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ALL RIGHT. SO WE CAN GET STARTED.
AND THIS IS OUR FIRST WORK SESSION FOR OUR C I P SO
[1. Work Session #1: FY 2024-2033 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Budget]
EXCITING TIMES, AND I'M GOING TO TURN IT OFF.YES, MR. FINNEGAN, I HEAR YOU LAUGHING AT ME.
THIS EVENING IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR WORK SESSION, OF COURSE, WHERE WE HAVE OUR FACILITIES AND OPERATION TEAM AND AND A FEW OTHER CHIEFS WHO CAN REALLY ANSWER SOME OF YOUR QUESTIONS. SO AT THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO DR.
SHE, OF COURSE, IS THE CHIEF OF FACILITIES AND OPERATIONS.
AND WE'RE GOING TO REALLY FOCUS TONIGHT ON FY 24.
SO I WILL TURN IT OVER AT THIS TIME TO DR.
AND GOOD EVENING, MADAM CHAIR, VICE CHAIR GREEN, AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD TONIGHT, YOU SEE MYSELF IN THE FULL TEAM HERE TO GO OVER THE FY 2024 CIP PROPOSAL, AS WELL AS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE AFTER THE PRESENTATION.
DO QUICK INTRODUCTIONS OF THE TEAM.
I HAVE ERICA GULLET, WHO IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES.
THEN MR. JOHN FINNEGAN, WHO IS THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES.
SOPHIE HUMOR, WHO IS THE SENIOR PLANNER.
AND I HOPE THAT TITLE IS CORRECT.
IT'S NOT OH WILL BE OC PLANNER EXTRAORDINAIRE AND.
ISAAC BARTLETT, WHO WAS JUST PROMOTED TO OUR DIRECTOR OF CAPITAL PROGRAMS, PLANNING AND DESIGN.
SO OUR FULL TEAM IS HERE TONIGHT, AND WITH THAT, I WILL TURN IT RIGHT OVER TO MS..
HART, AND GOOD EVENING, BOARD MEMBERS.
WE'RE HAPPY TONIGHT TO COME TO YOU AND TALKED ABOUT AT THE FY 2024 PROPOSED CIP BUDGET.
SO TONIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT WHAT'S INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET FOR FY 2024, THAT BEING THE FIRST YEAR AND REALLY THE YEAR THAT WE START WORK ON AND FUNDING WILL BE ALLOCATED THIS UPCOMING SUMMER.
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE WE ARE INTENTIONAL IN OUR FOCUS ON THAT.
IN THAT YEAR, WHAT ADJUSTMENTS WERE MADE FROM THE BUDGET THAT YOU ALL ADOPTED IN JUNE OF 2022 FOR FY 24 TO THIS YEAR? AND WE ALSO ARE INCLUDING A SPECIFIC FOCUS ON THE TEXTBOOK AND TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES IN FY 2024 AS THOSE ITEMS ARE INCLUDED IN THE CIP. JUST TO REVIEW BRIEFLY, YOUR BUDGET PRIORITIES, WHICH WERE ADOPTED IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE GOAL AREAS OF THE EQUITY FOR ALL 2025 STRATEGIC PLAN AND SYSTEMIC ALIGNMENT.
LOOKING AT OUR BUILDING SYSTEMS AND MAKING SURE THAT SYSTEM WIDE, WE ARE UPDATING THOSE SYSTEMS AS NEEDED PER LIFE CYCLE REPLACEMENTS, INSTRUCTIONAL EXCELLENCE WITH TEXTBOOKS AND TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES IN OUR CAPITAL BUDGET, STUDENT ACCESSIBILITY AND SUPPORT.
SO WE HAVE PLAYGROUND AS WELL AS TRANSPORTATION, ADA PROJECTS, STRATEGIC RESOURCE ALLOCATIONS.
SO NOT PUTTING MONEY WHERE WE'LL THEN HAVE TO SPEND MORE MONEY IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
SO LOOKING AT OUR MODERNIZATION PROJECTS, MAKING SURE WE'RE ADDING CAPACITY WITH EACH NEW BUILDING AND BEING REALLY STRATEGIC IN THAT WAY, AND THEN FAMILY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PLANNING FOR OUR FUTURE PROJECTS AND MAKING SURE OUR CIP FOCUSES ON THAT OUTREACH AS WELL.
SO A BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE FY 2024 CAP BUDGET SUMMARY.
YOU COULD SEE ON THE RIGHT WE HAVE THE TOTAL BUDGET PROPOSED FOR FY 2024 BROKEN DOWN BY SITE.
SO THOSE AREN'T INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS THAT ARE JUST SOME OF ALL THE PROJECTS PROPOSED FOR EACH SITE.
SO YOU CAN SEE HOW THAT LOOKS ACROSS THE DIVISION.
REALLY TO START THAT PROJECT, WE KNOW WE BOUGHT 1703 FOR IN ORDER TO BE THE SWING SPACE FOR THAT SCHOOL AND WE'LL BE STARTING TO WORK ON THE DESIGN IN THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR AND THEN MOVE INTO CONSTRUCTION IN THE SUBSEQUENT FISCAL YEAR.
RELATED TO THAT, WE DID ADD 5.1 AND THIS WILL BE A THEME OF THIS BUDGET AND THIS PRESENTATION TONIGHT, BUT ADDED $5.1 MILLION TO THE BUDGET FOR THE SWING SPACE RENOVATION AT 1703 NORTH BEAUREGARD.
AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE INDUSTRYWIDE COST ESCALATION THAT'S CAUSING SOME OF THIS.
WE DETERMINE THE BEST USE OF THOSE WOULD BE FOR KIND OF A WELCOME CENTER, A PARENT RESOURCE CENTER, AND BE ABLE TO HAVE A WEST END FACILITY WHERE PARENTS COULD REGISTER STUDENTS. THAT PROJECT HAS UNDERGONE DESIGN ALREADY.
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3.4 MILLION FOR THE THE DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING PATRICK HENRY AND COMPLETING THOSE FUNDS.WE DID HAVE MONEY IN THE BUDGET THIS FISCAL YEAR TO DO THAT.
IN GENERAL, THERE'S MULTIPLE REPAIRS AND RENOVATIONS ACROSS THE SCHOOL DIVISION IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE FACILITY CONDITIONS ASSESSMENT DONE BY THE EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES TEAM A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO.
SO SPEAKING SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE ADJUSTMENTS TO FY 2024, IT'S AN INCREASE OF ALMOST $24 MILLION FROM LAST YEAR'S FY 2024 BUDGET.
AND WE WANT TO REALLY BE SPECIFIC ABOUT WHY THAT IS.
SO THE FIRST BEING THE ESCALATION INCREASES, AS I MENTIONED, AND AS YOU MAY HEAR AND HAS BEEN GOING ON IN THE NEWS AND EVERYWHERE, THERE HAVE BEEN INDUSTRYWIDE COST ESCALATIONS ON EVERYTHING.
AND SO THAT HAS CAUSED ROUGHLY A $14 MILLION INCREASE IN THE FY 2024 BUDGET.
AND WE'LL DIVE DEEPER INTO THAT.
SO EACH YEAR WE DO REEVALUATE OUR BUDGETS IN THE CIP.
SO IT IS IT IS NOT TYPICAL THAT WE WOULD PROPOSE, I WOULD SAY SORRY, IT IS TYPICAL THAT WE WOULD PROPOSE SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO BUDGETS IN THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR AND THAT THERE WOULD BE SOME DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT WAS PROPOSED AND ADOPTED BY THE SCHOOL BOARD IN THE PRIOR YEAR.
HOWEVER, BECAUSE OF SOME OF THE THE COST ESCALATION THAT WE'RE SEEING ACROSS ALL INDUSTRY, IT IS EVEN MORE SO THIS YEAR. SO JUST TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT, OUR COST FOR CAPACITY PROJECTS HAVE INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY AND WE HAVE A SLIDE SPECIFIC TO THAT DUE TO SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES.
OUR BUILDING ENVELOPE, WHICH INCLUDES THINGS LIKE WINDOWS AND TUCK, POINTING FOR BRICKS AND OTHER OTHER ITEMS THAT KEEP THE BUILDING SECURE AND WATER TIGHT, OUR KITCHEN UPGRADES, AMONG OTHERS.
WE ALSO HAVE, WE INCLUDED ESCALATION IN OUR SYSTEM WIDE ACCOUNTS WHICH FUND VARYING THINGS, BASICALLY MAYBE UNIDENTIFIED AS PART OF THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, BUT AS PROJECTS MOVE ON, OR IF THEY DO ADDRESS A NEED SYSTEMWIDE AND THEY'RE NOT SPECIFIC TO ONE PROJECT, THAT'S WHERE WE USE THOSE FUNDS FROM.
AND BECAUSE WE'VE SEEN THESE INCREASES, WE ALSO INCREASE THOSE.
SO APPROXIMATELY $7.6 MILLION OF THE OVERALL NON CAPACITY BUDGET IS DUE TO ESCALATION.
ON THE CAPACITY SIDE, WE WANTED TO SHOW THIS JUST FOR REFERENCE FOR THE SCHOOL BOARD.
THAT IS JUST FOR THE BUILDING AND JUST FOR CONSTRUCTION.
IT DOES NOT INCLUDE DESIGN, IT DOES NOT INCLUDE FURNITURE, IT DOESN'T INCLUDE ANYTHING ELSE.
WE ASSUME $350 A SQUARE FOOT WHEN WE WERE ESTIMATING THOSE PROJECTS.
SO GEORGE MASON, COREY KELLY, ET CETERA FOR PATRICK HENRY, FOR REFERENCE, WHICH OPENED IN JANUARY OF 2019, WE PAID $275 PER SQUARE FOOT FOR THAT, JUST FOR THE HARD COST OF THE BUILDING.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR WE HAVE WE'VE FULLY BOUGHT THAT, EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOT COMPLETED, BUT WE FULLY BOUGHT IT AND THAT'S COMING IN AT $407 A SQUARE FOOT AND MINI HOWARD, WHICH IS A HIGH SCHOOL. SO THERE IS A PREMIUM FOR THAT, BUT JUST A YEAR LATER IS COMING IN AT $465 A SQUARE FOOT.
IT'S NOT THERE'S NOT ANYTHING WE COULD DO TO TO DRIVE THOSE COSTS DOWN FURTHER.
WE WANTED TO SAY IN THE FIRST BULLET ON THE SLIDE, BECAUSE OF COST INCREASES AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL SITE REQUIREMENTS WITH THE CITY'S GREEN BUILDING POLICY IS NOT ONLY NOT ZERO ENERGY, BUT ALSO SOME STORMWATER REQUIREMENTS WHICH REALLY HELP ON OUR SITES, ALLEVIATE SOME OF THE FLOODING AND ISSUES THAT HAVE OCCURRED. BUT SITE DEVELOPMENT COSTS.
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SO WE'RE WE USED TO ASSUME ABOUT $1,000,000 PER ACRE WE'D SPEND ON THAT.WE'RE NOW CLOSE TO TWO AND A HALF TO 3 MILLION.
WE'RE SPENDING ON THOSE THINGS PER ACRE.
SO THE FIRST IS 10.2 MILLION IN NET NEW NON CAPACITY PROJECTS.
AND THEN 4.7 MILLION FOR PROJECTS DEEMED URGENT BASED ON A LOT OF THOSE REALLY GOING TO SITE HARDSCAPE STORMWATER MITIGATION AT VARIOUS SITES AND SOME CRITICAL LIFE CYCLE REPLACEMENTS WHERE THEY'RE NEEDED.
AND THEN LASTLY, WE HAVE $2 MILLION IN NET NEW CAPACITY PROJECTS.
A NEW CAPACITY PROJECT THAT YOU SEE IN THE CIP IS FOR LEASE SPACE RENOVATION.
WE HAVE SEVERAL LEASE SPACES THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE LEASES FOR.
WE HAVE THE OPTION TO EXTEND THEM, BUT ONE OF ONE OF THEM BEING OUR ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL AND LOOKING AT DIFFERENT ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL PROGRAMS. I KNOW OUR TEACHING LEARNING AND LEADERSHIP TEAM, THAT IS SOMETHING THEY ARE CONSIDERING.
AND SO WE JUST WANTED TO PUT AN ITEM IN THE BUDGET FOR THAT TO BE ABLE TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE MONEY AND BE ABLE TO PURSUE A DESIGN PROCESS WITH OUR TEACHING LEARNING AND LEADERSHIP TEAM FOR THAT.
ALSO, OUR WAREHOUSE IS AT LEAST SPACE, WHICH IS UP IN A COUPLE OF YEARS.
SPY ON TEXTBOOKS AND CURRICULUM MATERIALS.
BUT I WILL REPRESENT THE SLIDE FOUR.
AND WE DO HAVE AN EXPERT HERE FROM TEACHING, LEARNING AND LEADERSHIP IN CASE YOU HAVE QUESTIONS.
BUT THE 524 REQUESTED INCREASE BY 128,000 THERE $128,600.
AS YOU SEE, THEY HAVE A SHIFT IN VIDEO STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS THAT THE.
THEY ALSO NEED TO AND SOME GOING TO SOME OF THE INCREASE IS FOR THE SOCIAL STUDIES SUBSCRIPTIONS AS WELL AS A DIGITAL SUBSCRIPTION TO SERVE THE WORLD LANGUAGES PROGRAM.
AND FOR TECHNOLOGY MODERNIZATION.
THE TECHNOLOGY SERVICES OFFICE IS REALLY LOOKING TO UPGRADE OUR FACILITIES WITH REPLACEMENT OF SMARTBOARDS, AS WELL AS AV EQUIPMENT, STARTING WITH GEORGE WASHINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL AND FRANCIS HAMMOND IN 24.
BUT IT SEEMS THEY HAVE A PLAN FOR DIVISION WIDE.
AND JUST TO KNOW THAT WITH NEW HARDWARE COME A NEED FOR INCREASE IN REPLACEMENT AND REPAIR COSTS.
AND WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU REMEMBER THAT DURING OPERATING BUDGET SEASON IN THE NEW YEAR.
SO JUST A REVIEW OF OUR BUDGET SUMMARY AGAIN TONIGHT.
SO THE TOTAL REQUEST BEING 58.7 MILLION IN FY 2020 FOR THOSE MAJOR CAPACITY PROJECTS BEING GEORGE MASON, ADDITIONAL MONEY FOR THE SWING SPACE RENOVATION AS WELL AS DESIGN FUNDS FOR LEASE SPACE RENOVATION.
UM, IN OUR LAST CALENDAR SLIDE, TONIGHT IS OUR FIRST WORK SESSION.
WE'LL HAVE OUR SECOND WORK SESSION ON NOVEMBER 28TH.
DURING THAT MEETING, WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT THE REST OF THE TENURE.
WE WILL ALSO HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT ENROLLMENT, PROJECTION, CAPACITY UTILIZATION, YOU NAME IT.
WE HEARD A LOT OF QUESTIONS LAST WEEK.
I WOULD NOTE THAT SCHOOL BOARD QUESTIONS ARE DUE TOMORROW ON THE CIP BUDGET.
SO IF YOU CAN PLEASE GET THOSE IN, I BELIEVE STANDARD PROCESS IS TO SEND THEM TO MR. TURNER, DR. HART AND DR.
KAY WYATT. AND WITH THAT, US, MYSELF AND THE TEAM ARE HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU. AND ALSO WHEN YOU SEND YOUR QUESTIONS, PLEASE CC SUSAN SO THAT SHE HAS IS ABLE TO KEEP TRACK AS WELL.
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MR. NEWBY. SO.ON THE 4.7 MILLION URGENT PROJECTS OR NEW FUNDS FOR URGENT PRODUCTS, PROJECTS AND CRITICAL LIFE CYCLE OR REPLACEMENT.
CAN YOU TALK TO ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PROCESS OF HOW WE DETERMINE THAT IN LIGHT OF THE AUDIT THAT WE HAVE AND THE FACILITY ASSESSMENT PLAN THAT WE HAD DONE BEFORE? SURE. SO IF I GOING TO ASK MR. MAYOR TO PULL UP ATTACHMENT TO.
PLEASE. AND WE COULD TALK THROUGH THOSE AND CERTAINLY ASKED MR. FINNEGAN TO ASSIST.
BUT I'LL JUST START THE CONVERSATION BY SAYING WE DID HAVE FACILITY.
WE HAD TARGETED FACILITIES, CONDITIONS, ASSESSMENT DONE ON SIX OF OUR SCHOOLS.
I THINK IN 2018 WE HAD FACILITY CONDITIONS ASSESSMENTS COMPLETED IN 2019 2020.
EXACTLY. SO AND FACILITY CONDITIONS ASSESSMENTS ARE GREAT BECAUSE YOU GET PROFESSIONALS IN THERE ABLE TO LOOK AT ALL YOUR BUILDING SYSTEMS, TELL YOU HOW OLD THEY ARE, HOW LONG THEY SHOULD LAST.
AND YOU CAN JUDGE BASED ON THAT WHEN YOU WANT TO FUND THEM IN THE BUDGET.
BUT THE REAL EXPERIENCE ON THE GROUND MIGHT BE SOMETHING TOTALLY DIFFERENT.
AND SO MAYBE AN HVAC UNIT THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO LAST 15 YEARS REALLY IS ONLY MAKING IT 12 OR WE'RE HAVING CONTINUED ISSUES WITH A CERTAIN WINDOW AND WE NEED TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT. AND SO THAT'S WHERE THE TEAM COMES IN AND IS REALLY ABLE TO REPRIORITIZE THINGS.
SO BUT I'LL SEE IF MR. FINNEGAN, IF THERE ARE SOME OF THE NEW PROJECTS SPECIFICALLY THAT YOU WANT TO TALK THROUGH, WE COULD DO IT THAT WAY.
I THINK A LOT OF THESE CAME UP WITH CAME UP FROM SOME STORMWATER ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN HAPPENING ON SITE AND WHILE THE FACILITY CONDITIONS ASSESSMENTS LOOKED IN THE BUILDINGS, THEY DIDN'T NECESSARILY CONSIDER ALL THAT WAS HAPPENING OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING LIKE SOME OF THE THE STORMWATER MAINTENANCE.
THERE'S THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED OVER THE PAST.
AND WHEN THAT HAS HAPPENED, THEY HAVE NOT ALWAYS DONE A GREAT PLANNING JOB.
FOR EXAMPLE, IN CLOSING A SECTION THAT NOW BECOMES A COURTYARD, WHILE SOMETIMES THERE'S A LOT OF ROOF WATER THAT GOES INTO THAT COURTYARD AND THAT'S A LOT OF CAPACITY FOR THAT AREA. SO WE'VE GOT UNDERSIZED PIPES.
SO THERE ARE A HANDFUL OF THINGS LIKE THAT AROUND THE SYSTEM THAT WAS INFORMED BY STAFF, THAT WAS INFORMED BY US WITH INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE, THAT WAS INFORMED BY THE FACILITIES CONDITION ASSESSMENTS. SO ALL OF THOSE THINGS ARE KIND OF COMBINED TO INFORM US GOING FORWARD.
OKAY. AND THEN WE'LL. ALL RIGHT.
NOT SURE WHY PEOPLE DON'T HAVE QUESTIONS.
OKAY. SO, MR. FINNEGAN. BACK TO OUR WONDERFUL STADIUM, PARKER GRAY STADIUM.
THERE IS 750,000 BUDGETED AT THE TOP THERE FOR EXTERIOR PLAYGROUNDS OR SPORTS AREAS.
AND IT SAYS IN THERE, RENOVATION OF STADIUM BLEACHERS.
IF I'M CORRECT, I KNOW MONEY WAS TAKEN OUT OF THE BUDGET FOR THE RENOVATION OF THE STADIUM, THE BLEACHERS BUDGET, AND IN GOING TO THE GAMES.
THERE DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE ENOUGH BLEACHERS.
AND THEN ALSO, YES, THE CONDITIONS OF THE BLEACHERS.
BUT WOULD IT MAKE MORE SENSE TO PUT IN MONEY FOR THE IN THE BUDGET FOR NEW BLEACHERS INSTEAD OF USING SO MUCH MONEY TO REPAIR WHAT WE HAVE? SO WE ACTUALLY HAVE PUT IN SOME MONEY REQUESTS FOR A COUPLE OF THINGS AROUND THE STADIUM AND THE BLEACHERS.
WE ARE PUTTING IN MONEY FOR FISCAL YEAR 25 FOR NEW BLEACHERS.
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BEING DELAYED, ETC..THERE ARE HANDFUL OF THINGS THAT WE STILL NEED TO FINISH AROUND THE STADIUM.
FOR EXAMPLE, THE BUILDING SKIN.
SO THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT WE WILL BE FINISHING AROUND THERE.
BUT THE BLEACHERS WE HAVE, IT'S NOT A REPAIR.
THE REQUEST IS FOR NEW BLEACHERS.
WONDERFUL. AND ALSO, I KNOW A PERSON GAVE PUBLIC COMMENT TONIGHT ABOUT FLOODING, THE LONG JUMP FLOODING.
ARE THERE ADDITIONAL FLOODING ISSUES THAT WE HAVEN'T ADDRESSED AT THAT STADIUM? SO THERE ARE SOME ISSUES BACK BEHIND THE BLEACHERS AND WE'RE TRYING TO DEAL WITH THOSE WITHOUT SPENDING TOO MUCH MONEY KNOWING THAT NOW WE'RE REQUESTING MONEY FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE BLEACHERS.
SO THE PROBLEM IS REALLY UNDERNEATH THE BLEACHERS THAT HAS KIND OF BECOME A MARSHY AREA.
WE HAVE DONE SOME ADDITIONAL WORK.
WE'VE GOT A NEW BIO RETENTION AREA NEARBY THAT ACTUALLY HAS IMPROVED SOMEWHAT SOME OF THE ISSUES.
HOWEVER, NOT EVERYTHING BECAUSE THERE'S KIND OF A SPLIT.
AND IT IS GOOD TO SEE ALL OF YOU HERE.
I HAVE TO TAKE A PICTURE IN A LITTLE WHILE.
THIS HASN'T HAPPENED IN A LONG TIME.
SO THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE IN PERSON.
OKAY. MR. BAILEY? YES. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
QUESTION AND I THINK IT'S AN IMPORTANT QUESTION ABOUT THE SECURITY INTERESTS.
THAT'S THE ROLE THAT GEORGE WASHINGTON.
I SEE THE DOCUMENT THAT CAME OUT TODAY AS IT'S IN HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW.
BUT WHEN THAT NEW PROJECT IS GOING TO TAKE PLACE, WHEN.
SO RIGHT NOW WE HAVE IT IN THE FY 24 BUDGET, WHICH MEANS THAT IT CAN START AS OF JULY 1ST, 2023.
I KNOW THAT THERE HAVE BEEN REQUESTS TO ACCELERATE THAT, AND IF THAT IS THE BOARD'S PURVIEW, WE WOULD JUST NEED TO KNOW WHERE WE WOULD POTENTIALLY DEFUND ANOTHER PROJECT IN ORDER TO DO THAT. SO THAT'S ALWAYS THE GIVE OR TAKE.
WE ARE NOT BY ANY MEANS SAYING THAT IT IS NOT, OF COURSE, AN IMPORTANT ISSUE.
IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE FINALIZING ACROSS THE DIVISION.
SO I'M HOPING THAT THERE'S NOT AN IMPRESSION THAT IT IS JUST A FREE FOR ALL.
AND THE REASON I BRING IT UP AND I APOLOGIZE TO THE PTA THERE BECAUSE THAT'S ONE OF MY SCHOOLS AND I, I HAD SOME DEATHS IN THE FAMILY AND I WANTED TO TOUCH ON THIS PRIOR TO TODAY. TO ME, I SEE A LOT OF ISSUES WITH THAT.
SOMEONE BEING ABLE TO DO SOMETHING EGREGIOUS AND AND THEIR RUN TO THE METRO AND THEY'RE GONE.
RIGHT. I HAVE ISSUES WITH THAT.
THERE'S BEEN I MEAN, IT'S JUST SO HARD TO TALK ABOUT.
RIGHT. BUT THERE'S BEEN THE PAST WEEK, RIGHT? SEVEN, EIGHT DAYS. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL SCHOOL SHOOTINGS, INCLUDING A COLLEGE SHOOTING YESTERDAY AND ONE TODAY WHERE SEVERAL FOLKS DIED IN THOSE INCIDENTS.
AND I'M ALWAYS THE MILITARY IS ALWAYS TALKING ABOUT THE FIVE P'S.
PROPER PREPAREDNESS PREVENTS POOR PERFORMANCE, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT RELATES TO SAFETY ISSUES.
SO I JUST FEEL THAT'S SOMETHING WE SHOULD ACT ON AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
IS LIKE WHAT, THE SECOND LARGEST SCHOOL POPULATION, POPULATION SCHOOL IN THE CITY.
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IF IF THE ALEXANDER CITY HIGH SCHOOL HAS IT, THAT G.W.SO HOPEFULLY, LIKE I SAID, MY COLLEAGUES, WE CAN TRY TO FIND A WAY TO WORK THAT OUT.
UNDERSTOOD, MR. BAILEY, AND THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I KNOW MR. FINNEGAN WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SPEAK AS WELL AS REGARDS TO THE PARTICULAR VESTIBULE.
IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT IT'S GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT WE CAN ERECT VERY QUICKLY.
SO JUST WITH FULL TRANSPARENCY.
BUT MR. FINNEGAN AND I ALSO UNDERSTAND, LIKE YOU SAID, WITH MATERIALS, RIGHT.
I MEAN, WE KNOW THERE'S A BACKLOG IN THAT NO MATTER.
BE IT A HOUSE, SECURITY SCHOOL OR WHATEVER.
AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ADD THAT WE HAVE BEGUN DISCUSSIONS WITH AN ARCHITECT ON THAT.
THE MONEY THAT WE ARE REQUESTING IS FOR THE ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION OF IT.
AND AGAIN, AS I MENTIONED, THAT IS 2024.
MONEY. SO THAT WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR NEXT SUMMER.
AND I ECHO THE SENTIMENT THAT IT'S LOVELY TO SEE YOU ALL IN PERSON.
JUST TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT QUESTION, I THINK IT'S A GOOD ONE.
AND OBVIOUSLY, I THINK A LOT OF US HAVE IT AS A PRIORITY.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE KNOWING THAT IT TAKES TIME TO PLAN AND THEN CONSTRUCT, IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT CAN BE DONE IN THE INTERIM AS A TEMPORARY SOLUTION? I KNOW STUDENTS HAVE TO PASS THROUGH THAT HALLWAY IN BETWEEN CLASSES.
IS THERE LIKE, I DON'T KNOW, SAY THE ONE HALLWAY THAT HAS DOORS, COULD THAT BE BLOCKED OFF OR SOMETHING WHEN STUDENTS AREN'T CHANGING CLASSES? I WOULD ASK IF YOU ALLOW THE TEAM AND I TO GO BACK AND JUST DISCUSS WHAT, IF ANY, TEMPORARY MEASURES CAN BE PUT IN PLACE.
THE ONE THING WE ALWAYS HAVE TO BE AWARE OF ARE EGRESS AND MAKING SURE THAT IF WE CREATE A TEMPORARY BARRIER CLOSURE, THAT IS NOT THEN PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BEING ABLE TO EVACUATE IN THE CASE OF FIRE EMERGENCY.
AND I DON'T WANT TO ANSWER INCORRECTLY ON THE SPOT.
SO I WOULD JUST LIKE TO BE ABLE TO CIRCLE BACK WITH YOU ON THAT.
AND YES, ECHO, IT'S GREAT TO HAVE EVERYBODY HERE IN PERSON.
AND I ALSO SUPPORT MR. BAILEY IS COMMON ABOUT IF WE CAN GET THIS DONE SOONER THAN EVEN THE SUMMER.
I UNDERSTAND ALL OF THE OTHER CHALLENGES IN THAT.
I'M GLAD THAT YOU'RE SAYING LIKE, LET'S MANAGE EXPECTATIONS.
EVEN IF WE FIND THE MONEY TOMORROW, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE DONE IN A WEEK, RIGHT? BUT IF THERE'S A WAY TO GET IT DONE BEFORE THE START OF THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR, THEN I WOULD BE VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THAT.
OK THE QUESTION ON SOME OF THE HVAC FIXES, WHERE ARE WE WITH? IS THERE ANYTHING WITH ESSER FUNDING THAT CAN COVER SOME OF THOSE FIXES STILL? SO I HAVE TO GET THE EXACT AMOUNT.
BUT I THINK OUR TEAM HAS PRETTY MUCH EXPENDED ALL OF OUR ESSER FUNDS AS IT RELATES TO HVAC.
WE DID A LOT OF WORK OVER THE SPAN OF TWO YEARS IN RELATION TO THE PANDEMIC, YOU KNOW, NEW UNITS, THE PURCHASE OF ALL OF THE HEPA AIR FILTERS THAT WE HAVE WITHIN THE SCHOOLS. JOHN HELPED ME OUT.
I'M DRAWING A BLANK, BUT WE'VE DONE A NUMBER OF PROJECT WORK AS IT RELATES TO HVAC AND REALLY HAVE EXPENDED THOSE FUNDS, WHICH IS WHY WE ARE MAKING SURE WE'RE REQUESTING WHAT'S NEEDED IN THE CAPITAL BUDGET TO BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN AND ALSO CONTINUE ON A TRAJECTORY OF REPLACING HVAC DIVISION SCHOOLS.
BUT JOHN, AND WE'RE TRYING TO CATCH UP WITH THE HVAC.
WE HAD A LOT OF LARGE PROJECTS OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.
AND IF YOU REMEMBER, SOME OF THAT HAD TO BE PHASED BECAUSE AGAIN, SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES, ETC..
WE HAVE SPREAD THAT AMONGST VARIOUS OF OUR ONGOING FIVE LARGE PROJECTS.
SO WHAT YOU SEE IN THIS BUDGET IS SOME ESCALATION, ETC.
BECAUSE OF THOSE LONG LEAD TIMES GETTING EVEN LONGER AND NOBODY'S GUARANTEEING PRICES.
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GOOD JOB LAYING OUT THE ESCALATION AND THEN THE NEW PROJECTS AND THE BREAKDOWN.BUT OBVIOUSLY WITH LIMITED FUNDS, IF THERE'S ANY OF THESE PROJECTS WHERE WE COULD USE SOME OF THE GRANTS OR ESSER FUNDING TO OFF PUT SOME OF THE INCREASED COSTS THAT WE'LL BE ASKING FOR.
I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ADD, WE HAVE A GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH DR.
TRUDEAU AND THE GRANTS OFFICE, AND HE REGULARLY SUPPORTS US IN SAYING, HEY, WE SEE THIS GRANT.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT YOUR TEAM WILL BE INTERESTED IN.
AND THE TEAM HAS REALLY TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF THAT AGAIN OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS.
IF I CAN. SORRY, JUST REALLY BRIEFLY, BECAUSE MAINTENANCE AND CUSTODIAL SERVICES IS THE ONLY FACILITIES TEAM NOT NOT HERE, BUT THEY HAD A LOT A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF ESSER FUNDS TO THAT THEY USE ON REGULAR HVAC MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR.
SO NOT THE NECESSARILY BIG PROJECTS THAT WILL WIND UP IN THE CAP OR THAT JOHN'S TEAM WOULD MANAGE.
BUT SOME OF THE MORE REGULAR MAINTENANCE THAT HELPS GET THE HVAC EQUIPMENT TO WHERE IT NEEDED TO BE.
BUT THERE ARE LONG LEAD ITEMS THAT WE WENT AHEAD AND ORDERED WITH THAT MONEY.
SO HOPEFULLY THAT WILL OFFSET SOME OF THE INCREASES SINCE WE'VE ALREADY GOT IT ON THE BOOKS.
I JUST HAVE ONE MORE QUICK QUESTION, IF THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
THE HAVE WE CONSIDERED I BROUGHT THIS UP AT A PREVIOUS MEETING, BUT HAVE WE LOOKED INTO I KNOW WE DO A REGULAR KIND OF REVIEW OF THE BUILDINGS AND THE AIR QUALITY WITHIN THE BUILDINGS, BUT HAVE WE CONSIDER PUTTING SOME REGULAR JUST CO TWO MONITORS THAT ARE THERE JUST ON A REGULAR BASIS? AND IF. WE HAVEN'T.
WE CAN COME BACK TO THIS AT SOME POINT.
SO I THINK OUR TEAM WILL TAKE A LOOK INTO THAT.
DR. REEF. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION AND IT IS GREAT TO SEE YOU ALL.
I HAVE TWO BUCKETS OF QUESTIONS.
SO THE FIRST ONE IS ABOUT I'M INTERESTED TO HEAR MORE ABOUT THE DESIGN PROCESS FOR 1703 BEAUREGARD IS THAT, YOU KNOW, I'M USED TO THINKING ABOUT HOW WE DID MACARTHUR, WHERE THERE'S LIKE COMMUNITY INPUT AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
SO I'M WONDERING, IS THIS LIKE A IS THERE GOING TO BE A WHAT DO THEY CALL THAT, LIKE THE PRE DESIGN, YOU KNOW, THAT COMES TO THE BOARD AND WE APPROVE IT OR LIKE, HOW IS THAT PROCESS GOING TO WORK? AND THEN I'M REALLY INTERESTED IN IF THERE'S ANY MORE INSIGHT YOU CAN PROVIDE ABOUT THE LEAST SPACE RENOVATION.
I'M QUESTIONING IF THAT MAKES THE MOST SENSE FOR A MIDDLE SCHOOL.
SO I'M JUST KIND OF LIKE THAT OUT THERE.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO DISCUSSING IT MORE NEXT TIME.
BUT ANY ANY INSIGHT ON TO THE LEAST SPACE RENOVATION? SO I'M GOING TO TAKE THE SECOND QUESTION, THEN I'LL PASS IT TO ERICA FOR THE FIRST QUESTION.
AND WANTING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A PLACEHOLDER IN THE BUDGET.
THERE ARE ALSO SOME ADA COMPLIANCE CONCERNS WITH THAT BUILDING, BUT AGAIN, WE DON'T OWN IT.
SO WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE LESSOR TO ADDRESS THOSE THINGS.
SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE FUNDING IN PLACE.
SO WHEN WE DO DETERMINE DO WE FIND A LOCATION THAT REALLY DOES MEET MOST? WE PROBABLY WON'T GET IT ALL, BUT MOST OF OUR NEEDS, ESPECIALLY REALLY THE STUDENT NEEDS, THEN THAT'S WHAT WE WOULD USE THAT MONEY FOR TO START ANY DESIGN THAT WOULD NEED TO BE DONE, ANY OUTFITTING OF THAT PARTICULAR SPACE TO ACTUALLY BECOME THE NEXT CHANCE FOR CHANGE.
SO THAT'S WHY THE TEAM WANTED TO BE PROACTIVE AND PUT THAT IN THE BUDGET.
AND ON THE 1703 DESIGN PROCESS.
AND I'LL WELCOME MISS BARTLETT TO ADD IF SHE HAS ANYTHING.
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THERE'S DIFFERENT DESIGN CONCEPTS.IT IS A BIT DIFFERENT BECAUSE IT WON'T BE A NEW SITE PLAN.
IT'S JUST A MATTER OF LOOKING AT THE DESIGN.
BUT CERTAINLY WE'RE HAPPY TO COME BACK AND KEEP THE BOARD UP TO DATE ON THE DESIGN PROGRESS.
WE'RE NOT LOOKING AT ESTABLISHING AN ADVISORY GROUP PER SE IN THE IN THE STANDARD WAY, BECAUSE IN IN THE CASE OF, FOR EXAMPLE, DOUGLAS MACARTHUR MINI HOWARD, THAT'S A COMMUNITY GROUP OF THE CIVIC ASSOCIATIONS AND THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY THAT'S REALLY USING THAT SCHOOL.
IN THE CASE OF 1703, WHAT WE HAVE IS THE COMMUNITY IS REALLY THE FERDINAND T DAY AND JOHN ADAMS COMMUNITY THAT LIVES THERE AND IT'S SERVING GEORGE MASON AND THEN CORA KELLY. SO I THINK WE HAD TALKED ABOUT POTENTIALLY DOING SOMETHING MORE LIKE WE DID WITH PATRICK HENRY AND MACARTHUR, WHERE IT WAS A SWING SPACE COLLABORATIVE COMMITTEE AND POTENTIALLY SETTING UP JUST THE COMMUNICATION CHANNELS FOR FOR CHECK IN BETWEEN FOR AN ANTI DAY AS WELL AS WHICHEVER SCHOOL IS CURRENTLY OCCUPYING THAT SITE. BUT I BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE A BARTLETT DID YOU WANT TO RESPOND TO I BELIEVE WE HAVE A DESIGN KICKOFF MEETING COMMUNITY MEETING COMING UP.
SO THEY HAVE STARTED ON THE DESIGN PROCESS AS OF LAST WEEK.
SO WE JUST LITERALLY KICKED OFF.
AND I THINK WHEN WE GET TO THE SORT OF THE PERMANENT USE OF THE BUILDING, I THINK WE WILL GO THROUGH POTENTIALLY THE ADVISORY GROUP AND ALL THOSE THINGS DOWN THE YEAR.
VICE CHAIR? NO, I HAD MISS IGNACIO AND THEN VICE CHAIR GREEN.
SO I KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT CAPACITY A LITTLE BIT LATER.
I SENT SOME QUESTIONS IN THAT I THINK SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE SEEN AND I JUST TO DR.
AND I KNOW THAT COULD BE A STICKING POINT BECAUSE WE'RE BUILDING THE NEW MINI HOWARD, IF YOU WILL.
BUT I'M NOT SEEING THAT THAT IS GOING TO DO ANYTHING TO ADDRESS HIGH SCHOOL CAPACITY.
SO I HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF CONCERNS AROUND THE SIZE OF THE SCHOOL.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT OUR ENROLLMENT NUMBERS, I KNOW THAT THEY FLUCTUATE BACK AND FORTH AND THEN THINGS HAPPEN LIKE OUR INFLUX OF IMMIGRANT STUDENTS THAT CAME THIS YEAR THAT WE WEREN'T NECESSARILY EXPECTING.
SO I WOULD BE SURPRISED TO SEE OUR CAPACITY GO DOWN TO ANY EXTENT.
IT JUST SEEMS TO HAVE GROWN AND APPEARS TO STILL BE GROWING AND ALSO WONDERING IF WE'RE CONSIDERING MORE K-8 AS A WAY TO ALLEVIATE SOME OF THE MIDDLE SCHOOL. SO JUST THROWING OUT SOME IDEAS.
SO IF I MAY RESPOND TO THAT, JUST TO MAKE YOU AWARE, WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS ENROLLMENT IN A FEW WEEKS, BUT WE ARE LOOKING AT OTHER PROGRAMING AROUND THE HIGH SCHOOL PROJECT THAT MIGHT IMPACT THE CAPACITY.
AND I WILL PRESENT THOSE AT A LATER DATE.
BUT WE ARE TALKING WITH TLB AS WELL AS SOME UNIVERSITIES ABOUT PROGRAMING THAT WE'VE STARTED SOME DISCUSSIONS ABOUT IN PREVIOUS YEARS AROUND EARLY COLLEGE AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO WE'LL WE'LL BE HAVING THOSE CONVERSATIONS MOVING FORWARD AROUND ENROLLMENT AND CAPACITY.
IT'S 330 SQUARE FOOT, THOUSAND SQUARE FEET.
IT'S MEANT TO SERVE 1600 PLUS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.
WE HAVE A LOT OF FRESHMEN CURRENTLY OVER THERE, SO IT WILL IMPACT CAPACITY.
I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU THE REFERENCE OF HOW BIG IT WAS.
MY NEXT QUESTION IS AROUND TEXTBOOKS AND CURRICULUM MATERIALS AND.
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HELLO. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.OH, I WOULDN'T LET YOU SIT THERE ALL NIGHT.
ALL RIGHT. SO I WAS WONDERING, IS THERE A, I GUESS, AN OUTLINE OF WHAT DEPARTMENTS WILL RECEIVE NEW BOOKS, DIGITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS? IS IT A IS THERE AN OUTLINE OF ONES THAT ACTUALLY THIS ONE EXPIRES? SO WE NEED TO RE-UP AND THAT THAT'S WHAT NEEDS TO GO INTO THE BUDGET? AND ARE WE MOVING MORE AWAY FROM PHYSICAL TEXTBOOKS AND MORE TO DIGITAL, WHICH I WOULD THINK THAT WE ARE IN OUR COMPANIES PROVIDING BOTH. YOU GET THE BOOKS WITH THE DIGITAL.
SO, DR. GONZALEZ, I'M NOT SURE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THAT OR WE DO HAVE MS..
ALL RIGHT. I AM CASEY HOFMANN, BLAYLOCK.
I'M STARTING MY THIRD MONTH WITH ASPS.
SO, HI, I'M YOUR INSTRUCTIONAL COORDINATOR FOR LIBRARIES AND CURRICULAR RESOURCES.
WE STILL HAVE AN ELEMENT OF THAT IN OUR CURRICULUM ADOPTIONS.
WE'RE NOT BUYING A GROUP OF TEXTBOOKS AND JUST WALKING OUT THE DOOR.
WE'RE LOOKING AT BEST PRACTICES FOR OUR STUDENTS AND FOR OUR TEACHERS.
AND THAT GENERALLY MEANS MORE STUDENT CONSUMABLES, CURRICULUM KITS AND ONLINE RESOURCES.
SO WITH OUR INCREASE FOR FY 24, ONE OF THE REASONS FOR THAT YOU'LL SEE ONE OF THE LINE ITEMS WAS WORLD LANGUAGES THAT DIGITAL SUBSCRIPTION INCREASED FROM $10 A STUDENT TO $25 A STUDENT.
AND ONE OF THE REASONS WHY THAT HAPPENED IS BECAUSE WHAT WE WERE SEEING DURING THE PANDEMIC IS THAT THEY KIND OF FROZE THE COSTS OF THE DIFFERENT RESOURCES, ESPECIALLY ONLINE RESOURCES.
AND NOW THAT WE'RE BACK, WE'RE STARTING TO SEE THOSE COSTS INCREASE.
SO IT KIND OF THERE HAVE BEEN JUMPS IN REGARDS TO THE SCHEDULE.
THOSE REALLY ARE DETERMINED BY VIDEO.
WE ARE DUE FOR BASICALLY REALIGNING OUR SCHEDULE.
THAT WORK IS GOING TO BE HAPPENING THIS YEAR, ALONG WITH UPDATING SOME PROTOCOLS AROUND OUR CURRICULUM ADOPTIONS TO ADDRESS THE THE CHANGE IN THE WAY THAT CURRICULUM ADOPTIONS WORK NOWADAYS.
IT REALLY HAS GONE TO THAT LIKE NETFLIX, AMAZON SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES.
AND I THINK THERE WAS ONE MORE QUESTION.
OKAY, GREAT. CAN I ADD ONE MORE THING? THAT SUBSCRIPTION ALSO INCLUDES TRAINING FOR OUR STAFF.
THANK YOU. I ALSO WANTED TO ASK ABOUT THE PLAYGROUND ASSESSMENTS.
WE FOR THE BOARD OR FOR THE NEWER MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THAT FOR SOME TIME, LIKE DOING WANTING TO REALLY DO AN ASSESSMENT OF ALL THE PLAYGROUNDS AND THEIR CONDITION AND MAKING SURE THAT THERE'S AN EQUITABLE.
OUTDOOR PLAY SPACE FOR STUDENTS ACROSS THE BOARD.
SO I'M INTERESTED IN HEARING AN UPDATE ABOUT THAT BECAUSE I KNOW THAT'S BEEN GOING ON.
AND THEN RELATED TO THAT, I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE WOULD BE A GREAT TIME TO INVITE YOU ALL TO COMMENT ON SOME OF WHAT WE HEARD TONIGHT ABOUT THE SECONDARY STUDENTS ATHLETICS AND ACTIVITIES, BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S KIND OF SIMILAR.
SO IF YOU HAVE ANY INSIGHT THAT YOU CAN PROVIDE OR FEEDBACK ABOUT THAT, I'D LOVE TO HEAR IT.
SO, YES, I WILL ANSWER THE SECOND QUESTION FIRST, BECAUSE I WILL HAVE TO DEFER TO MR. FINNEGAN FOR THE UPDATE ON THE PLAYGROUND ASSESSMENTS.
BUT SO I THINK AS WE'RE ADDRESSING OR LOOKING AT DOING OR HEARING THE REQUEST ABOUT A FACILITIES ASSESSMENT AS IT RELATES TO ATHLETIC FACILITIES, ONE THING THAT I WOULD SAY IS THAT WE NEED TO HAVE A GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THE ATHLETIC PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY AND WHAT IT WILL BE EVOLVING TO, BECAUSE YOU WILL WANT YOUR FEASIBILITY
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ASSESSMENT TO REALLY TELL YOU WHAT YOU NEED TO DO FOR HOW THE PROGRAM IS EVOLVING.SO THAT WOULD BE FIRST AND FOREMOST.
SO HELMETS, THINGS THAT WOULD BE NEEDED TO ACTUALLY OUTFIT PLAYERS.
WE DO NOT OUTFIT THAT THROUGH THE CIP BUDGET.
GONZALEZ, WORKING WITH JAMES PARKER, MR. BOWLES AS WELL, AND OF COURSE, OUR TEAM TO SAY, OKAY, SO BASED OFF OF WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE, WHAT WOULD BE THE PRIORITIZATION OF FACILITIES THAT WE NEED TO ASSESS POTENTIALLY AND THEN DOING AN ACTUAL ASSESSMENT PROCESS SIMILAR TO THE FCA PROCESS? SO AND AGAIN, FROM A TIMELINE PERSPECTIVE, WE NEED TO LOOK AT WHAT THAT WOULD FEASIBLY LOOK LIKE, BE ABLE TO PRESENT THAT TO THE BOARD IN TERMS OF COST FOR A FEASIBILITY STUDY, WHAT THE PRIORITIZATION OF THAT WOULD BE IN ORDER FOR US TO REALLY FIT IN INTO THE CIP, THE CIP PROCESS.
SO IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE COULD CONSIDER.
MR. BOWLES, IN TERMS OF WHAT ARE THE BEST NEXT STEPS FOR THAT PROCESS, IF I CAN REALLY BEFORE WE GET INTO PLAYGROUND ASSESSMENTS, JUST ADD TO THAT THAT I KNOW OUR MAINTENANCE AND CUSTODIAL SERVICES TEAM JUST BROUGHT ON A CONTRACTOR TO LOOK AT EQUIPMENT SUCH AS BASKETBALL HOOPS AND THINGS LIKE THAT THAT WERE MAYBE GETTING MISSED AND NOT MAINTAINED. AND SO WE NOW HAVE THAT THAT CAPABILITY ON BOARD ON THE MAINTENANCE SIDE FOR MINOR REPAIRS.
NOW, SOME OF THE MAJOR STUFF, FOR EXAMPLE, YOU'LL SEE IN THE PROPOSED CIP, ONE OF THE NEW PROJECTS IS THE BLEACHER REPLACEMENT AT THE HIGH SCHOOL, BECAUSE WE THERE ARE SOME ISSUES OVER THERE AND IT'S JUST BEYOND WHAT THE WHAT THE OPERATING BUDGET CAN HANDLE AND IT'S NOW BECOME A CIP PROJECT.
ADDITIONALLY, THE CITY AND RPK DOES A LOT OF NEEDS ASSESSMENTS AND DIFFERENT REVIEWS AND THEY CONSIDER ALL FACILITIES BECAUSE THEY USE OURS AS WELL.
AND SO THAT IS KIND OF A STARTING POINT AND CERTAINLY COULD COULD WORK WITH MR. PARKER AND MR. BALAS ON COMING AT IT FROM AN HBS LENS AND PROVIDING ACCESS TO ACC'S ATHLETICS.
BUT THERE IS A LOT OF INFORMATION FROM OUR ON OUR FACILITIES AS WELL.
AND JOHN, IF YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT PLAYGROUND ASSESSMENT.
SO THE PLAYGROUND ASSESSMENTS ARE OUT THERE.
THAT IS STILL WITH PROCUREMENT.
SO WE WILL HAVE A REPORT FOR YOU AT THE END OF NEXT QUARTER.
SO THAT IS A COMPREHENSIVE LOOK AT EVERYTHING.
WE'VE GOT, THE SITE VISIT SCHEDULED, ETC..
SO WE'LL GIVE YOU AN UPDATE NEXT QUARTER.
AND THEN IF I CAN ALSO JUMP IN, I KNOW YOU DIDN'T ASK THIS, DR.
RIEF, BUT THE AUDITORIUM WAS MENTIONED A FEW TIMES AS WELL AS PART OF THAT OVERALL.
SOME OF THE PUBLIC COMMENTS, I DO BELIEVE WE ALREADY HAVE FUNDING SCHEDULED IN THE CURRENT CIP, THE CURRENT YEAR FY 23 FOR AUDITORIUM UPGRADES AND REPLACEMENTS. IN TERMS OF, I BELIEVE THE FLOORING, THERE'S SOME LIGHTING REPLACEMENT, SO ON AND SO FORTH.
SO I JUST WANTED TO AGAIN, PUBLICLY PUT OUT THERE THAT'S ALREADY BUDGETED FOR IN THIS YEAR'S CIP.
AND JUST TO GO ON TOP OF THAT, A COUPLE OF THINGS WITH THE AUDITORIUM.
SO THERE'S A LOT TO BE DONE AND SOME OF THAT IS VERY TECHNICAL.
SO WE ARE WORKING WITH THE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT ON FINDING VENDORS THAT SPECIALIZE IN CERTAIN AREAS THE LIGHTING, THE STAGE, LIGHTING, THE AUDIOVISUAL, ETC.
SO WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THEM FOR MONTHS.
SO THAT'S ANOTHER CONSIDERATION.
BUT WE HAVE ALSO TAKEN STEPS SINCE WE HAD SOME OF THAT IN THE BUDGET PREVIOUSLY.
WE HAVE BEEN OUT TO THE SCHOOL.
WE ALREADY HAVE CONTRACTORS, PRICING, LED, LIGHTING IN THE AUDITORIUM, NEW CARPET AS WELL AS MAINTENANCE OVER THE HOPEFULLY OVER THE HOLIDAY BREAK FOR STAGE REPAIRS BECAUSE THE STAGE IS WOOD.
SO THAT GETS WORN OUT AFTER A WHILE.
SO THERE WILL BE SOME REPAIRS COMING UP AS WE'RE DOING THINGS AROUND THE ENTIRE AUDITORIUM.
ALL RIGHT, MR. AL NEWBY. AND I HAVE A QUICK FOLLOW UP FOR MR. FINNEGAN. YOU MAY HAVE TOUCHED ON THAT EARLIER WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE NEW PROJECTS THAT WE BROUGHT IN FOR THIS YEAR WITH THE SUPPLY CHAINS AND THE INFLATION AND THE UNCERTAINTY. AND WE DON'T KNOW WHERE THINGS ARE GOING TO KEEP GOING.
HAVE WE LOOKED AT MAYBE SOME OF THE PROJECTS, SOME OF THE LIKE, SAY, EQUIPMENT THAT MAY HAVE BEEN SCHEDULED FOR REGULAR CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE, NOT RECOMMENDED FOR CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE OR REPAIR AND LOOKED AT MAYBE IF IT WOULD BE BETTER TO JUST LIKE BITE THE BULLET AND REPLACE THE
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SYSTEM OR JUST OVERHAUL.SO, YES, WE WORK CLOSELY WITH THE MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT ON THOSE TYPES OF ISSUES BECAUSE AS ERICA MENTIONED A FEW MOMENTS AGO, THAT THERE HAVE BEEN A HANDFUL OF REPAIRS THROUGH MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT THAT ARE HVAC RELATED, BUT MAYBE DON'T ELEVATE TO THE LEVEL OF MY OFFICE FOR A COMPLETE REPLACEMENT.
HOWEVER, ALSO WE'RE WORKING WITH THEM BECAUSE OF THESE DELAYS.
SO THAT'S ALWAYS A CONSIDERATION.
BUT AGAIN, YOU JUST NEVER KNOW HOW FAR THAT STUFF GETS PUSHED.
BUT YES, WE WORK VERY CLOSELY FOR THOSE TYPES OF ISSUES.
SO WE'RE GOING TO WRAP THIS UP.
DO YOU HAVE SOME? THREE REALLY QUICK ONES.
THEY'RE ALMOST LIKE. YES, NO QUESTION.
OKAY. IT MEANS IT MEANS LESS EMAILING BACK AND FORTH LATER.
THANK YOU. I WILL BE QUICK, I PROMISE.
SO I WANT TO ASK ABOUT BUSSES.
SO HOW ARE WE SOLVING FOR THAT? AND THEN ARE WE USING ANY OTHER FUNDS TO COVER THE TEXTBOOKS? SO I'LL DEFER THE OTHER TWO.
THE SECOND AND THIRD QUESTION TO ERICA TO RESPOND.
BUT IN TERMS OF THE BUSSES, I WILL HAVE TO JUST CHECK WITH DR.
TRUDEAU. AS YOU KNOW, WE JUST HIRED A NEW DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION.
BUT WE ARE STILL GETTING OUR OUR UPDATED ADDITIONAL EV BUSSES IN.
SO I KNOW THAT THAT'S A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, BUT I WILL DEFINITELY GET THAT ANSWER FOR YOU.
I CAN I CAN JUMP IN ON THAT BECAUSE I'VE SIGNED A COUPLE OF THOSE GRANTS.
SO I'LL SAY I KNOW SAID SO I'VE DEFINITELY SIGNED PROBABLY AT LEAST TWO.
SO I THINK THE LAST ONE WAS ABOUT $3 MILLION.
SO SORRY. WHAT WAS YOUR THIRD QUESTION AGAIN? IF WE'RE USING ESSER FUNDS FOR ANY OF THE TEXTBOOK COSTS.
I KNEW THERE WAS PART OF YOUR QUESTION I DIDN'T ANSWER.
AND IT ACTUALLY RELATES TO TEXTBOOKS AND THE FUNDING OF IT.
SO SPECIFICALLY THE TEXTBOOK REPLACEMENTS.
SO, FOR EXAMPLE, YOU KNOW, 100 SPANISH ONE TEXTBOOKS WALK OUT THE DOOR.
THOSE FUNDS FOR THOSE ACTUAL TEXTBOOK REPLACEMENTS ACTUALLY COME OUT OF OPERATING COSTS AND NOT CIP.
SO IN REGARDS TO ASR FUNDS AND TEXTBOOKS AND IT'S A GREAT QUESTION, I DON'T THINK IT WOULD APPLY MORE FOR THE ACTUAL REPLACEMENTS THAN IT WOULD BE FOR THE PURCHASE OF THE CURRICULUM ADOPTIONS AND THOSE MATERIALS.
SO WE DO FOCUS OUR ASR FUNDS A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY ON THAT.
AND I DO BELIEVE WE HAVE MR. TURNER WHO WOULD LIKE TO SHARE SOMETHING AS WELL.
YEAH. SO CURRENTLY OUR PLAN, OUR ASSET PLAN DOES NOT HAVE FUNDING IN THERE FOR TEXTBOOK ADOPTION.
OUR ESSER FUNDS HAVE BEEN USED ON FOUR DIFFERENT AREAS.
OUR HUMAN CAPITAL NEEDS COVID 19 MITIGATION PROJECT, TECH INFRASTRUCTURE, AND THEN LEARNING LOSS.
SO CURRENTLY THE LEARNING LOSS PROGRAMS INCLUDE LIKE EXTENDED LEARNING AND SO FORTH.
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THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WAS A BIG PUSH A FEW YEARS AGO TO HAVE SUSTAINED FUNDING TO ENSURE THAT OUR TEXTBOOKS WILL ALWAYS BE UP TO DATE AS WE MOVE THROUGH ALL THE YEARS.SO NO, CURRENTLY WE ARE NOT USING ESSER FUNDS TO ADOPT NEW TEXTBOOKS.
BARTLETT WAS ACTUALLY THE PROJECT MANAGER ON THAT PROJECT, THE WE ADDED AN ELEVATOR CORE TO THE BUILDING SO THAT WE COULD RESTRICT THAT ELEVATOR TO GO TO THE FIFTH AND SIXTH FLOORS AND THE OTHER THE ELEVATORS INTERIOR TO THE BUILDING THAT WERE EXISTING SERVE THE SCHOOL.
PERFECT. THANK YOU FOR TAKING MY LAST QUESTIONS.
AND I WOULD JUST WRAP IT UP WITH TWO COMMENTS FROM MYSELF.
ONE IS THAT I DEFINITELY FULLY SUPPORT THE POTENTIAL OF EXPEDITING THE VESTIBULE WORK AT GW AS WE GO THROUGH THE PROCESS AND WE POTENTIALLY FIGURE THAT OUT AS A TEAM.
AND THE OTHER ITEM IS I LIKE WHAT YOU SAID, DR.
HART, ABOUT, YOU KNOW, POSSIBLY I FEEL LIKE WE MAY WANT TO CONVENE OUR ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT IN ALL OF THOSE STAKEHOLDERS TOGETHER TO TALK ABOUT WHAT WE SEE AS A FUTURE FOR OUR ATHLETIC PROGRAM SO THAT WE CAN THEN SORT OF ASSESS OUR FACILITIES ACCORDINGLY.
WE ONLY HAVE ONE HIGH SCHOOL, AND SO I THINK IT DEFINITELY BEHOOVES US TO REALLY MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE BEST OF THE BEST BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT OUR KIDS WILL HAVE ACCESS TO.
SO I DEFINITELY SUPPORT SOME MOVEMENT ON THAT AND AND ANY PROJECTS THAT WE CAN SPEED UP. LIKE I DEFINITELY THE STANDING WATER THERE IS A IS A BIG ISSUE THAT I THINK WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT.
BECAUSE MY CONCERN WITH SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT WE HAVE NOW IS THAT WE JUST OPENED THAT STADIUM AND THINGS LIKE WATER DAMAGE, EROSION, ANYTHING THAT SITS UNDONE ACTUALLY SPEEDS UP THE DECLINE OF WHAT WE JUST DID.
SO JUST THROWING THAT OUT THERE AS WELL.
AND THANK YOU FOR WANTING TO HAVE THAT MEETING.
AND COULD WE ALSO ADD TO THE AGENDA THE EXPANSION OF THE ATHLETICS DOWN INTO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL OR IN SOME ELEMENTARY, AS PER THE APPOINTMENT OF JAMES PARKER AS OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS AND STUDENT ACTIVITIES.
SO WE MIGHT WANT TO ADD THAT TO SOME TOPIC OF DISCUSSION AS WELL.
OKAY. WELL, THANK YOU, EVERYONE.
AND HAVE A GOOD EVENING.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.