>> I WILL GO AHEAD AND CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER.
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WELCOME EVERYONE, TO THE MEETING, I WILL READ A BRIEF QUALIFIER.[State of the Schools]
DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC EMERGENCY, THE FEBRUARY 28, 2022 MEETING THE CITY COUNCIL/SCHOOL BOARD SUBCOMMITTEE IS BEING HELD ELECTRONICALLY PURSUANT TO VIRGINIA CODE SECTION 2.2 Â" 3708.2 83 AND THE CONTINUITY OF GOVERNMENT ORDINANCE ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON JUNE 20, 2022 TO UNDERTAKE ESSENTIAL BUSINESS.ALL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC BODY AND STAFF ARE PARTICIPATING FROM REMOTE LOCATIONS THROUGH A ZOOM LINK.
THIS MEETING IS BEING HELD ELECTRONICALLY, UNLESS A DETERMINATION IS MADE THAT 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 PUBLIC THROUGH THE LINK ON OUR WEBSITE.
ELECTRONICALLY, BUT IF YOU HAVE A QUORUM IN THE ROOM, I DID NOTICE THIS MEETING MAY HAVE BEEN ADVERTISED AS BEING COMPLETELY VIRTUAL SO I THINK IT IS OKAY THAT WE JUST READ THAT BUT NEXT TIME WE MAKE SURE WE ARE CLEAR WE ARE ADVERTISING IT AS A NONEMERGENCY, IN PERSON MEETING AND STILL CAN'T SAY WITH PARTICIPATION BY THE PUBLIC VIA ZOOM IF THEY WANT TO.
BUT IT NEEDS TO BE CLEAR THAT IT IS NOT AN EMERGENCY MEETING ANYMORE.
SO WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR THIS MEETING.
WHAT WE WILL DO NEXT, I AM GOING TO ASK IF WE CAN HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT AND AMEND THE AGENDA.
WE WILL PUT THE OTHER CATEGORY TO THE TOP OF THE MEETING.
>> LET'S DO LEGISLATION UPDATE AT THE TOP.
MOVING FORWARD, LET'S GO AHEAD AND PROVIDE UPDATE.
>> GOOD EVENING MADAM CHAIR MR. MARY AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE.
LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR FOR CITY OF ALEXANDRIA.
I AM HERE WITH THE UPDATE ON WHAT'S GOING ON DOWN HERE RELATED TO SCHOOLS.
FROM MY POSITION, I CAN FOCUS ON LEGISLATION -- THAT'S A PLACE WHERE THE CITY AND SCHOOLS INTERSECT.
MY PERSPECTIVE, I AM.[INAUDIBLE] KEEPING REPRESSIVE LEGISLATION RELEVANT TO THE ACTUAL WORK OF SCHOOLS AND TEACHING AN DEALING WITH STUDENTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT BUT A LITTLE ABOUT SOME OF THE MONEY THINGS.
ESPECIALLY COMING OUT OF A COUPLE OF SUNDAYS AGO, ONGOING LEGISLATION RELATED TO SCHOOL FUNDING AND A COUPLE OF OTHER ISSUES IN THE AREA.
ONE THING I WILL START OFF WITH RELEVANT TO THE CONVERSATION THERE IS STILL LEGISLATION RELATED TO THE ABILITY FOR THE PUBLIC BODIES TO GOVERN ELECTRONIC MEETINGS OUTSIDE OF EMERGENCY AND GIVING PUBLIC BODIES ADDITIONAL.[INAUDIBLE] WHERE PARTICIPATION EITHER BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WERE BOTH IS AVAILABLE ELECTRONICALLY.
THE SENATE VERSION OF THE LEGISLATION ACTUALLY FAILED IN THE SENATE, SURPRISINGLY, BUT WE STILL HAVE A HOUSE WHICH WE ARE EXPECTING TO BE HEARD IN SENATE COMMITTEE ON WEDNESDAY.
WE MADE SOME AMENDMENTS TO IT, PUT UP SOME GUARDRAILS RELATED TO SOME CONCERNS FOR EXAMPLE THE ABILITY FOR A BODY TO DECIDE THAT AN AGENDA WOULD HAVE LOTS OF OPPOSITION SO WE SHOULD HAVE IN PERSON OR ELECTRONIC MEETING TO AVOID SOME OF THE COMPLICATION PUTTING UP THE GUARDRAILS IN AREAS LIKE THAT, ENSURING THAT ALL
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CONSENT MEETINGS ELECTRONICALLY AGAIN, FOR SPECIFIC ISSUES AND ELECTRONIC MEETINGS WITH THOSE MOVING FORWARD.[INAUDIBLE] TO GET OUT OF THE FULL SENATE, FINGERS CROSSED ON THAT ONE.RELATED TO MONEY, BUDGETS SUNDAY IS THE DAY WHEN THE BUDGET PROCESS WAS, THE OUTGOING GOVERNOR PROPOSES THE BIANNUAL BUDGET AND IN THE SENATE THE HOUSE HAS THEIR BUDGETS WHICH TWO SUNDAYS AGO, THE BUDGETS ARE VERY DIFFERENT AND SEE HOW THEY'LL GET RESOLVED.
COUPLE OF ISSUES SPECIFICALLY RELEVANT TO CITY AND SCHOOLS HAVE TO DO WITH ITEMS THAT HAVE TO DO WITH HOW THE ISSUES IMPACT OUR ABILITY NOT ONLY OPERATIONAL SCHOOLS BUT ALSO OTHER ISSUES.
I'LL START OFF BY TALKING ABOUT BILLS AS YOU MAY BE AWARE THERE ARE TWO TAX BILLS UP RIGHT NOW.
-- ONE PERCENT OF THE TASK GOES K-12, LOOKING AT THIS LEGISLATION AND FOUR PARTIES ENSURING THAT ANY MONEY REMOVED BY DOING AWAY WITH THE GROCERY TAXES SOMEHOW PUT BACK IN IN A SUSTAINABLE RECURRING REPLACEMENT AND USING THE SAME METRIC THAT IT WAS DISTRIBUTED INITIALLY.
FOR EXAMPLE, SOME FOLKS TALKED ABOUT MAYBE RUNNING THE REPLACEMENT MONEY FOR K-12 THROUGH THE LCI.
NO THANK YOU! LOOKING AT THOSE, BOTH OF THESE BILLS WHEN IT COMES TO THE REVENUE LOST FOR K-12 FULLY, LOOKING AT THOSE TWO.
BOTH OF THESE BILLS WHEN IT COMES TO THE REVENUE LOSS FOR K-12 FULLY REPLACE THAT $280 MILLION ANNUALLY WITH GENERAL FUND MONEY.
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO BILLS, THE SENATE BUDGET AND BUDGET LANGUAGE DOESN'T FIND FUTURE LEGISLATURE SO PUTTING IT IN CODE IS CLEARLY MORE PERMANENT, AS PERMANENT AS ANYTHING GETS DONE HERE THAN JUST HAVING IT BE BUDGET LANGUAGE.
WE PREFER THE SENATE PERMANENT AS PERMANENT AS ANYTHING GETS DONE HERE THAT JUST HAVE IT BE ONE PERCENT LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX AND IT ALSO DOESN'T PUT IN ANY RECURRING REPLACEMENT FOR THE TRANSPORTATION MONEY THAT COMES OUT OF IT.
AS FAR AS K-12 GOES, BOTH OF THEM TO IDENTIFY GENERAL REVENUE SOURCES TO REPLACE ANY ANNUALLY CURRENTLY GENERATED BY THE STATE PORTION ABOVE THE SALES TAX ON GROCERIES.
SECOND ITEM, IN THE BUDGET IS RELATED TO SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION.
FIRST OFF, THEY WERE BILLS THAT WOULD HAVE ALLOWED LOCALITIES TO CHOOSE RELATED TO SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION.
FIRST OFF, THERE WERE BILLS THAT WOULD HAVE ALLOWED LOCALITIES TO CHOOSE THROUGH A REFERENDUM, TO LEVY AN ADDITIONAL ONE PERCENT SALES TAX THAT COULD BE AND WHILE IT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN THE FIRST GO TO IN ALEXANDRIA WHEN IT COMES TO THE FUNDING OF SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION RENOVATION, THE WHOLE, WE LIKE TO HAVE TOOLS IN THE TOOLBOX, LOVE LOCALITIES REALLY DISAPPOINTED IT WASN'T SOMETHING THERE WAS AN APPETITE FOR.
AND BECAUSE FOR SOME LOCALITIES IT IS SOMETHING THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO THEM AND THEY REALLY WANT TO BE ABLE TO DO.
AND TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THOSE FUNDS COME OUT OF THEIR LOCALITY FOR INVESTMENT IN SCHOOLS.
IN SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION RENOVATION PROJECTS.
IN THE BUDGETS, THE, HANG ON ONE SECOND LET ME MAKE SURE.
THE HOUSE BUDGET, IN THE BUDGETS, THE, HANG ON ONE SECOND.
THE HOUSE BUDGET INCLUDES A CONSTRUCTION LOAN PROGRAM WITH $250 MILLION, BASED ON A LOCAL ABILITY TO PAY, BUT THERE IS NO CLEAR METRIC FOR WHAT THAT LOCAL ABILITY TO PAY WOULD LOOK LIKE.
IN THE SENATE BUDGET, IT PROVIDES GRANTS FOR NONRECURRING RELATED TO SCHOOL RENOVATION AND CONSTRUCTION.
THE SENATE BUDGET PROVIDES ONE-TIME GRANT RAISES.
THE HOUSE BUDGET PROVIDES THE STATE SHARE OF A FOUR PERCENT SALARY INCREASE FOR POSITIONS, FUTURE POSITIONS AND ONE PERCENT BONUS EACH YEAR FOR FUNDED POSITIONS.
THERE IS NOT FOR FUTURE POSITIONS AND WERE PERCENT BONUS EACH YEAR FOR FUNDED
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-- POSITIONS THERE IS NOT A REQUIREMENT FOR THESE REASONS WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT WE'D SEEN IN THE PAST WHERE YES, THEY WOULD RAISE BUT REALLY WAS CONTINGENT ON THOSE POSITIONS.IN THE SENATE BUDGET, THEY INCLUDED 271 ALMOST $272 MILLION -- THEY INCLUDED 271 ALMOST 200 POSITIONS TO THE TUNE OF $272 MILLION.
THEN FINALLY, A NOTE IN THE BUDGET, THERE IS A DIFFERENT AT RISK ADD-ON WITH THE HOUSE BUDGET INCREASING THE SUPPLEMENT FOR STUDENTS IN LOW-INCOME FAMILIES.
THERE IS ADDITIONAL MONEY FOR ASK -- AT RISK ADD-ON IN FISCAL YEAR 23, THE SENATE BILL INCREASES IT UP TO ONE AT 49 PERCENT FISCA YEAR 23 AND 136 PERCENT IN FISCAL YEAR 24.
I THINK IN GENERAL, THE SENATE BUDGET IS A LITTLE BETTER WHEN IT COMES TO K-12.
AND THE SENATE VERSION OF THE GROCERY TAX IS A LITTLE BETTER FOR K-12 BECAUSE AGAIN, IT CODIFIES THE REPLACEMENT MECHANISM AND THE FORMULA BY WHICH IT WOULD BE DISTRIBUTED.
NOT THAT WE DON'T TRUST FUTURE LEGISLATURES.
BUT WE LIKE TO SEE IT IN WRITING AND THE FORMULA BY WHICH IT WOULD BE DISTRIBUTED, NOT THAT WE DON'T TRUST FUTURE LEGISLATURES, BUT WE LIKE TO SEE IT IN WRITING AND CODIFYING IT VERSUS HAVING IT IN THE BUDGET IS CLEARLY SOMETHING THAT FUNDING OR OTHER TOPICS THAT ARE GOING ON HERE I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY OF THEM THAT Y'ALL MIGHT HAVE.
WE ARE AT T MINUS 13 DAYS NOW THAT I'M COUNTING.
WE ARE HOPEFUL THEY WILL BE A BUDGET SOON, T -13 DAYS NOW THAT I'M COUNTING.
WE ARE HOPEFUL THAT THERE WILL BE A BUDGET.
A COMPROMISE HERE BY THE TIME WE SIGN WE WILL HAVE TO EXTEND THE BUDGET BUT WE WILL SEE.
HOW DO YOU THINK THE PATH AS FAR AS RECONCILING THE RAISE, THE DIFFERENCES ARE RAISES, WHAT OTHER POSSIBLE OPTIONS BESIDES SPLITTING THE DIFFERENCE?
>> I MEAN, ALL OF THIS COMES DOWN TO THE FACT THAT THE HOUSE BUDGET HAD A LOTS OF SPENDING ON YOU KNOW, TAX REBATES AND INCREASING STANDARD DEDUCTION ALL THOSE THINGS SO A LOT OF THESE WILL BE CONTINGENT ON TAX REBATES, IT IS PAID TO THOSE USES VERSUS BEING ABLE TO BE MOVED TO OTHER AREAS.
I THINK THERE WAS A BIG, A LOT OF PUSHBACK ON THE IDEA THAT THE HOUSE ACTUALLY REDUCED THE TEACHER PAY RAISE.
I THINK THERE WAS A BIG BUDGET.
I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED IF THEY WIND UP AT THE FIVE PERCENT NUMBER.
I THINK THE QUESTION IS WHETHER THAT IS BALANCED OUT EITHER IN MONIES ELSEWHERE OR EVEN IN THINGS LIKE SUPPORT OR OTHER AREAS WHERE THERE IS K-12 MONEY TO SORT OF MOVE AROUND.
IN MONIES ELSEWHERE OR EVEN IN THINGS LIKE THE SUPPORT, HOPEFULLY AGAIN, WITHOUT THAT REQUIREMENT BUT A LOT OF IT IS GOING TO DEPEND ON A LOT OF MOVING PIECES RIGHT NOW THAT I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH OF AN APPETITE THERE REALLY IS IN CONFERENCE FOR SOME OF THOSE ISSUES.
I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH TO SUPPORT IT.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY, THANK YOU MS. TAYLOR.
>> ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON LET'S DO THE COVID-19 UPDATE.
QUESTION APPROVAL OF THE MEETING -- >> GOOD EVENING.
>> I WAS JUST GOING IN ORDER OF THE AGENDA WE ADOPTED.
>> WE START WITH COVID-19 UPDATE, PLEASE.
>> WE WILL START WITH THE COVID-19 UPDATE, PLEASE.
>> PRIOR TO AROUND 4 O'CLOCK ON FRIDAY, THE COMMUNITY TRANSMISSION HERE WAS HIGH AND I THINK EVERYONE -- AS OF THE 26TH, THE END OF LAST WEEK, THE COMMUNITY
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TRANSMISSION HERE WAS HIGH AND I THINK EVERYONE SORT OF UNDERSTOOD WHAT THAT WAS.GOT PUT TOGETHER INTO HIGH COMMUNITY TRANSMISSION AND GUIDELINES ARE BASED ON THAT.
COMMUNITY TRANSMISSION METRICS ARE PUT IN PLACE AROUND SEPTEMBER 2020, WITH THOSE TWO METRICS, AND THEY WERE USED TO INFORM STRATEGIES AND SUCH AND WE WILL USE THOSE METRICS TO INFORM OUR DECISIONS PERSONALLY AS WELL.
WHILE THOSE METRICS WERE CHANGED OVER THE LAST, UTILIZING RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS.
THOSE METRICS WERE CHANGED -- UTILIZING RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, SEEING THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE DISEAS AND FRANKLY, THE METRICS DID NOT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT SEVERITY HELPFUL IN GUIDING A COMMUNITY, NOR DO THEY HELP TO PREDICT POOR OUTCOMES IN A FEW WEEKS.
UTILIZING INFORMATION THE CDC HAS BEEN LOOKING AT FOR TIME INEXPENSIVE RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS OF WHAT MADE SENSE IN TERMS OF NUMBERS, IT CAME UP WITH THIS NEW SYSTEM WHERE COMMUNITY TRANSMISSION, IS COMMUNITY LEVELS.
REALLY, THE LEVELS RELATE TO THE IMPACT OF DISEASE SEVERITY ON INDIVIDUALS AND ON THOSE LEVELS RELATE TO THE MITIGATION RECOMMENDED.
AND SO, RIGHT NOW, THIS NEW SYSTEM -- 200,000, 200 PER 100,000 POPULATION.
THEN OTHER INDICATORS SUCH AS NEW HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS FOR COVID-19 AND PERCENT OF STAFF AND PATIENT BEDS OCCUPIED BY THE COVID-19 PATIENTS ARE MATCHED.
AND IF YOU DO THAT SORT OF CALCULATION, IT TURNS OUT THE ACTUAL IMPACT AND THE LEVEL HERE IN ALEXANDRIA IS LOW.
AND SO AT 4:30 PM WE WERE LOW.
AND FRANKLY, THOSE TWO ARE NOT NECESSARILY CONGRUENT.
ONE TALKS ABOUT NUMBER OF CASES.
THE SECOND TALKS THE ACTUAL IMPACT AND IT LED TO SEE INTO THE FUTURE A LITTLE BIT.
A COUPLE OF WEEKS BUT IT DOES LET US SEE INTO THE FUTURE.
AND SO, BEING AT A LOW LEVEL, IT DOES CHANGE HOW IT IS THAT WE POSTURE OURSELVES IN TERMS OF MITIGATION EFFORTS.
THROUGH ALL THE DIFFERENT LEVELS, WHETHER LOW, -- PEOPLE CAN MASTER.
BUT IN TERMS OF WHAT THE CDC IS RECOMMENDING IT IS SAYING THAT WHEN IN A LOW PHASE, THE MASKING IS OPTIONAL.
GENERALLY, WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.
WE SHOULD BE WORKING TO MAXIMIZE VACCINATION WHICH IS SEEN AS THE PRIMARY PREVENTIVE AND PROTECTIVE EFFORT BOTH PERSONALLY AND IN TERMS OF SOCIAL CONTRACT WE HAVE WITH EACH OTHER.
AND SO, THOSE CONSIDERATIONS ARE BEING UTILIZED AS THEY LOOK AT THE GUIDANCE THAT RELATES TO SCHOOLS AND EACH OTHER.
AND SO, THOSE CONSIDERATIONS ARE BEING UTILIZED AS A LOOK AT THE GUIDANCE THAT RELATES TO SCHOOLS, RELATES TO STAFFING, TO THE COMMUNITY EFFORTS.
AND SO, THAT SPECIFIC GUIDANCE, I AM ASSUMING, WILL BE COMING OUT IN DUE COURSE.
SO, THAT SPECIFIC GUIDANCE, YOU MAY KNOW THAT THE CDC HAS IN REFERENCE TO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, WHILE THAT'S IN PLACE FOR THE TIME BEING, THE ENFORCEMENT ON SCHOOL BUSES HAS BEEN RELAXED FOR THE TIME BEING.
THE ENFORCEMENT ON SCHOOL BUSES HAS BEEN -- HAS BEEN, I DON'T KNOW IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS MOVING FOLDER WANT TO SAY ONE LAST THING ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION ABOUT THE NEW COVID-19 LEVELS.
FORGIVE ME I'M STILL LOOKING AT THE LINGO.
-- IS STILL LOOKING AT THAT, THEY RECOGNIZE THAT THE METRICS HAVE CHANGED, THEY WERE LOOKING AT COMMUNITY TRANSMISSION HAVE TO LOOK AT HOW IT RELATES TO WHAT THE STANDARD IS RIGHT NOW.
THERE METRICS HAVE CHANGED, THEY WERE USING COMMUNITY TRANSMISSION SO THEY NEED
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TO LOOK AT HOW TO DO FOR LOW, MEDIUM AND HIGH.THAT'S JUST MY INTERPRETATION OF IT BUT THERE STILL EXAMINING IT THERE SHOULD BE AN FAQ OUT HOPEFULLY, PRETTY SOON.
IN TERMS OF ANYTHING ELSE, 58 PERCENT SHOULD HAVE FAQ OUT PRETTY SOON.
VACCINATION EFFORTS CONTINUE IN ALL SCHOOLS.
IN TERMS OF TRYING TO GET ALL SCHOOLS IN THE PLACEMENT OF THE SCHOOLS WE MENTIONED LAST WEEK ARE STILL IN PLAY.
WE ARE ALSO LOOKING TO BEST TARGET EFFORTS WITH LAST FEW MONTHS BEFORE SUMMER AND PLACEMENTS AT THOSE SCHOOLS -- SCHOOLS MENTIONED LAST WEEK -- WE ARE GAUGING INTEREST IN EACH SCHOOL.
AND SO, WE WILL TRY TO MARRY THE TWO BOTH RATES AND TRYING TO TAKE CARE OF THOSE LOWER THAN OTHERS.
AT THE SAME TIME LOOKING AT PARENTAL INTEREST IN SEEING ABOUT UTILIZING MESSAGING AND SUCH TO PROMOTE THAT.
AND UNFORTUNATELY, NO UPDATES ON THE SIX MONTH TO FOUR YEAR VACCINATION, WHEN THAT MIGHT BE APPROVED.
THEY SAID SOMETIME IN APRIL THEY SHOULD RECEIVE THE DATA, BUT WE ARE DEPENDENT ON THE FDA AND THE CDC AND THEIR EFFORTS TO REALLY HAVE ANY SORT OF CONCLUSION HERE.
WE ARE STILL WAITING AND PLANNING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT.
I WOULD BE HAPPY TO QUESTIONS.
WORKS OKAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
BEFORE WE GO TO QUESTIONS, IF DOCTOR CRAWFORD MIGHT HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD ON THE SCHOOL SIDE.
>> HONESTLY, OF COURSE DOCTOR ROSE DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB TALKING ABOUT SOME OF OUR PARTNERSHIPS.
WE ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH OUR MASK OPTIONAL FOR FAMILIES WHO ELECT TO NOT HAVE MASKS WORN AT SCHOOL TOMORROW.
ANSWERING LOTS OF QUESTIONS ALONG THOSE LINES FROM OUR STAFF AND STUDENTS, I THINK THE BIG PIECE RIGHT NOW IS AS DOCTOR ROSE MENTIONED, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR INDUSTRY HAS A NOTE UP ON THE WEBSITE THAT THEY ARE REVIEWING THE NEW CDC CHANGES BUT HAVE YET TO ISSUE ANYTHING THAT WOULD ALTER THEIR CURRENT STANDARD THAT WOULD HAVE MASKS BEING WORN BY OUR EMPLOYEES.
I HAVEN'T SEEN IT THERE'S INFORMATION THAT WE CAN SHARE WITH STAFF.
THAT IS REALLY THE UPDATE FROM THE SCHOOL SIDE.
>> ALL RIGHT THANK YOU DOCTOR CRAWFORD.
OPEN THE FLOOR FOR QUESTIONS IF THERE ARE ANY.
THE ONLY THING I WOULD HIGHLIGHT THAT WAS BROUGHT UP BY BOARD MEMBER IGNACIO AT THE LAW SCHOOL BOARD MEETING THAT I THINK RIGHT ON TIME IS BEING ABLE TO SHIFT OUR FOCUS TO VACCINATION AND SUPPORTING FAMILIES DIRECTLY CONTACTED FAMILIES WHENEVER WE CAN, TO JUST LET THEM KNOW THE VACCINATION IS AVAILABLE, LET THEM KNOW THE CONVENIENCE OF IT AND IT IS AN OPTION FOR THEM.
IT SEEMS TO BE THE NEXT PHASE TO BE ABLE TO FOCUS ON, TO KEEP US IN THE GREEN.
OKAY SO, NEXT UP WE NEED TO APPROVE THE JANUARY 24, 2022 MEETING MINUTES.
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THOSE MINUTES?
>> I HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR? MINUTES ARE APPROVED.
DO AN UPDATE ON HIGH SCHOOL PROJECTS?
>> I SEE DOCTOR HART AND MS. -- THERE HERE.
THIS IS THE UPDATE TONIGHT ON THE HIGH SCHOOL PROJECT.
FOR HIGH SCHOOL PROJECT ON DESIGN, WE ARE PROGRESSING THROUGH ON SCHEDULE.
WE ARE ABOUT 75 TO 80 PERCENT ON THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS.
100 PERCENT CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS ARE ANTICIPATED AT THE END OF APRIL.
THE SUP APPROVAL WAS IN JANUARY AND WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING FOR PARTIAL RELEASE.
THAT WILL ENABLE US TO START GLOBALIZATION ON SITE AND SOMETIME IN APRIL.
-- WAS APPROVED, WHICH INCLUDES SITE WORK, UTILITIES AND ROOFING AND THEY DID HAVE A COMMUNITY MEETING LAST WEEK WHICH PROVIDED A DESIGN UPDATE, CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES THAT ARE UPCOMING IN THE SPRING.
PROVIDED POINT OF CONTACTS FROM THE BUILDING COMPANY AS WELL AS FROM ACPS FOR
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COMMUNITY MEMBERS.I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
FOR THAT COMMUNITY MEETING, ABOUT HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE THERE? I ASKED THE QUESTION, NOT TO GET TOO MUCH INTO THE WEEDS BUT I THINK WE HAD THE -- CONVERSATION MEMBERS OF COUNCIL TALKED ABOUT HOW WE CAN MAKE SURE THERE IS COMMUNICATION WITH THE COMMUNITY IN AND AROUND THE SCHOOL.
>> THE COMMUNITY MEETING ACTUALLY WAS NOT ATTENDED VERY WELL.
THERE WERE ONLY SEVEN ATTENDEES.
BUT A COUPLE OF THE MEMBERS WERE FROM THE NEIGHBORING CIVIC ASSOCIATIONS.
HE DID HAVE A MEETING DURING THAT MEETING, WE ALSO REACH OUT TO -- ASSOCIATION, THERE WILL BE A MEETING MOST LIKELY WITH THEM ON MARCH 10.
WE ALSO REACHED OUT AND ARE WORKING TO SCHEDULE A MEETING WITH THEM AS WELL.
EVERY MEETING WILL NOT BE A PACKED ROOM.
I APPRECIATE THE MULTIPLE OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY.
>> THANK YOU, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY.
NEXT UP, DO WE HAVE ANY UPDATE ABOUT FACILITY ASSESSMENT/CIP PLANNING?
>> FROM THE SCHOOL DIVISION SIDE, WE PROVIDE OUR UPDATE DURING THE LAST JOINT SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING.
BUT ESSENTIALLY, TO RECAP, THEY ARE COMPLETED AT THE END OF LAST YEAR SO AROUND NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER TIMEFRAME.
WE ACTUALLY UTILIZED THE FDA TO HELP ROUND OUT THE CIP BUDGET PROPOSALS.
>> OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE A PROPOSED CIP.
WE ARE GETTING THROUGH IT, HE DOES HAVE A WORK SESSION -- HAD A WORK SESSION LAST WEEK.
WE HAVE A BUDGET UPDATE? WE WILL BE MEETING BOTH BODIES THIS WEEK TO DISCUSS THE SCHOOL BUDGET AND RELATIONSHIP TO YOUR BUDGET.
I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD THIS WEEK TO DISCUSS THE SCHOOL BUDGET AND RELATIONSHIP TO YOUR BUDGET.
I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD ON THE OTHER SIDE OTHER THAN THAT.
>> I THINK WE HAD SOME REQUESTS FOR DIFFERENT THINGS TO COVER SOME OF THE COLLEAGUES.
I THINK WE'VE ALL HAD SOME GOOD DIALOGUE ON WEDNESDAY ON THOSE TOPICS AND I'M SURE OTHERS AS WELL.
SCHEDULE, I DON'T THINK ANYTHING ELSE IS CHANGED AS FAR AS THOSE TOPICS.
OKAY, LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT MEETING.
FROM THE MAYOR'S COMMENTS, CITY STAFF, WHOEVER'S COORDINATING THE LIST, I KNOW MY COLLEAGUES AND I THINK MR. MAYER HAD SOME CONVERSATION WITH THE COUNCILMEMBERS AT OUR LAST MEETING.
IS THERE A WAY TO KIND OF THING MY COLLEAGUES MR. MAYER HAS SOME CONVERSATION WITH COUNCILMEMBERS AT THE LAST MEETING, IS THERE A WAY TO CONDESCEND AROUND WHAT THE LIST IS TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE HAS GOTTEN THEIR THINGS ON IT? SO WHEN WE GET TO THE MEETING, NO SAYS IT IS NOT THERE.
>> COUNCILMAN, THEY HAVE ALREADY BEEN FORWARDED OUT.
>> I BELIEVE THE SCHOOL PRESENTATION IS UP ON THEIR WEBSITE.
THE AGENDA AND POWERPOINT PRESENTATION ARE POSTED.
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MOVING ALONG, ANY UPDATES ON AMAZON /VA TECH? ALL RIGHT.
DO WE HAVE ANY -- >> WONDERFUL CHOICE VIRGINIA TECH, WE ARE EXCITED TO HAVE HER ON BOARD AND WE WERE HAVING CONVERSATIONS AROUND SOLIDIFYING OUR EARLY COLLEGE WORK.
WE ARE EXCITED FOR THE EXPERTISE AND UNDERSTAND EARLY COLLEGE CONCEPT AS WELL.
WE ARE FINALIZING THAT INFORMATION NOW AND ALSO, WITH CONVERSATIONS ABOUT EXPANDING SOME OF OUR SCIENCE ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH CONVERSATIONS WITH A FOCUS ON MIDDLE SCHOOL.
THAT'S AN AREA WE REALLY FOCUSED ON ELEMENTARY IN THE PAST YEAR AND 1/2, NOW WE STARTED TO EXPAND FOCUS INTO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
SO WE CAN HAVE A PIPELINE RIGHT INTO THESE PATHWAYS FOR STEM.
THAT'S THE ONLY UPDATE I HAVE RIGHT NOW.
WE MIGHT EVEN INVITE HER TO THIS MEETING AT SOME POINT TO TALK THROUGH AND TALK ABOUT, BECAUSE OF THING IS INCREDIBLY EXCITING, THE PROMISE BEHIND ALL THAT.
I THINK TO THE EXTENT WE CAN SHINE A BRIGHTER LIGHT ON IT, IT WOULD BE REALLY GOOD.
>> YEAH, AND ACTUALLY HAD A CHANCE TO SPEAK WITH HER TODAY AND SHE'S VERY EXCITED TO COME TO THE MEETINGS.
[LAUGHTER] >> WILL MAKE SURE WE CURE HER OF THAT!
[LAUGHTER] >> SHE SAID SHE WOULD LOVE TO COME TO MORE MEETINGS.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT AMAZON /VIRGINIA TECH? ALL RIGHT, WE CAN START WITH ACPS STAFF WANTING TO SHARE AT THIS TIME.
>> YES, I KNOW DOCTOR HART IS WITH US TODAY AS WELL.
ONE THING I WANT TO KIND OF SAY ON MARCH 10 WE WILL DISCUSS WITH THE BOARD, SAFETY AND SECURITY MEASURES.
SPECIFICALLY, WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT OUR SCHOOL LAW ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM COMMITTEE OR ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
AND SHARING SOME UPDATES WITH THE BOARD.
I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT TOO, SINCE WE ADDED THIS AS AN ONGOING KIND OF DISCUSSION EACH MONTH TO KIND OF GIVE THIS GROUP AN UNDERSTANDING AS TO WHAT TYPES OF MEETINGS HAPPENED THUS FAR AND ANOTHER ONE THAT WILL BE SCHEDULED THIS WEEK AS WELL TO GO OVER SOME OF OUR DATA, WILL BE SHARED WITH THE BOARD NEXT WEEK.
IF YOU COULD JUST SPEAK TO SOME OF THE MEETINGS WE'VE HAD THIS YEAR, SO PEOPLE CAN UNDERSTAND OUR PROCESS AND HOW THINGS WILL BE WORKING MOVING FORWARD AND
NEXT WEEK ON THE 10TH WILL BE PRESENTING RELATED TO SCHOOL SAFETY AND SECURITY THE FIRST BEING UPDATE ON THE SAFETY AND SECURITY DATA FOR THE FIRST TWO QUARTERS FOR THE START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR AND THE SECOND PRESENTATION WILL BE ON THE SCHOOL LAW ENFORCEMENT PARTNERSHIP PROPOSAL IN TERMS OF THE ADVISORY THAT WAS JUST MENTIONED.
AS PART OF THE OVERALL DISCUSSION, WANTING TO ALSO MAKE SURE WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY -- THEY HAVE TO MOVE COUNTERPARTS TO DISCUSS SCHOOL RELATED INITIATIVES SUCH AS WE ARE PLANNING FOR THE HOMECOMING ACTIVITIES AT THE NEW STADIUM, WE KNEW THAT WE NEED TO TIGHTEN SECURITY BECAUSE THEY WERE GOING TO BE SO MANY PEOPLE AT THE GAME SO THEY HAD A MEETING TO DISCUSS HOW TO BEST ORGANIZE AND STRATEGIZE AROUND THAT.
THERE MANY MORE INFREQUENT OR INFORMAL MEETINGS THAT OCCUR BETWEEN THE LEADERSHIP
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TEAMS, BUT TWO OF THOSE FORMAL CONVERSATIONS HAVE OCCURRED TO DATE AND IS LIMITED TO THE NEXT WILL BE SCHEDULED HOPEFULLY THIS WEEK.SO WE CAN MAINTAIN OUR SCHEDULE IN TERMS OF THOSE ORDERLY DISCUSSIONS WITH APD AS IT RELATES TO THE MOU.
>> OKAY THANK YOU, ANY QUESTIONS?
>> I IMAGINE THERE WILL BE QUESTIONS.
HAVE THE QUARTERLY REPORT AND ALL OF THAT STUFF.
I'M SURE THAT WILL BE A TOPIC.
>> AND I THINK AS FAR AS THE BUDGET IMPACTS AND THE FUNDING, THE MANAGER CAN TALK TO MORE DETAIL AS WELL.
THE MANAGER PLACED THE FUNDING FOR THE EXISTING PROGRAMMING -- COUNSEL, THE MONEY IS THERE BUT COUNSEL WILL NEED ACTION PRIOR TO ADOPTION OF THE BUDGET.
WHERE THE MONEY WILL JUST REMAIN UNAPPROPRIATED.
THAT WILL BE A COUNSEL DECISION I BELIEVE.
ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE THE REPORT SCHEDULE.
>> I THINK THERE WAS A SCHEDULE THAT WAS DISTRIBUTED, I SAW IT IN THE AGENDA.
BASICALLY, I THINK, WOULD YOU LIKE TO TALK TO THAT?
RIGHT BEFORE THE -- AT THE REQUEST OF THE MAYOR AND THE CHAIR ON THE SCHOOL SIDE AT THE TIME, THERE WAS A DESIRE TO HAVE THE STANDING ITEMS OR WHATEVER, PUT INTO SOME KIND OF ORDER SO THAT IT IS NOT, IT WASN'T JUST THIS LIST AND SO, THIS WAS THE LIST THAT WAS BROUGHT UP.
SOME OF IT WAS A LITTLE COMPLICATED.
JUST IN TERMS OF QUARTERLY VERSUS MONTHLY, BUT LOOKING AT IT, I THINK EVERYONE PROBABLY NEEDS TO WEIGH IN AND SEE WHETHER OR NOT IT STILL RESONATES.
IF THERE ARE THINGS THAT NEED TO BE ADDED.
IF THERE ARE THINGS THAT NEED TO BE TAKEN OFF.
BASED ON WHERE WE WERE IN 2020, AND WHERE WE ARE NOW IN 2022.
AND YOU DO NOT HAVE TO DECIDE NOW, BUT IF YOU WANT TO EITHER -- EMAIL ME SO THAT WE CAN HAVE THIS UPDATED FOR NEXT MONTH.
>> YES SO, I MEAN, TAKING A LOOK AT IT, I DON'T REALLY HAVE ANY PRESSING QUESTIONS BUT I THINK WE SHOULD PROBABLY, IF THERE ANY QUESTIONS PEOPLE HAVE RIGHT NOW WE CAN ASK QUESTIONS BUT MAYBE DO SOMETHING WE TAKE ACTION ON AT THE NEXT MEETING.
DO I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS ITEM?
>> NO, I MEAN WE WENT THROUGH A LOT OF REVIEW ON THIS.
AT THE TIME AS I REMEMBER, WE DISCUSSED EACH ONE AND WHAT WE LIKE TO SEE THE SCHEDULE ON.
I'M FINE WITH THIS, WE MAY TWEAK IT AS WE GO, CERTAIN THINGS ARE TOO MUCH OR TOO LITTLE, BUT THE IDEA WAS AT LEAST TO HAVE SOME RECURRING SCHEDULE SO THERE WASN'T JUST, I'M INTERESTED IN THIS, LET'S TALK ABOUT THIS, THAT KIND OF THING.
AND ALSO TO GIVE STAFF THE PREVIEW AND WHAT THEY SHOULD BE PREPARING FOR.
DOES EVERYBODY AGREE THE NEXT MEETING MAY BE, WE TAKE ACTION ON THIS AS A GROUP?
OR DO WE -- >> I MEAN, DO PEOPLE HAVE -- >> OR DO IT NOW.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION ON THE LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE.
IS THERE STILL AN UPDATE I GUESS DURING SESSION, HOW DOES THAT WORK?
>> IF YOU ASK NICELY SHE WILL SHOW -- >> I'M SURE SHE WILL.
>> SORRY ABOUT THAT, THAT'S ME.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT MAKES SENSE TO BE HALFWAY THROUGH THE SESSION AND HAVE.
>> ALL RIGHT MS. COLLINS, DID YOU GET THAT?
>> FOR LEGISLATIVE, WE ARE ADDING CROSSOVER.
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>> SO, I THINK THE ASK IS THAT WE HAVE A REGULAR LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE DISCUSSION DURING SESSION AND THERE MAY BE A CHECK IN YOU KNOW, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE YEAR.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WOULD BE MARCH OR APRIL?
>> IF YOU WANT TO DO IT LIKE DURING A SESSION, YOU PROBABLY NEED TO DO IT AND AFTER CROSSOVER YOU NEED TO DO IN FEBRUARY.
THERE IS NO WAY, IT'S GOT TO BE FEBRUARY.
CROSSOVER FOR A LONG SESSION IS JUST --
>> MADAM CHAIR, DOES IT MAKE SENSE TO BRING IN OUR LOBBYIST AS WELL? AT THE SAME TIME?
>> SO ACPS AND CITY -- >> I THINK YOU DID IN THE OCTOBER CONVERSATION IS THAT WE TRY TO COORDINATE SO STUFF WE ARE PUTTING THE PACKAGE YOU GUYS ARE PUTTING IN THE PACKAGE.
WE ARE ALL SPEAKING, GENERALLY, IT HAPPENS BY HAPPENSTANCE BECAUSE WE GENERALLY ON THE SAME PAGE ON EVERYTHING BUT AT LEAST THERE ARE SOME THINGS YOU
CAN MAKE A BIG PUSH ON WE CAN MAKE SURE WE HAVE -- >> OKAY.
I GUESS THE LAST QUESTION IS DO WE JUST WANT TO GO AHEAD AND YOU KNOW, ADOPT THIS? I THINK WE WILL TAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT THIS WITH ADDING AN ITEM G, CHECK IN OCTOBER AND FEBRUARY.
>> MADAM CHAIR, I MOVE APPROVAL FOR ADOPTION WITH THE AMENDMENT FOR ITEM G.
OKAY SO WE ARE DONE FOR THIS EVENING.
>> KIM SHOWED UP IN MEETINGS GO A LOT QUICKER NOW.
[LAUGHTER] >> WE MOTION FOR ADJOURN.
>> ALL IN FAVOR? HAVE A GOOD EVENING!
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.