAREER AND THEN AS WE PROGRESS THERE WILL BE VACCINES SUPPLIED TO A LOT OF THE PRIVATE PROVIDERS IN THE AREA. WE ARE WORKING JOINTLY ON A COMMUNICATIONS PLAN TO BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE THIS OUT TO FAMILIES SHOULD ONE OF THE BIGGEST CONCERNS IS THE EQUITY OF THE ROLLOUT AND WE KNOW THAT THE VACCINE SUPPLY IS ADEQUATE LIMITED AT FIRST AND SO THERE IS GOING TO BE EMPHASIS ON THE FACT THAT APPOINTMENTS WILL BE OPENED ON A ROLLING BASIS. AND WE WANT EVERYBODY TO HAVE ACCESS TO THOSE APPOINTMENTS TO ENSURE THOSE APPOINTMENTS AREN'T TAKEN UP BY PEOPLE WHO HAVE GOOD COMPUTER ACCESS AND CAN SIT THERE ON APPOINTMENT OPTIONS. WE ARE GOING TO BE WORKING TO GET THE WORD OUT TO ALL FAMILIES IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES ABOUT HOW TO ACCESS APPOINTMENTS AND ALSO WORKING ON STRATEGIES TO HOLD SOME APPOINTMENTS FOR COMMUNITY PARTNERS SO THEY ARE ABLE TO WORK WITH [00:05:04] FAMILIES THAT THEY KNOW TYPICALLY HAVE LANGUAGE OR TECHNOLOGY BARRIERS IN ORDER TO HAVE THEM BE ABLE TO ACCESS THOSE APPOINTMENTS. THAT IS A GENERAL PLAN FOR THE PEDIATRIC ROLLOUT. AND THAT IS WHAT I HAVE IN THE WAY OF AN UPDATE FOR NEW. >> MADAM CHAIR? >> YES? >> I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION. DO WE EXPECT IN THIS FIRST PHASE WE WILL HAVE PEDIATRIC PRACTICES GETTING A HOLD OF DOSES OR IS THAT GOING TO WAIT A LITTLE BIT LONGER? >> THAT'S GOING TO WAIT A LITTLE BIT LONGER. BASICALLY WHAT WE KNOW IS ALL THE WAY THINK IT SOUNDS LIKE IN THE NEWS THAT THERE IS REALLY AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY AND THE GOVERNMENT HAS PURCHASED ENOUGH VACCINE. I THINK THAT IS TRUE THROUGH THE REALITY OF THE SITUATION IS FOR THAT VACCINE TO REACH LOW SCHOOL JURISDICTIONS AND GET INTO ARMS THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF A DELAY. SO WHAT WE WANT TO HAPPEN IS INITIALLY BECAUSE THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT CAN DO A THOUSAND VACCINES IN A DAY WHERE AS A PEDIATRIC PROVIDER WILL MAINLY BE ABLE TO 25 TO 50 IN A WEEK THAT WILL BE DOING THE MAJORITY, THE FIRST VACCINES TO GET THOSE OUT QUICKLY TO A LOT OF PEOPLE. AND THEN BE ABLE TO START DIVERTING SUPPLY ALSO IS WHERE A LOT OF PARENTS AND PATIENTS FEEL COMFORTABLE GOING AND THAT WILL BE KIND OF THE SECOND PHASE IN KIND OF THE 2ND TO 3RD WEEK TRYING TO GET VACCINES INTO THOSE PRIVATE SETTINGS. >> OKAY. SO YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT WEEKS, NOT MONTHS THAT THERE IS A GAP BETWEEN WHEN WE ARE DOING IT AND WHEN THESE PRIVATE PROVIDERS ARE PICKING UP? >> THE AMOUNT OF VACCINE THAT WE HAVE IN RELATION TO THE POPULATION THAT NEEDED TO BE VACCINATED WAS REALLY SMALL. AND SO WE WERE ON THE TIMELINE FOR MONTHS AND MONTHS AND MONTHS TO GET EVERYONE VACCINATED. WE ARE ON A MUCH MORE ABBREVIATED TIMELINE WITH THIS PEDIATRIC VACCINE ROLLOUT AND I DO THINK THAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT WEEKS AND WEEKS. >> ARE WE ALSO GOING TO BE USING SOMEONE LIKE NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH AND OTHERS WHO HELPED US DURING THE PREVIOUS PHASES? >> DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. >> SAYING NONE, DO WE HAVE ANY UPDATES FROM THE SCHOOL SIDE? >> SHE IS OFF TODAY, BUT IN ADDITION TO WHAT DOCTOR GADDY WAS TALKING ABOUT AS WE WERE PREPARING FOR THE VACCINATION COMPONENT. WE HAVE ALSO STARTED DOING OUR TESTING IN OUR SCHOOL BUILDINGS. THIS PAST WEEK WE STARTED WITH A SOFT LAUNCH OF THE TESTING SO WE HAD A SELECT GROUP OF SCHOOLS TO SEE HOW EVERYTHING WORKED TO WORK OUT THE KINKS TO SOME OF THE THINGS HAPPENING IN REGARDS TO THE TESTING AS WELL AS THE SUPPORT THAT WOULD BE NEEDED TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE A SMOOTH KIND OF TESTING ACROSS THE ENTIRE SCHOOL DIVISION. JUST TO UPDATE EVERYONE, TESTING OF ABOUT 30 PERCENT OF OUR STUDENT POPULATION IN EACH OF OUR SCHOOL BUILDINGS TO HAVE AN IDEA CALLED SURVEILLANCE TESTING TO HAVE AN IDEA OF HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE TESTING POSITIVE IN THESE RANDOM TESTING SAMPLES. AND WE ARE WORKING WITH THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT WE CONTRACTED READABLY THE CITY IS ALSO WORKING WITH THAT PARTICULAR COMPANY AS WELL WITH THEIR TESTING THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF ALEXANDRIA AND THIS WEEK WE ARE LAUNCHING THIS IN ALL [00:10:06] OUR BUILDINGS PROCESS AS WE SPEAK. I DO WANT TO GIVE A HUGE SHADOW TO OUR SERVICE TEAM AS WELL AS ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS HOPING TO ALLOW THIS TO HAPPEN TO HIM BECAUSE IT IS A LOT OF MANPOWER AND PLANNING THAT WAS REQUIRED IN ORDER TO GET THIS WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO KEEPING THIS MOVING FORWARD. WE PROVIDED AN UPDATE WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD IN REGARDS TO THE STAFF VACCINATIONS AS WELL AS OVERSTUFFED TESTING PROCESSES BEING REQUIRED BY MONTGOMERY 15TH TO HAVE THE VACCINATION TO BE FULLY VACCINATED. IT IS A REQUIREMENT UNLESS THEY RECEIVED AN EXEMPTION FOR RELIGIOUS OR MEDICAL REASONS. THOSE WHO RECEIVE A MEDICAL OR A RELIGIOUS EXEMPTION WILL THEN BE REQUIRED TO TEST EACH WEEK. IN THE TESTING NOW THAT WE HAVE IN OUR SCHOOL BUILDINGS, STAFF MEMBERS WILL BE ABLE TO OBTAIN THOSE TESTS WERE TO HAVE THOSE TESTS DONE AT THEIR SCHOOL LOCATIONS, WHICH WILL BE BENEFICIAL FOR THEM. ANOTHER PIECE IN REGARDS TO COVID IS OUR ATHLETICS PROGRAM. WE ARE WORKING WITH OUR ATHLETES TO ENSURE THEY ARE VACCINATED AS WELL PUT THAT REQUIREMENT AS AS OF NOVEMBER 15 THAT WE WILL HAVE. OR IS NOVEMBER 7? I CAN'T REMEMBER THE DATE OF THE TOP OF MY HEAD READABLY IT IS NOVEMBER 15 OR THE WEEK PRIOR WHERE OUR ATHLETES WILL BE REQUIRED TO BE VACCINATED AS WELL. AND THIS IS SPECIFICALLY SO WE ARE INJURING WE ARE PROVIDING A SAFE, ATHLETIC SEASON DURING THE WINTER SEASON BECAUSE OUR SPORTS ARE INDOORS AND MASKS AT TIMES ARE NOT BEING WARRANTS WE WANT TO TAKE ALL THE NECESSARY SAFETY PRECAUTIONS TO NOT TRIGGER ANY TYPE OF SPREAD WITHIN OUR SCHOOL BUILDINGS FOR REAL BUT THAT PRETTY MUCH IS ALL I HAVE IN REGARDS TO OUR UPDATES FROM OUR POINT OF VIEW. >> THANK YOU. DO I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. EXCELLENT. BEFORE WE MOVE FURTHER ALONG IN OUR AGENDA, WE DO NEED TO IMPROVE THE SEPTEMBER 27, [II. Approval of September 27, 2021 Meeting Summary (attached)] 2000 2021 MEETING SUMMARY, WHICH WAS ATTACHED TO THE ENGINE DID. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO DO SO? >> SO MOVE. >> DO I HAVE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR? AWESOME. THANK YOU. NEXT UP MOVING ON TO MAJOR PROJECTS. DO WE HAVE AN UPDATE ON THE HIGH SCHOOL PROJECT? [IV. Major Projects] >> SURE. I CAN JUMP IN THEIR. ALEXANDRIA CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. NOT A MAJOR UPDATE FROM LAST TIME. WE ARE CONTINUING TO WORK THROUGH THE DESIGN PROCESS AND HAVE CONTINUED TO STAY ON WITH YOUR CITY ADMISSIONS TO GO BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND CITY COUNCIL FOR A HEARING IN JANUARY SO WE ARE STILL ON TARGET FOR THAT. WE ARE MEETING WITH THE FARRINGTON TOWN CONDO ASSOCIATION THIS WEEK AND WE ARE ANTICIPATING ANOTHER ROUND OF COMMUNITY AND ADVISORY TEAM MEETINGS IN EARLY DECEMBER TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE SUPPORT GOING INTO THOSE HEARINGS. OTHER THAN THAT WE ARE CONTINUING TO WORK THROUGH FINAL DESIGN DETAILS AND THEN WORKING ON THE CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE THAT COULD START AS EARLY AS MARCH OF NEXT YEAR. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. >> QUICK QUESTION, MADAM CHAIR. >> YES, MR. CHAPMAN? >> I AM ASSUMING YOU ALREADY HAVE THIS IN YOUR PLANS, BUT IS €" SINCE YOU ARE COMING IN FRONT OF COUNSEL IN JANUARY, IS THERE GOING TO BE SOME PRE-BRIEFING TO INDIVIDUALS NEXT WEEK? I'M SORRY, WE HAVE A CITY COUNCIL ELECTION AND AM ASSUMING THERE WILL BE NEW MEMBERS ON CITY COUNCIL. I'M ASSUMING THEY ARE GOING TO GET A PRE-BRIEFING OF THE DOCUMENTS AND EVERYTHING €" I'M ASSUMING THAT WILL BE THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING AND THEY WILL VOTE ON THIS? EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE NOT OFFICIALLY INSTALLED THERE GOING TO BE SOME BRIEFINGS FOR THEM IN DECEMBER WHEN THINGS ARE COMING FORWARD? >> YES. >> THE CITY PLANNING DEPARTMENT, AS THEY ALWAYS DO FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS TO DO A BRIEFING BEFORE THE MEETING AND THE SCHOOL IS DOING ONE BEFORE THAT WOULD KIND OF DOUBLE_FOR THE NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS THE DETAILS OF THE PROJECT HAD AN [00:15:01] OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO ANSWER THEIR QUESTIONS. THAT BRIEFING FOR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS MIGHT BE IN DECEMBER BY THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT. PROBABLY A GOOD IDEA IF IT WAS EARLIER THAN THAT. >> I WOULD RECOMMEND YOU BRIEF THEM EARLIER RATHER THAN LATER. >> THREE YEARS AGO WE HAD DONE WE INCLUDED SCHOOLS IN OUR BRIEFINGS ON THE OTHER WAY AROUND. >> WE HAD SEPARATE BRIEFINGS FOCUSING ON THE ISSUES THAT WERE MORE GERMANE. WE WILL DO THAT AGAIN. RIGHT NOW WE ARE CONCENTRATING ON GETTING THE NEW COUNCIL MEMBER BRIEFINGS SCHEDULED. >> I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE. THAT IS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR BOTH SIDES. >> OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE. WE CAN MOVE ALONG IN THE AGENDA AND. DO WE HAVE ANY BUDGET UPDATES? MAYBE WE CAN START WITH THE CITY SIDE. >> THE NEXT STEP IN OUR PROCESS IS THE RETREAT COUNCIL FIRST MEETING IN FIRST SATURDAY IN NOVEMBER AND THEY WILL GET A BRIEFING ON WHERE WE STAND IN REGARDS TO REVENUES AND EXPENSES ON THE OPERATING SIDE FROM BOTH THE CITY AND SCHOOLS. >> THANK YOU. >> SCHEDULED FOR THE FIRST LEGISLATIVE MEETING. >> FIRST LEGISLATIVE IN NOVEMBER. IS THAT THE NINTH? >> IT IS THE NINTH, YES. >> OKAY. AND THEN WE HAVE A CIP WORK SESSION. >> THIS WEDNESDAY. >> ALL RIGHT. >> ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR MR. JAMES? MR. TURNER, DID YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING? >> I WAS JUST GOING TO SECOND WHAT HE SAID THERE. WORKING ON THE RETREAT FOR THAT WEEKEND IN NOVEMBER AND I WAS ALSO GOING TO REMIND EVERYBODY ABOUT THE JOINT WORK SESSION COMING UP ON THE 27TH FOR THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. THE SCHOOLS WHERE YOU HAVE BEEN UNDERWAY FOR A WHILE FOR FISCAL YEAR THREE ALREADY AND THE TEAM IS WORKING WITH THE DIFFERENT SCHOOLS AND DEPARTMENTS TO BUILD THAT BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023. MORGAN AND I MET LAST WEEK TO DISCUSS TO GET ON THE SAME PAGE AND TO ENSURE WE ARE MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION FOR NEXT YEAR. THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. OKAY. DO WE HAVE AN UPDATE ON THE LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE? ANYONE? >> SARAH TAYLOR HERE WITH THE CITY. HAPPY TO TALK ABOUT ARE PART OF THIS CONVERSATION WITH THE LEGISLATIVE ASKS RELATED TO K-12. >> SURE. >> EACH YEAR THE CITY DOES HER PACKAGE AND AS WE DID LAST YEAR WE SEPARATED OUT INTO TWO SECTIONS PER LEGISLATIVE PRINCIPLES WHICH ARE BIGGER, BROADER, MORE GENERAL OVERARCHING STATEMENTS OF PRINCIPLE THAT ARE BASED AROUND THE CITY STRATEGIC PLAN AND THEN WE HAVE THE SECOND SECTION, WHICH IS A LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES. I WOULD NOTE THIS IS ENTIRELY IN DRAFT FORM AT THIS POINT. BUT IN GENERAL THE K-12 AND YOUTH ONES TEND TO BE FAIRLY STANDARD FROM YEAR TO YEAR. SO I AM HAPPY TO DISCUSS A HANDFUL THAT ARE IN HERE. ON THE PRINCIPAL SIDE, WE TALK A LOT ABOUT ENSURING CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN OUR COMMUNITY ARE THRIVING. THAT IS ALIGNED TO THE STRATEGIC PLAN. WE TALKED ABOUT FULLY FUNDING K-12 AND ASKING THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE TRUE COST OF K-12 EDUCATION IN THEIR EDUCATION FUNDING. SUPPORTING EFFORTS TO ENSURE OUR SCHOOLS ARE SAFE IN A GOOD CONDITION, FREE OF THE NORMAL HAZARDS, SUPPORTING LEGISLATION IN BUDGET PRIORITIES THAT PRE-K PROGRAMS, ENCOURAGE FLEXIBILITY AND CREATIVITY IN THE DELIVERY OF VPI [00:20:03] PROGRAMS IN OUR COMMUNITY, SUPPORT EFFORTS TO INCREASE ACCESSIBILITY AND AFFORDABILITY OF HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION AND CHILDCARE, SUPPORTING EFFORTS TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE CRISIS MENTAL HEALTH CARE SPECIFICALLY FOR YOUTH AND ADOLESCENCE AND SUPPORTING LEGISLATION TO PROVIDE VULNERABLE YOUTH IN OUR COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE SERVED BY BOTH THE CHILD WELFARE IN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM. ADDITIONAL SUPPORTS TO HELP US SERVE THEM BETTER FROM BOTH THE DCH AS A SIDE IN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM SIDE. AND THEN IN OUR LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES, THE CITIES PACKAGE SPEAKS TO THE FISCAL IMPLICATIONS OF K-12 BECAUSE THAT IS GENERALLY OUR SIDE OF THE COIN IN THE ROLE. SO WE TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ADDRESSING REVENUE AND EDUCATION SHORTFALLS RESULTING FROM COVID-19 THROUGH REALISTIC AND FULLY EXTENDED QUALITY, RECOGNITION OF THE COST-OF-LIVING VARIATIONS IN STATE FUNDING FORMULAS TO MORE ACCURATELY DETERMINE THE TRUE ABILITY TO PAY, PARTICULARLY FOR HIGH COST OF LIVING AREAS, RESTORATION OF FULL FUNDING FOR THE COST OF COMPETING ADJUSTMENT FOR SUPPORT POSITIONS. IT WAS EXPANSION OF THE SUPPORT POSITIONS TO INCLUDE BUS DRIVERS IT. THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING AS A GO THROUGH THE PROCESS WE WORK INTO THAT SECTION BROUGHT APPROPRIATE RECOGNITION OF STATE FUNDING FORMULAS OF THE INCREASED COST TO SERVE WITH HIGH-LEVEL MORE SPECIALIZED NEEDS. AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED HOUSEHOLDS TO INCLUDE FUNDING FOR IT AND THEN ANOTHER SPECIFIC ITEM IN THAT AREA IS SUPPORTING EFFORTS TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR THE STATES CHILDCARE SUBSIDY PROGRAM TO EXPAND LOCAL FLEXIBILITY TO ADMINISTER THOSE PROGRAMS AND ENACT CHANGES TO HELP GET MORE FOLKS TO SIGN ON TO PARTICIPATE CHILDCARE PROVIDERS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CHILDCARE SUBSIDY PROGRAM. I'M SURE THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER ISSUES THAT INTERSECT WITH K-12. AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IN OTHER AREAS, BUT THOSE ARE SORT OF THE ONES THAT ARE MOST CORE TO THE INTERSECTION OF ALEXANDRIA CITY GOVERNMENT AND ALEXANDRIA CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. BUT AS ALWAYS, ARE HAPPY TO TAKE SUGGESTIONS. WE HAVE NOT EVEN PUT A DRAFT OUT FOR CONSIDERATION AT THIS POINT SO WE ARE NOT PAST THE NO NEW IDEAS ZONE QUITE YET. SO IF WE HAVE SUGGESTIONS TO WORK IN, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO HEAR THEM. AND OF COURSE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE SCHOOLS PACKAGE SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO WORK TOGETHER ON THESE ISSUES IN RICHMOND WITH THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. >> MADAM CHAIR? >> DO YOU WANT ME TO SHARE SOME HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE PROPOSED SCHOOL PACKAGE? OR DO YOU WANT TO ASK YOUR QUESTION FIRST? >> GO FOR IT. >> SO THE SCHOOL BOARD, WE HAVE YET TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS WHAT HAS BEEN PROPOSED. BUT THERE IS A LOT OF CROSSOVER BASED ON THE THINGS THAT YOU SHARED, SARAH. I WILL JUST GIVE SOME HIGHLIGHTS OF THINGS WE WILL NEED TO DISCUSS AND AGREE WITH AS A BOARD. SOME THINGS ARE, AGAIN, THE SUPPORT SERVICES IS ONE THAT DOES CROSSOVER IN BOTH PACKAGES. THE BUNT THE FUNDING TO PROTECT FROM ENROLLMENT LOSS IS GOING TO BE A BIG ONE THIS YEAR PUT ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO ADDRESS LEARNING DUE TO COVID-19. SO MAKING SURE SCHOOLS ARE FUNDED APPROPRIATELY IN MAKING SURE WE HAVE ENOUGH TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS FOR ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT AS IT RELATES TO THE PANDEMIC. SOME ADDITIONAL THING CONTINUING THE FULL FUNDING OF THE QUALITY OF STANDARDS THE STATE BOARD AND SO I THINK THERE'S GOING TO BE A BIG PUSH FOR THAT DOOR AND THE SESSION SUPPORTING THE IMPLEMENTATION ON THE RECOMMENDATION TO BASE OUR TEACHER RATIOS BY ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY OF STUDENTS. SUPPORTING THE MODEL A ONE PERCENT SALES TAX FOR SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION AND MODERNIZATION IS ONE THAT IS BEING PUT BEFORE US. AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE AND DON'T REPEAT SOME OF YOURS, SARAH. HE TALKED ABOUT SUPPORT STAFF. THAT CROSSES OVER AS WELL. AND OBVIOUSLY CONTINUING TO OPPOSE ANY PUBLIC FUNDS TO NONPUBLIC SCHOOLS, INCLUDING TUITION AND TAX CREDITS AND VOUCHERS ETC. SO THOSE ARE THE BIGGEST THINGS. [00:25:05] AND ACTUALLY THOUGHT I SAW SOMEONE FOR NOT SEEING IT HERE. AND I MISSED IT. IF YOU'VE SEEN IT YOU CAN LET ME KNOW. BUT I THOUGHT I SAW SOMEWHERE ABOUT POTENTIALLY CONTINUING FUNDING FOR FREE MEALS. BUT MAYBE I DID NOT SEE THAT HERE. >> I DIDN'T SEE IT ON THE PACKAGE. >> OKAY. I DO KNOW THAT MS. JACKSON, I'VE SPOKEN TO AMY JACKSON ABOUT HER INTEREST IN THAT. THAT IS SOMETHING WE CAN LOOK INTO AS WELL FOR HIM. >> A QUICK NOTE ON HALIFAX MODEL, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THERE HAS BEEN TALK OF THE SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION WITH A WHOLE BUNCH OF OTHER LOCALITIES THAT HAVE AN INTEREST IN DOING THAT WILL POTENTIALLY DOING IT IN THE FUTURE, WANTING THEM THAT OPTION ON THE TABLE. IS THAT HAVING US COME ONE AT A TIME, TO AN TIME GIVE LOCALITIES THE AUTHORITY TO DO IT WITH THE REFERENDUM REQUIREMENT. BUT I THINK ONE OF THE ARGUMENTS THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO MAKE IS THAT'S NOT GOING TO SOLVE OUR PROBLEMS TO READ WHILE WE MAY WANT TO HAVE THE AUTHORITY, WE NEED TO PAIR THAT WITH EITHER ADDITIONAL MONEY FROM THE STATE FOR SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION RENOVATION, ADDITIONAL CREATIVE FINANCING OPPORTUNITIES, PRIVATE PUBLIC PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES. BUT THAT ONE PERCENT IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO BRING TO THE TABLE. BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE DOING THE IS NOT PERCEIVED AS YOU GOT THAT AND THEN YOU DON'T NEED ANYTHING ELSE BUT IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO BUILD THAT INTO A LARGER CONVERSATION ABOUT THE STATE FUNDING FOR K-12 IN GENERAL, BUT SPECIFICALLY STATE FUNDING FOR FACILITIES AND WHETHER THAT IS NEW CONSTRUCTIONS OR RENOVATIONS TO OLDER FACILITIES THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS WE HAVE A GROWING POPULATION AND WE HAVE AN OLDER BUILDING POPULATION AND THAT COMBINATION PUTS US IN A TOUGH SPACE WHEN IT COMES TO FACILITIES AND THE FUNDING TO FIX THEM OR BUILD NEW ONES. >> EXCELLENT. THANK YOU! MADAM CHAIR! MR. WILSON? >> I WOULD AGREE WITH MS. TAYLOR. OBVIOUSLY IF THERE IS NO OTHER ALTERNATIVE GETTING US THE ABILITY TO RAISE MORE OF OUR OWN MONEY IS FINE. BUT CLEARLY THE PREFERENCES OF THE PEOPLES MONEY. THAT IS ALWAYS GOING TO BE MY PREFERENCE. ANGUS MS. TAYLOR, AND BASED ON THE CONVERSATIONS YOU ARE HAVING SO FAR WITH LEGISLATURES, IF YOU CAN GIVE US A SENSE ON THE K-12 SIDE WHAT'S GOING TO BE DRIVING THE AGENDA IN THE UPCOMING SESSION. WHICH SHE WOULD BE LOOKING FORWARD ONE OF THE TYPES OF THINGS WE THINK THERE WILL BE BIG BILLS ON THAT WE SHOULD BE WATCHING. >> I THINK THE NUMBER ONE THING IS IT REALLY DEPENDS ON WHAT HAPPENS NEXT WEEK. A LOT OF IT REALLY HINGES ON WHAT HAPPENS ON ELECTION DAY. THAT IS WHY A LOT OF US HAVE SOUL ROLLED OUR PACKAGE TO HAVE CLARITY AS TO WHAT THE POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT LOOKS LIKE AND WHAT THE APPETITE IS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY LEVEL FOR ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT ISSUES, BUT I THINK K-12 CLEARLY BEING ONE OF THE ONES THAT COULD TAKE A DIFFERENT PATH DEPENDING ON WHICH WAY WE SEE IT GOING FOR IT IS FELT VERY MUCH IN GENERAL LIKE THE CONVERSATIONS AROUND WITH K-12 ARE TALKING ABOUT MONEY AND BIG OPPORTUNITIES FOR REFORMS BUT I DON'T KNOW IF REFORM IS THE RIGHT WORD, BUT BIG CHANGES, BIG INVESTMENTS AND BIG SHIFTS. AND I THINK THIS IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS YOU WILL SEE IT HAS DETAILS ON THE DIFFERENT LOTS OF ISSUES THE WRIT OF YOUR TALK ABOUT HOW YOU INVEST MORE MONEY IN K-12 AND THAT COULD DOVETAIL INTO REVENUE OPTIONS BEYOND THE HALIFAX MODEL IF YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT HOW THE RECRUIT AND RETAIN NEW TEACHERS WHO WERE THAT GOES INTO YOUR GENERAL INVESTMENT IN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IN YOUR SORT OF ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH TO BE THAT GOES INTO YOUR INVESTMENT IN UNIVERSITIES AND HIGHER ED. AND SO IT REALLY FEELS LIKE THIS IS, THERE IS A REAL OPPORTUNITY FOR BIG INVESTMENTS THAT HAVE COATTAILS IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE POLICY FOR EVERY THING FROM ONE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT BUILDING CONSTRUCTION. THAT GOES INTO BUILDING SAFETY, THAT GOES INTO ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, THAT GOES IN THE AIR QUALITY IN ALL THESE OTHER THINGS. [00:30:03] AND THINK THERE IS ALSO A REALLY CLEAR LOOK AT THE THINGS THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO TAKE SMALL STEPS ON WHEN IT COMES TO ARPA FUNDING THAT MAY BE TAKING LARGER STEPS WITH ITS OWN MONEY DOWN THE ROAD MAY BE. SOMETHING WE COULD BE SEEN. IF THEY TOOK SMALL STEPS WHEN IT CAME TO SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION RENOVATION, HVAC, UPGRADES, AIR QUALITY UPGRADES, MAKING GROUPS READY FOR SOLAR. IS THAT KIND OF COVID ARPA PILOT SOMETHING THAT CAN BE EXPANDED ON IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY THIS SESSION IN OVERTIME IN SESSIONS TO COME HERE IT ALWAYS FEELS LIKE K-12 IS ONE OF THE ISSUES OR AREAS YOU SEE A LONGER GAME PLAYED. AND IT FEELS LIKE COMING OUT OF AN ELECTION YEAR DEPENDING ON WHAT HAPPENS YOU WILL SEE BIG STUFF RIGHT UP FRONT. SOME LONGER GAME SET OUT WHEN IT COMES TO HOW YOU DEAL WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF A NEW OR LOOK AT THE FUNDING FORMULAS. THINGS LIKE THAT. I REALLY FEEL LIKE THOSE KINDS OF THINGS ARE ON THE HORIZON THAT IT MIGHT NOT BE THIS YEAR, BUT THE GROUNDWORK IS GOING TO BE LATE FOR A LOT OF THOSE ISSUES. >> I JUMP IN OR YOU JUST LEFT OFF BECAUSE I'M GOING TO NEGATE WHAT I SAID EARLIER. IT DOES SEEM LIKE IF WE END UP IN A CONVERSATION AROUND BIG STATE INVESTMENT AROUND EDUCATION THAT YOU ARE ALMOST GOING TO HAVE TO GRAPPLE WITH THE FUNDING FORMULA CONVERSATION. OFFER EDUCATIONAL EQUITY ACROSS THE STATE. I FEEL LIKE WE ARE GOING TO BE IN FOR UNCOMFORTABLE CONVERSATIONS COMING UP IF YOU SEE VERY LARGE INVESTMENTS. THAT IS WHERE IF THE ALTERNATIVE IS RAISING A REVENUE AT THE STATE LEVEL DISPROPORTIONATELY PAID BY NORTHERN VIRGINIA, ALL THE REVENUE IS GOING TO GO DISPROPORTIONATELY TO OTHER PLACES IN THE STATE VERSUS GIVING US THE AUTHORITY TO RAISE REVENUE LOCALLY THAT WE CAN RAISE AND USE ALL THE MONEY IN OUR JURISDICTION BUT AM PROBABLY GOING TO CHOOSE THE LATTER. I THINK A MORE HOLISTIC LOOK AT THE FUNDING FORMULAS, NOT TO CREATE AN INEQUITY, BUT TO RECOGNIZE THE POPULATIONS THAT WE ARE TRYING TO SERVE IN THE ALEXANDRIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS AS WELL AS OTHER URBAN JURISDICTIONS IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA WILL KINDA DEAL WITH SOME OF THOSE CONCERNS. UNFORTUNATELY THE DEFINITION OF A ZERO-SUM GAME. IT'S CHALLENGING. >> ONE OF THE THINGS, THE TERMS OF PHRASE I KEEP HEARING WHEN IT COMES TO ANYTHING WHEN IT COMES TO K-12, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO THINGS THAT INQUIRE MONEY OR INVESTMENT AND WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE BALANCE BETWEEN THE STATE AND LOCALITIES IN THE REDISTRIBUTION OF MONEY AMONGST LOCALITIES IS THE GENERAL CONCEPT OF SKIN IN THE GAME. MOTHER YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT THE SCHOOL RENOVATION STUFF, YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT WHAT THE FORMULA LOOKS LIKE. I THINK THERE IS A RECOGNITION THAT SKIN IN THE GAME ISN'T ALWAYS AS SIMPLE AS DOLLARS AND PERCENTAGES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. IT'S ABOUT GOOD STRATEGIC PLANNING, IT'S ABOUT PUTTING YOURSELF IN A POSITION TO DO GOOD WORK AND HAVING ALREADY BE INVESTED IN THINGS AND HAVE THIS COMMONWEALTH WANTS TO INVEST WITH YOU. THAT IS PART OF IT IS WILL. TO SHOW YOU YOU ARE DOING THE THINGS, YOU'RE ALREADY DOING THE THINGS YOU ARE ASKING THE STATE TO HELP YOU INVEST IN. AND BY DOING THAT AND BY TAKING THOSE FIRST STEPS, IT PUTS YOU IN A BETTER POSITION TO THEN ASK FOR A PARTNERSHIP OF THE COMMONWEALTH WITH THE STATE AS FAR AS FUNDING GOES ON ISSUES THAT GOES FOR ALL SORTS OF THINGS, WHETHER IT'S BUILDINGS OR FACILITIES ARE HEALTHIER SCHOOL LUNCHES OR WHATEVER THOSE THINGS ARE. ALL OF THOSE THINGS, THE IDEA SURE WE ARE READY OF SKIN IN THE GAME IS IMPORTANT AND IT IS A LUXURY THAT NOT ALL LOCALITIES HAVE. BUT IT IS AN IMPORTANT FOR PLACE FOR US TO PLACE OURSELVES. >> THANK YOU. >> THAT IS A VERY GOOD POINT. THANK YOU, SARAH. >> AGAIN, AS YOU NOTED I THINK I READ THE THINGS THAT I DON'T THINK COUNCILMAN CHAPMAN AND THE MAYOR HAD HEARD OR THE CITY MANAGER HAD HEARD ALL IN ONE PLACE AT ONE TIME FOR YOU AND WE ARE VERY EARLY IN OUR PROCESS. WE WILL FINALIZE A LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE PRETTY WILL GO BEFORE COUNSEL FOR CHRIS REED ON NOVEMBER 9 AND IT WILL BE UP FOR PUBLIC HEARING NOVEMBER 16 AND IT WILL BE UP FOR FINAL CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL AT OUR DECEMBER MEETING. [00:35:04] SO YOU REALLY HAVE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME TO TAKE INPUT, INVOLVE ISSUES, SCALE THEM DEPENDING ON WHAT HAPPENS ON ELECTION DAY. WORRY IF IT'S VIRTUAL OR WHO KNOWS ALL THE VARIABLES THAT HAVE BEEN IN THE NEXT 60 TO 90 DAYS WITHOUT HIS OWN TIME FRAME. WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ALL AS IT BUT THESE MARKERS DOWN AND ARE ABLE TO WORK TOGETHER ON AS WE MOVE FORWARD. I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH LOLA IN RICHMOND VIRGINIA HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANYTHING YOU'RE DOING, DON'T HESITATE TO LET US KNOW. >> GREAT. THANK YOU. ONE OF THE THINGS I FORGOT TO ADD THAT I THINK CAN END UP BEING A SIGNIFICANT ITEM WILL THIS SESSION IS RACIAL DISCRIMINATION, BULLYING AND VIOLENCE DURING INTERSCHOLASTIC HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS. I KNOW THAT THERE HAVE BEEN CALLS FROM SEVERAL SCHOOL DIVISIONS TO START TO PUSH THE BHL ON THESE ISSUES AND IMPROVING THEIR. I DID HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET A WHILE AGO. IT HAS BEEN PROBABLY A COUPLE OF MONTHS AT THIS POINT. WITH TWO OF OUR STATE LEGISLATURES AND SOME OTHER SCHOOL BOARD LEADERS. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE TRAINING AND THINGS THAT WOULD BE INVOLVED THAT WE WOULD WANT TO REQUIRE, WE JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WOULD NOT BE AN UNFUNDED MANDATE AS WELL. I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE A BIG ONE ON THE HORIZON THIS SESSION. ALL RIGHT. IF THERE ARE NO MORE QUESTIONS WE DO HAVE A €" SORRY, I LOST MY AGENDA HERE. WHERE IS MY AGENDA? I WAS LIKE WHO HAS THE ENGINE DENDRITIC MIND. AMAZON VIRGINIA TECH OR DO WE HAVE ANY UPDATES THERE? >> WE DO NOT HAVE ANY UPDATES OF THIS TIME. >> OKAY. AND NONE FROM THE CITY EITHER? >> FROM A LOGISTICS PERSPECTIVE, THE LAST SEVERAL MEETINGS THERE HAS NOT BEEN IN UPDATE. AND I WILL ASK ALL THE LECTINS TO CHIME IN BREACH OF THIS CONTINUE TO BE A MAJOR PROJECTS ITEM OR SHOULD BE IT SOMETHING BASED ON IF THERE IS INFORMATION? >> I KNOW WE WILL HAVE A DATE IN DECEMBER BECAUSE WE HAVE SOME WORK BEING DONE IN NOVEMBER. WE ARE DOING BEHIND-THE-SCENES WORK IN COLLABORATION WITH VIRGINIA TECH AND AMAZON AND NORTHERN VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE. AND WE WILL HAVE INFORMATION TO SHARE ONCE WE SOLIDIFY SOME OF THE PLANNING. >> WE DON'T TYPICALLY HAVE A MEETING IN DECEMBER SO WE WILL LEAVE IT ON FOR THE JANUARY MEETING? >> YES. >> MADAM CHAIR, YOU ARE MUTED. >> I'M SORRY. IT SOUNDS LIKE WE CAN MOVE ON TO THE NEXT, WHICH IS DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER ITEMS? I'M TRYING NOT TO HOG THE AGENDA AND I HOPE YOU ALL CAN GIVE US GUIDANCE FROM A STAFF PERSPECTIVE. JUST IN TERMS OF THE LOGISTICS OF THE MEETING. TYPICALLY UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES THE MEETING ALTERNATES BETWEEN CITY HALL AND THE SCHOOL BOARD ROOM. AND WE WERE UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD ROOM WOULD ACCOMMODATE MORE STAFF. BUT BASED ON TODAY, THERE IS A HANDFUL OF STAFF WHO CAME TO THE ROOM. AND SO WHAT €" ARE WE LOOKING TO CONTINUE HYBRID, ARE WE LOOKING AT SOME POINT TO BRING BACK THE ENTIRE COMMITTEE AND THE SUPERINTENDENT? IF YOU ALL CAN HAVE THAT DISCUSSION ON JUST LISTENING SO THAT MYSELF AND SUSAN CAN [00:40:03] UNDERSTAND WHERE YOU WOULD LIKE FOR THIS TO MOVE FORWARD. >> SURE. I CAN START WITH THAT BECAUSE WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT ON OUR SIDE. OUR INTENTION IS FOR MYSELF, VERONICA, COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND DOCTOR HUNCHING TO BE IN PERSON AND EVERYONE ELSE CAN ATTEND VIRTUALLY. WE HAVE GOTTEN INTO A SYSTEM OF NOT WANTING OUR STAFF TO BE SITTING LATE AT MEETINGS IF THEY DON'T HAVE TO. WE OFFERED OUR STAFF THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR MEETINGS VIRTUALLY AS LONG AS WE HAVE THE APPROPRIATE. BECAUSE OUR QUORUM NEEDS TO BE WITH OUR BOARD OR OUR COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND NOT WITH STAFF. THAT IS HOW WE ARE DOING OUR MEETINGS ALLOWING STAFF TO PARTICIPATE VIRTUALLY. DOES ANYBODY ON THE CITY SIDE HAVE. >> WE BASICALLY DO THE EXACT SAME THING. >> THE ONLY THING WE REALLY EXPECT TO HAVE SPACE FOR OUR COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND THE TWO CHIEFS. >> OKAY. IMPROBABLY, AND I WILL ASK THE CITY ATTORNEY TO JUMP IN. THE VERY BEGINNING OF THE NEXT MEETING, JUST PUTTING TOGETHER WHAT THE POLICY LOOKS LIKE AND ADOPTING IT BECAUSE THIS COMMITTEE DOES NOT HAVE THE POLICY. >> THANK YOU, DEBORAH. I THINK IT BE BEST FOR THE SUBCOMMITTEE AT THE NEXT MEETING TO ADOPT AN ELECTRONIC MEETING PARTICIPATION POLICY SO IF YOU DO NEED TO HAVE ONE OF YOUR MEMBERS PARTICIPATING ELECTRONICALLY YOU CAN DO THAT AND YOU WON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE EMERGENCY VIRTUAL MEETING AUTHORITY. HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET THAT PREPARED FOR THE NEXT MEETING AND YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND ADOPT THAT. I WILL SAY IN REGARDS TO HAVING THE MEETINGS WITH EVERYBODY IN THE ROOM BUT HAVING THE STUFF VIRTUAL IS FINE AS LONG AS YOU HAVE ENOUGH SPACE IN THE ROOM FOR THE PUBLIC TO ATTEND. YOU CAN LET THE PUBLIC ATTEND VIRTUALLY, BUT YOU HAVE TO LET THEM ATTEND IN PERSON IF THEY WANT TO. AS LONG IS THERE IS ROOM FOR THEM, THEN THAT IS FINE. >> OKAY AS WE CAN HEAR ME? >> I CAN HEAR YOU, YES. >> WITH THAT IN MIND, DOES IT MAKE SENSE TO PICK ONE LOCATION FOR NOW? THINKING OUT LOUD. YOU GUYS HAVE A BETTER LOCATION FOR THE PUBLIC COMING IN THEN WE WOULD IN A WORK ROOM AND WE CAN USE THE CHAMBER BUT THE CHAMBER IS NOT ALWAYS GOING TO BE AVAILABLE. I DON'T KNOW IF STAFF HAS THOUGHTFUL NOT. >> MY UNDERSTANDING IS THIS MEETING HAS BEEN A PRECURSOR TO €" DON'T SWEAR ME TO THIS. TRAFFIC BOARD MEETING OR SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS IN THE ACTUAL CHAMBERS. SO IF WE WERE ABLE TO USE CHAMBERS, WE WOULD BE THE SAME AS THE SCHOOL BOARD. BUT BECAUSE WE HAD ANOTHER MEETING THAT HISTORICALLY HAS ABUTTED THIS MEETING, THAT IS THE CHALLENGE. BUT OFF-LINE, STAFF AND CITY STAFF, WE WILL TALK ABOUT IT. I THINK RIGHT NOW BECAUSE IF YOU LOOK AT THE AGENDA OF THE NEXT MEETING IS LISTED ON THE SCHOOL BOARD AND THAT WAS JUST BECAUSE IT DOES HAVE THE ABILITY. AND AS LONG AS THIS WASN'T TOO COMPLICATED FROM AN AB PERSPECTIVE, I THINK WE WILL LOOK TO CONTINUE THE NEXT MEETING AT THE SCHOOL BOARD. >> OKAY. CAN WE GIVE OUR CLERK AN OPPORTUNITY TO CHIME IN ON THAT BECAUSE SHE'S A BIG PART OF THIS SET UP? BUT GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. SO CURRENTLY THE WAY THE ROOM IS SET UP FOR THIS MEETING, WE CAN GET ABOUT 40 PUBLIC AND/OR STAFF IN THE ROOM. WE DO AS FOR THE PUBLIC TO LET US KNOW THAT THEY ARE COMING SO WE CAN MAKE SURE IT IS AVAILABLE FOR THEM TO READ WHEN WE SWITCH INTO THE MEETING WE ARE GOING TO HAVE ON WEDNESDAY, WE HAVE ABOUT 20 SEATS IN THE AUDIENCE. BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF TABLES WE NEED AT THIS TIME. THAT'S THE ONE THAT IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. FOR THE REGULAR MONTHLY JOINT CITY SCHOOLS, AND THINK THAT IS SOMETHING THAT [00:45:02] IS EASIER FOR US TO HANDLE. >> OKAY. SO ARE YOU SAYING THAT THERE WAS THE CAPACITY FOR 40 TODAY? >> WE SET IT UP AND WE WERE ABLE TO GET 40 CHAIRS. >> THAT WASN'T CLEAR ON OUR SIDE. >> OKAY. >> OKAY. SO ARE WE SAYING WE ARE GOING TO BE HERE FOR NOW? >> YES. >> OKAY. >> YOU HAVE BETTER FOOD USUALLY. >> YOU WILL BE LUCKY IF WE FEED YOU. >> WE WILL ADJOURN AND JUST A REMINDER WE WILL BE MEETING ON WEDNESDAY FOR OUR JOINT MEETING TO DISCUSS A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT. PROJECTS AND PLANNING FOR THE COMING YEAR. CAN I GET A MOTION TO ADJOURN? >> MOVED TO ADJOURN. >> SECOND. >> ALL IN FAVOR? AWESOME. THANK YOU EVERYONE. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.