SO I WILL GO AHEAD AND CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER AT 503P.
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HOW QUICKLY DO ROLL CALLS? SO WE KNOW WHO'S HERE.JUSTIN WILSON IS HERE AND WE HAVE AMY JACKSON, WHO IS PRESENT AND.
NO. AND THEN WE DO HAVE MR. CHAPMAN, WHO WILL BE HERE SHORTLY.
[I. Approval of January 23, 2023 Meeting Summary (attached)]
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO DO SO? SECOND. ALL RIGHT.GREEN. WHO'S SECOND? MR. WILSON'S.
MOTION. OH, WHAT'S WRONG? OH, SORRY. YEAH, IT'S.
AND THE MOTION CARRIES SO WE CAN MOVE ON THROUGH OUR AGENDA.
AND THE FIRST THING WE HAVE IN MAJOR PROJECTS IS A HIGH SCHOOL PROJECT.
[II. Major Projects:]
SO WE'LL HAVE AN UPDATE ON THAT, AND I'LL TURN IT OVER TO DR.ARE YOU ABLE TO HEAR ME? I'M GOING TO TAKE YOUR HEAD.
NOD THAT YOU ARE TOSSING IT TO ME.
DR. QUIET FOR AN UPDATE ON THE HIGH SCHOOL PROJECT.
SO THE MINI TOWER REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT CONTINUES.
THE TEAM DID HOLD A VIRTUAL COMMUNITY MEETING ON JANUARY 13TH OF THIS YEAR TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THE MANY HOWARD DESIGN CONSTRUCTION TIMELINES AND CONSTRUCTION SITE LOGISTICS. TWO CRANES ARE CURRENTLY OPERATIONAL ON SITE AND SETTING STEEL IN MULTIPLE BUILDING AREAS.
SUBMITTALS AND FABRICATIONS ARE ONGOING FOR ALL UPCOMING WORK.
CONCRETE POURS ARE CONSISTENTLY TAKING PLACE THROUGHOUT THE SITE AND THE CONTRACTOR HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR EXTENDED WORK HOURS AS REQUIRED FOR CONCRETE WORK AND WILL REQUEST EXTENSIONS AS NEEDED FOR SIZABLE COMPLEX EXCUSE ME CONCRETE SLAB CORES.
AND THE PROJECT REMAINS ON SCHEDULE.
SO THAT IS THE UPDATE TONIGHT FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL PROJECT.
OKAY. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING HIGH SCHOOL PROJECT? ALL RIGHT. BEING THAT THERE ARE NONE, WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA, WHICH IS OUR FACILITY ASSESSMENT AND CIP PLANNING.
SHALL I TURN THAT OVER TO MR. PARAGON? SO THE GOOD NEWS IS STAFF FROM BOTH ACP AND THE CITY HAVE BEEN CONTINUING TO WORK TOWARDS A MAY JUNE JOINT WORK SESSION ON FACILITIES, SHARED SERVICES AND APPROACH TO COORDINATING OF THE FY 25 BUDGETING PROCESS.
SO REALLY THREE MAIN PIECES, AGAIN, SHARED SERVICES, FACILITIES AND HOW WE WOULD PERHAPS IMPROVE UPON THE TIMING OF THE BUDGET PROCESS FOR THE NEXT YEAR.
WE HAVEN'T SET THE DATE FOR IT.
I THINK WE'RE STILL KIND OF WORKING ON THAT.
EMBEDDED IN THAT DISCUSSION, PARTICULARLY AS IT RELATES TO CAPITAL, WOULD BE DISCUSSION ABOUT THINGS LIKE PREVAILING WAGE AND PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENTS, WHICH THE COUNCIL HAS UNDERTAKEN AS DIRECTION FOR STAFF AND HOW THAT APPLIES AND NOT APPLY.
SO I THINK THAT'S WHERE THAT IS.
THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT PROGRAMMATIC RELATED ISSUES AND DR.
WYATT WILL HANDLE THOSE, CERTAINLY.
I WAS JUST RELATED TO SORT OF HOW THINGS FIT OVERALL AND THAT RELATES EVENTUALLY RELATES TO THE TYPES OF FACILITIES AND ANY ADJUSTMENTS ONE WOULD WANT TO MAKE, IF ANY.
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SO WE CAN GET BOTH PARTIES.ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY? OTHER INPUT.
I DON'T KNOW IF DR. HARDY, YOU NEED TO ADD ANYTHING.
WE TYPICALLY BRING IT TO THIS JOINT COMMITTEE.
IN MARCH, WE HAVE A MEETING ON STUDENT GENERATION WITH THE CITY SCHEDULED FOR LATER THIS WEEK.
SO JUST WANTING TO SHARE THAT UPDATE ON BEHALF OF THE TEAM AS WELL.
GREAT. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY ANY QUESTIONS? YEAH. CAN I JUMP IN HERE FOR A SECOND? I GUESS A COUPLE OF THINGS. SO I GUESS, FIRST OF ALL, AS IT RELATES TO THE MANAGER'S UPDATE, I GUESS ONE JUST NIT PICKY.
AND THEN LET'S TRY TO GET SOME MATERIALS OUT WELL IN ADVANCE AS WELL SO THAT WE.
HAVE A CHANCE TO HAVE. BE CONSTRUCTIVE CONVERSATION THE.
THE OTHER THING I'M THINKING OF IS THAT AS WE GO INTO THE BUDGET PROCESS, WHILE THE WORK SESSION IS GOING TO BE AFTER THE BUDGET PROCESS, I THINK THERE'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE SOME TIE INS RELATED TO HOW WE TALK ABOUT THE CIP.
AND AND SO I THINK WE'RE GOING TO WANT TO AT LEAST IDENTIFY THOSE LINKAGES DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS AND SAY LIKE, HEY, THESE ARE THINGS THESE ARE THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO BE LESS LESS CONCERNING THE OVERALL FUNDING LEVELS AND MORE ABOUT HOW THE MORE THE HOW AS OPPOSED TO THE.
WELL, I THINK YOU TOUCHED ON SOME OF THOSE.
I THINK THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME POLICY QUESTIONS THAT WE'RE GOING TO WANT TO TALK THROUGH.
AND SO WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE LINKAGES ARE THERE.
AND THEN, YOU KNOW, AND I THINK THE DOCTOR HEART TOUCHED ON THIS, AND I'M GLAD SHE DID.
YOU KNOW, WE APPROVED A WE APPROVED REDEVELOPMENT OF SAMUEL MADDEN ON SATURDAY, WHICH WAS OBVIOUSLY A LARGE PUBLIC HOUSING PROPERTY AND WILL BE REDEVELOPED TO A MUCH MORE SIGNIFICANT.
DEVELOPMENT ON THE SITE WITH TWO PRETTY LARGE BUILDINGS AND GIVEN THE STUDENT GENERATION RATES.
AND SO AND I NOTED THAT WHEN WE WERE GOING THROUGH THAT PROCESS.
NO AS A LIVESTOCK. BUT THESE ARE SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS THAT.
AND SO I AM AM CURIOUS, MOST OF THE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS WE CONSIDER ARE VERY SMALL, RELATIVELY, AND HAVE AN IMPACT ALONG THE EDGES AROUND A PARTICULAR SCHOOL.
I THINK THIS PROJECT SPECIFICALLY AND WHICH SIDE OF THE LINE ONE BUILDING FALLS ON OR NOT, COULD HAVE PRETTY DRAMATIC IMPACTS ON THE ENROLLMENT, NOT JUST THE NUMBERS, BUT KIND OF THE OVERALL DEMOGRAPHICS OF ENROLLMENT AT TWO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
AND SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S.
THAT'S A CONVERSATION THAT WE HAVE COLLECTIVELY.
WHEN THESE WHEN THESE I KNOW I KNOW OUR OUR PLANNING STAFF IS CERTAINLY WORKING WITH YOU GUYS ON ENROLLMENT PROJECTIONS, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THAT TEES UP A CONVERSATION FOR YOU GUYS AROUND ATTENDANCE. SO I JUST WANT TO THROW THAT OUT THERE AND MAYBE A A AN ENHANCEMENT TO OUR PROCESSES IN THE FUTURE.
ULTIMATELY, IT'S ALL YOUR CALL AND YOUR DECISION.
BUT AS I WAS LOOKING AT THAT ON SATURDAY, I THOUGHT TO MYSELF, WELL, YOU KNOW, GOSH, THAT'S A THAT'S A BIG ENOUGH CHANGE THAT THEY MIGHT WANT TO BE AHEAD OF IT.
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I APOLOGIZE FOR CUTTING ACROSS BY DR.QUIET. WE CANNOT HEAR YOU ON THIS END.
AND IT MAY BE BECAUSE YOUR MIC IS NOT UNMUTED.
PEOPLE. AND SOMEONE TEXTED ME TO SAY THEY COULDN'T HEAR ME, SO.
NO, YOU'RE GOING TO I WAS GOING TO SAY, I DON'T KNOW IF I COULD SAY THAT AS WELL AS I DID.
GOD, I MEAN, THE SECOND TIME COULD BE EVEN BETTER.
SOMEONE TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T HEAR ME, SO.
MAYBE. CAN YOU HEAR ME, SUSAN? YEAH. I CAN.
I CAN TURN. LET ME TRY. MY. MY.
IS THAT. IT'S DEFINITELY NOT GOING TO WORK.
YOU MIGHT TRY. YOU MIGHT TRY JIM'S MICROPHONE.
I WAS GOING TO SAY, COULD YOU GUYS HEAR JIM? CAN YOU HEAR ME? DR.
THE MICROPHONE IS HERE. CAN YOU HEAR ME ON THIS ONE? YOU'RE VERY LOW, BUT YOU ARE AUDIBLE.
ALL RIGHT. AND NOW WHAT WAS THE QUESTION AGAIN? SO IT WAS IT WAS AROUND MEETINGS TO TALK ABOUT THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF NEW DEVELOPMENTS.
RIGHT. WELL, IT WAS A REALLY AROUND AROUND HOW YOU HOW YOU POTENTIALLY TEE UP ATTENDANCE ZONE CHANGES MAYBE OUT OF CYCLE AS A RESULT OF LARGER SCALE.
SO THOSE ARE PART OF OUR ENROLLMENT DISCUSSIONS, BOUNDARY ANALYSIS, THAT SORT OF THING.
AND I THINK THE THE THE ONE OTHER PIECE, AS WE AS WE THINK ABOUT THAT AND I KNOW WE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF CONVERSATION ON THIS ON THE SATURDAY ON SATURDAY AS WELL IS IN ALL THOSE SITUATIONS OR A LOT OF THESE SITUATIONS WHERE WE'RE DOING PARTICULARLY AFFORDABLE HOUSING REDEVELOPMENT, WE HAVE IN SOME CASES TEMPORARY DISPLACEMENT AND THEN AND THEN RETURN.
AND I KNOW THERE'S FEDERAL OBLIGATIONS THAT YOU GUYS WORK THROUGH ON ON THAT.
AND SO JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THERE'S A THERE'S A TIGHT KNIT BETWEEN OUR HOUSING DEPARTMENT ARE SOME OF THE NON-PROFITS THAT WE WORK WITH AS WELL AS OUR PLANNING DEPARTMENT.
SO OF WHAT WE NEED TO DO MOVING FORWARD TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE CITY TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
I'M SORRY, DO YOU NEED. NO, THAT'S GREAT.
WE HAVE A PRETTY GOOD GLIDE PATH, AND I THINK WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU AS WELL AS SOME OF THE OTHER PROJECTS THAT WE ARE HAVING STRONG ENOUGH DISCUSSIONS THAT.
YOU NEED TO START THINKING ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT.
I THINK IT PROBABLY GETS TO YOUR POINT.
IT'S EARLIER THAN IT GETS IN THE SUBMITTAL PROCESS.
I THINK WE CAN DO THAT. OUR HOUSING DIRECTOR, HELEN MCILVAINE, HAS AN AMAZING.
A PIPELINE CHART THAT IS INCREDIBLY EFFECTIVE.
AND THE PART THAT I ACTUALLY REALLY LIKE ABOUT IT.
YOU CAN TALK ABOUT WHO WE'D LIKE TO BE LIVING.
IT'S VERSUS, YOU KNOW, IT'S 200 UNITS.
I THINK I CAN HELP MORE SPECIFICALLY.
SO IF THERE'S SOMETHING IN THE SYSTEM THAT JUST GETS TO YOU AND.
ALL RIGHT, DR. HART, I SEE YOU HAVE RAISED YOUR HAND.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADD SOME ADDITIONAL.
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SO WE WILL DEFINITELY MOVE IN THE CONVERSATION SPECIFIC TO THIS PARTICULAR DEVELOPMENT AS PART OF THE ONGOING CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR BOARD.SO WE ARE IN CONTACT AND CONTINUING TO COLLABORATE WITH CITY STAFF.
I APPRECIATE THAT. AND NOT TO NOT TO BEAT THE HORSE TO DEATH, BUT I MEAN, MOST OF THE RECENT DEVELOPMENT WE'VE HAD AND REALLY THE LAST DECADE HAVE BEEN THE TYPES OF HOUSING TYPES THAT HAVE THE LOWEST STUDENT GENERATION RATE.
AND SO MOST OF THESE DEVELOPMENTS ARE GENERATING VERY, VERY FEW KIDS REALLY ALONG THE EDGES.
AND WHAT I WHAT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE IS I'M THINKING ABOUT THESE FAMILIES.
IF IF WE'RE MAKING CHANGES, WE'D RATHER MAKE THEM BEFORE, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE ENROLLED.
AND WE DON'T HAVE TO DISRUPT A LARGE NUMBER OF OF KIDS.
MS.. GREEN. THANK YOU, CHARLTON.
I WAS JUST WONDERING. MR. MAYOR. MR. PRESIDENT, WHEN IS THE START AND FINISH OF OF CONSTRUCTION FOR ZIMMERMAN? WE CAN GET YOU THE DETAILS ON THAT.
I MEAN, TYPICALLY THEY'RE DOING A TAX CREDIT APPLICATION FOR IN MARCH.
THAT'S RIGHT. AND THEN OBVIOUSLY, IT TAKES A WHILE FOR THAT ALL TO COME ONLINE BUILDINGS.
AND SO IT'S IT'S A IT'S A ELONGATED PROCESS, BUT.
YEAH. I WAS GOING TO SAY WITH THE PIPELINE, WE COULD GET YOU THE FULL TIME LINE.
I MEAN, THE ONE NICE THING IS ABOUT THESE PROJECTS IS WE PROBABLY HAVE GREATER PREDICTABILITY ABOUT WHEN THEY COME ONLINE THAN WE WOULD PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT BECAUSE THEY'RE SO TIED AROUND TAX CREDITS AND THINGS LIKE THAT WHERE THERE'S DEADLINES AND TIMELINES AS WELL AS FINANCING THAT'S REALLY LOCKED IN.
SO IT'S NOT THEY'RE NOT GOING OUT TO THE MARKET TO FIND PRIVATE FINANCING.
IT'S LOCKED IN. SO WE BETTER GET YOUR ANSWERS ON IT.
THANK YOU. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. BEING THAT THERE ARE NONE, WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR BUDGET UPDATES.
AND SHALL WE START WITH SCHOOLS OR CITY? START WITH CITY. I'M HAPPY THAT YOU START WITH COMES OUT TOMORROW.
STAY TUNED. IT DOES INCLUDE FUNDING FOR CHAIRS.
THAT'S RIGHT. THAT WAS THAT WAS A RATHER LATE REQUEST.
I WILL TRY MY BEST TO PRIORITY NUMBER ONE FOR NOW.
SO, FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE SCHOOL TEAM IN PARTICULAR.
IT'S NOT EASY DOING SOMETHING FOR YEARS.
AND THEN SOMEONE SAYS, WELL, I'D LIKE TO DO IT A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THE LITTLE EXTRA INFORMATION THAT I RECEIVED.
THE UNDERSTANDING OF SOME OF THE DYNAMICS OF WHAT WAS BEING REQUESTED.
IN FACT, I SPENT SOME TIME WITH DR.
KAY AND REALLY HAD A MUCH BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF.
SO I'LL BE PRESENTING THE BUDGET TOMORROW.
COUNCIL WILL RECEIVE IT AND THEN GO THROUGH A VERY.
ENGAGEMENT AND INPUT TO GET TO.
I'M PROPOSING THE OPERATING BUDGET BE FULLY FUNDED.
IT WAS FULLY REQUESTED AND KIND OF WORK THROUGH THAT.
BUT I FEEL REALLY GOOD ABOUT THE BUDGET.
AGAIN, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO DR.
KAY AND. REALLY A LOT OF GREAT INFORMATION.
AND QUITE FRANKLY, THERE'S A LOT OF NEEDS.
REALLY KIND OF THE PRECURSOR TO TOMORROW.
SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT AND INITIATIVES THE COUNCIL DID.
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PUBLIC SAFETY TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING TO.EQUITY TO FOCUS ON YOUTH AND FAMILIES.
I MEAN, THE BUDGET HAD SUCH SIGNIFICANT INITIATIVES.
THIS YEAR'S BUDGET REALLY TRIES TO CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN AND STRENGTHEN THOSE AND SOME TARGETED INVESTMENTS, PARTICULARLY IN A FEW AREAS, PARTICULARLY IN A FEW AREAS.
THERE'S SOME ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT IN OUR YOUTH, PARTICULARLY WITH OUR YOUTH AND MENTAL HEALTH AREA.
WE CONTINUE TO DEVOTE SOME INVESTMENT TO ENSURE SAFE AND SECURE COMMUNITIES WITH OUR PUBLIC SAFETY EFFORTS.
WITHOUT TALENT, WE CAN'T DO ALL THE GREAT THINGS THAT THE COMMUNITY WANTS US TO ACCOMPLISH.
AND EVERYTHING WAS LOOKED AT WITH AN EQUITY AND EQUITY FOCUS, AS WELL AS A CLIMATE JUSTICE PERSPECTIVE AS COUNSEL HAD HAD REQUESTED.
GENERAL SUMMARY. BUT AGAIN, I PROBABLY MY MAIN MESSAGE TONIGHT WAS APPRECIATION FOR THE COLLABORATION AND THE TEAMS. IT WAS REALLY WELL DONE.
THANK YOU, MR. VERIZON AND DR.
KAY WYATT. FIRST OF ALL, I ALSO WANT TO ECHO THOSE SENTIMENTS.
IT WAS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT AROUND BUDGET THIS YEAR.
I THINK MR. PEARSON WAS PROBABLY NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO ALL OF MY CALLS AND TEXTS LIKE CAN WE MEET AGAIN? JUST TO MAKE SURE.
SO IT'S GREAT TO HEAR THAT TOMORROW WE'RE GOING TO GET SOME GOOD NEWS ON THE OPERATING SIDE.
AND THEN, OF COURSE, WE WILL WORK THROUGH SOME OF THOSE DISCUSSIONS AROUND THE KIPP WORK.
ONE NAME THAT WAS LEFT OFF WAS MR. TURNER'S NAME AROUND AROUND BUDGET.
THANK YOU. I'M SO SORRY TO MAKE SURE, YOU KNOW, HE AND MORGAN WERE AMAZING.
AS I CAME ON TO THIS INTERIM ROLE TO WORK WITH MR. PEREGRINE AND HIS TEAM AND OUR COUNTERPARTS TO REALLY WORK THROUGH WHAT WAS A VERY CHALLENGING YEAR WITH STAFFING AND ALL OF OUR NEEDS AND THE FOCUS ON REALLY RETENTION AND WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN FOR OUR SCHOOLS TO OPERATE AND FUNCTION.
SO I KNOW MR. TURNER, I'M NOT SURE IF HE WOULD LIKE TO ADD ANYTHING, BUT OUR SCHOOL BOARD DID VOTE ON THE SUPERINTENDENT'S BUDGET ON FEBRUARY THE 16TH, SO WE WERE JUST WAITING FOR FEBRUARY THE 28TH, A GOLDEN DAY TO TO TO GET THAT.
SO WE DO THANK YOU, MR. PEARSON, FOR THAT.
MR. TURNER. I'M NOT SURE THERE'S LOTS OF SCHOOL DAY FOR SOME SCHOOLS.
SOME GET THE GOLD, SOME DON'T.
SO. WELL, I THINK IT SPEAKS TO THE IMPORTANT REALLY AROUND THE WORK OF EDUCATING OUR STUDENTS AND THEIR NEEDS AND REALLY VALUING THE WORK THAT OUR SCHOOL STAFF DO, OUR TEACHERS, OUR BUS DRIVERS, OUR BUILDING ENGINEERS.
AND SO WE'RE GRATEFUL THAT THE CITY DOES PUT THEM AND PUT SCHOOLS AS A PRIORITY.
HE JUMPED IN. NO, JUST KIDDING.
SO, MR. TURNER, THANK YOU, DR.
QUINN. AND I'LL JUST SAY WE'LL BE KEEPING OUR EYES AND EARS OPEN TOMORROW, BECAUSE THAT'S STEP ONE.
BUT THE FINISH LINE, THOUGH, IS THERE IN MAY WHEN THE CITY COUNCIL THEN APPROVES THE FULL BUDGET.
SO WE'LL DEFINITELY BE EARS AND EYES OPEN TOMORROW AND THEN BE WATCHING TO SEE WHAT GOES THROUGH THE PROCESS THROUGH THE END OF MAY AND THEN FINALIZING OUR BUDGET THERE IN JUNE. I WILL SAY WE'LL ALSO KEEPING OUR EYES AND EARS OPEN WITH WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA AS WELL.
SO THEY DON'T HAVE ANY SPECIFICS FOR DIVISION YET, BUT THAT IS A GOOD SIGN RIGHT NOW FOR US BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S A MINIMAL IMPACT FOR OUR SCHOOL DIVISION.
WITH THAT, I'LL TOSS IT BACK TO YOU ALL.
SO SO CAN I JUMP IN WITH A QUESTION FOR MR. TURNER? SO I DID SEE THAT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY'S ACTION, WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY GOOD, DID WE HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THE IMPACT OF THE ERROR WAS FOR
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US? DO WE KNOW WHAT THAT NUMBER WAS? SO WE DON'T HAVE THE SPECIFICS ON IT, BUT IT WAS GOING TO BE A NEGATIVE IMPACT TO US.BUT BECAUSE ALEXANDRIA HAS A LOCAL COMPOSITE INDEX OF 0.8, THE IMPACT WOULD BE MINIMAL TO US AS OPPOSED TO ANOTHER AREA THAT MIGHT HAVE A 0.60.5 LCI.
I DID SEE I DID SEE SOME ESTIMATES FOR SOME OTHER JURISDICTIONS.
SO I WAS JUST KIND OF CURIOUS WHAT WHAT OUR NUMBER WAS.
AND YEAH, I WOULD ALSO LOVE TO KNOW WHAT THE I WAS TRYING TO UNPACK WHAT THEY PASS THERE AT THE LAST MINUTE TO BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE IT WAS NOT JUST FIXING THE HOLE THAT THEY CREATED, BUT THERE WAS ALSO SOME MINIMAL POSITIVES AS WELL.
BUT YEAH, AT LEAST THEY WERE ABLE TO DO SOMETHING POSITIVE THERE NOW.
SO AND WE'LL SEE WHAT THEY. YEAH.
SO WE ALWAYS WORK ON OUR INTERNAL PROJECTION EVEN BEFORE THE TOOL COMES OUT.
TEAMS WORKING ON THAT RIGHT NOW WITH SOME OF THE UPDATED INFORMATION TO BE ABLE TO SEE WHAT THE COMPARISON WILL BE FROM WHAT WE HAD AND THE SCHOOL BOARD'S APPROVED BUDGET TO WHAT IT WILL POTENTIALLY BE IN JUNE.
SO YOU'RE SAYING YOU HAVE THE NUMBERS YOU JUST WON'T TELL ME IS WHAT YOU'RE TELLING ME? I DO NOT HAVE THE NUMBER RIGHT NOW.
IS THAT WHAT? THAT'S WHAT I. THAT'S WHAT I TOOK.
I APOLOGIZE. YOU JUST BLINK TWICE.
GRAB YOUR EAR. IF THE NUMBER IS UNDER 5 MILLION.
I DO WANT TO CAUTION US IN PUTTING THAT NUMBER OUT THERE UNTIL WE GET THE FINAL CALCULATION.
AND I THINK THAT COULD BE HARMFUL WHEN YOU'RE DISCUSSING BUDGET AND NEXT STEP.
SO WE NEED TO BE CAUTIOUS OF PUTTING A NUMBER OUT THAT MIGHT BE INCORRECT AND THEN YOU ALL ARE GOING TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS OR WE'RE GOING TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS OFF OF THAT UNTIL THE DECISION IS FINAL.
SO I WOULD JUST CAUTIOUS AND LET ME LET ME LET ME DEVIL'S ADVOCATE A LITTLE BIT.
I THINK I THINK IT WAS KIND OF IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT NUMBER FROM AN ADVOCACY PERSPECTIVE.
YOU KNOW, I THINK THE THE FACT WAS OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, THE REASON THAT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FELT OBLIGATED TO FIX THIS ISSUE, EVEN THOUGH THEY DIDN'T DO ANYTHING ELSE AS IT RELATES TO THE BUDGET IN THIS TERM, WAS BECAUSE THEY WERE HEARING FROM JURISDICTIONS IN THEIR DISTRICTS WHO WERE EXPLAINING THE IMPACT OF THIS MISTAKE ON THEIR JURISDICTIONS.
I MEAN, FAIRFAX'S NUMBERS WERE DRAMATIC, EVEN THOUGH, AS MR. TURNER NOTED, THE THE THE LCI, ALBEIT IS MORE GENEROUS TO THEM THAN IT IS TO US, BUT, BUT IS STILL IS STILL ON THE WRONG SIDE FOR THEM. SO I THINK THE FACT THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE THAT NUMBER MADE IT HARDER FOR US TO AT LEAST WE COULD SAY LIKE FIX THIS PROBLEM, BUT WE DIDN'T, I DIDN'T HAVE A REAL NUMBER TO BE ABLE TO SAY LIKE, OKAY, THIS IS WHY THIS NUMBER IS THIS IS WHY THIS IS A BIG DEAL FOR US.
SO AGAIN, THEY ARE ONLY PAYING 20%, 19% OF WHAT OUR COSTS ARE.
I GET THAT. BUT IT'S STILL A NUMBER.
AND I THINK IT WAS IMPORTANT TO HOLD THEIR FEET TO THE FIRE TO FIX IT.
BUT I KNOW YOU WANT THE NUMBER I HEAR.
YOU GUYS AREN'T THE ONLY VOICE, SO.
I WOULD JUST LIKE TO KNOW, MR. CITY MANAGER, IF THERE'S ANY GOOD NEWS YOU'D LIKE TO TELL US LEADING UP TO TOMORROW ON YOUR BUDGET.
I THINK I SORT OF JUST HIGHLIGHTED THAT.
7 P.M.. MY PROPOSED BUDGET IS GOING TO HAVE A SIGNIFICANT FUNDING FOR.
THINK TWICE IF THAT MEANS SOMETHING.
I SHOW YOU. SHOW YOU SHOW US YOUR SECRET NUMBER.
WE'LL TELL YOU JIM'S SECRET NUMBER.
HOW ABOUT THAT? HOW ABOUT THAT? I GUESS IT HELPS THAT THE MICROPHONE WASN'T ON WHEN I SAID EVERYONE WENT WHERE I WAS GOING TO HEAR YOU.
MOVING ALONG. DO YOU HAVE ANY UPDATES ON THE AMAZON VIRGINIA TECH WORK?
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HI. THIS IS DR.GONZALEZ. WE CONTINUE TO PARTNER WITH VIRGINIA TECH.
WE SUBMITTED A DRAFT OF SOME OF OUR INITIAL PLANS FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR, THE REST OF THE SCHOOL YEAR AND NEXT SCHOOL YEAR THAT WAS SUBMITTED TO THE SUPERINTENDENT AND THE MAYOR. SO HOPEFULLY EVERYONE HAS HAD THAT DOCUMENT FORWARDED TO THEM.
WE'D JUST LIKE TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT THAT'S A FLUID DOCUMENT SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME.
AND SHE'LL BE JOINING US IN OUR NEXT PRINCIPALS MEETING AS WE WORK ON OUR NEW INSTRUCTIONAL PLANNING TOOL AND HOW TO GET THOSE STANDARDS ACROSS ALL CURRICULUMS THROUGHOUT THE DIVISION.
AND SO THAT'S OUR UPDATES FOR THIS MONTH.
OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS THERE? ACTUALLY, I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION.
I'M WONDERING, HAVE THERE BEEN DISCUSSIONS ABOUT SORT OF LEVERAGING THAT PARTNERSHIP TO SORT OF ENHANCE SOME OF OUR OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME OPTIONS? THAT WOULD PROBABLY BE A JUST YEAH, THAT WOULD BE A DISCUSSION WITH KURT'S OFFICE, MR. HUFFMAN'S OFFICE. BUT THAT I KNOW THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SOME PLANS IN PLACE AND THAT THEY WERE THE LAST THAT I KNEW ABOUT IS THAT THEY WERE WORKING ON SOME OPPORTUNITIES FOR CERTAIN PROJECTS IN THE LINK CLUBS AFTER SCHOOL.
SO I DO KNOW THERE ARE SOME CONVERSATIONS GOING ON, BUT MR. HUFFMAN WOULD BE BETTER SUITED TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION.
WE CAN PROVIDE THAT FOR A STATE TO THE BOARD.
AND THEN I THINK THE REPORT THAT WE GOT ACTUALLY MENTIONS, FOR EXAMPLE, IT SAYS SEPTEMBER THERE WAS 80 K THROUGH FIVE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM PROVIDERS AT THE CONVENTION CENTER.
SO THERE'S BEEN IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE IS SOME WORK GOING ON ON OUT OF SCHOOL IN ADDITION.
SCHOOL. SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS GOT THIS, BUT I CAN AFFORD IT OVER TWO.
IT'S A GOOD REPORT. IT'S A VERY COMPREHENSIVE REPORT.
YEAH, I JUST SENT IT TO THE COUNCIL.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. SAFETY AND SECURITY.
WELL, I FEEL LIKE THAT'S THE TOPIC OF THE EVENING LATER TONIGHT.
I'M NOT SURE HOW TO PROCEED WITH THAT, I THINK.
TONIGHT WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT OUR RECOMMENDATIONS.
HART HAS ANY ADDITIONAL NEW UPDATES, OF COURSE.
I'M SORRY, MR.. CHAPMAN WAS RAISING HIS HAND, SO.
I'LL DEFER. OKAY, MR. CHAIRMAN. SORRY.
I WANTED TO KIND OF UNDERSTAND WHAT THE PROCESS IS FOR THE WEAPONS ABATEMENT.
I UNDERSTAND THAT'S INVOLVING CONVERSATION WITH SCHOOL BOARD AND STAFF.
AND I BELIEVE I STILL HAVE DR.
WE ARE ABOUT TO ROLL OUT ACTUALLY, I THINK WAS ON FRIDAY.
WE HAVE A SURVEY ABOUT OUR WEAPONS ABATEMENT.
IT WENT OUT TO ALL OF OUR COMMUNITIES SO THAT THEY CAN PROVIDE A RESPONSE.
AND DR. HART, THAT WAS A QUICK SYNOPSIS AND I'M SURE YOU HAVE MUCH MORE DETAIL HERE.
I KNOW YOU DID A GREAT JOB JUST IN RELATION TO THE OVERALL TIMELINE.
WE OPENED A SURVEY LAST FRIDAY.
THAT SURVEY CLOSES ON MARCH 8TH.
FROM THAT STANDPOINT, ONCE WE GET THE APPROVAL TO MOVE FORWARD, WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE RESPECTIVE VENDORS, ORDER THE EQUIPMENT, GET THE EQUIPMENT IN PLACE WITH A HOPE TO LAUNCH THE PILOT PROGRAM IN MAY OF THIS YEAR.
I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU. UM, MR. JACKSON, YOU HAD A QUESTION. THANK YOU.
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12TH GRADE, KNOWING THAT SOME ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS WILL BE COMING INTO THAT SETTING WHEN IT HAPPENS NEXT YEAR OR THE YEAR AFTER.JACKSON, WHAT I WAS SAYING IS THAT WE'RE ENCOURAGING STUDENTS GRADES SIX THROUGH 12 TO TAKE IT AS ROLLED OUT COMMUNITY WIDE AND TO ALL OF OUR DIVISION FAMILIES, JUST THE STUDENTS SPECIFICALLY IN 6 TO 12.
WE'RE ALSO ENCOURAGING TO TO TAKE THE SURVEY.
IS THERE A REASON THEY CAN ABSOLUTELY TAKE THE SURVEY? WE'RE JUST ENCOURAGING OUR SIX THROUGH 12TH GRADERS TO SPECIFICALLY TAKE IT, SINCE THEY WOULD BE MOST IMPACTED RIGHT NOW BY THE ROLLOUT.
THANK YOU. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ABOUT THE WEAPONS ABATEMENT? ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.
NOT SURE IF WE HAVE ANY UPDATES THERE.
NO UPDATES ON THAT AND SURE, THERE'LL BE MORE IN THE FUTURE.
OK WE HAVE OTHER ON THE AGENDA OR ANY OTHER ITEMS.
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SO TWO QUICK THINGS.TWO LETTERS. I'M WORKING ON THAT.
I'D LOVE THIS BODY TO OPEN DOORS ONCE I SEND THEM.
ONE IS TO THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE STAFF.
A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO, THEY USED TO DO AN AWARD FOR TEACHERS, AND I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT IT IS, BUT IT'S BEEN IN THE NINETIES AND THEY LASTED IT AND FOR WHATEVER REASON THEY STOPPED DOING THAT.
AS LONG AS IT DOESN'T COST MONEY.
BUT SEEING IF WE CAN KIND OF PUSH THEM TO HELP THEM BRING THAT AWARDS PROGRAM BACK.
AND THEN ANOTHER ITEM FINALIZING A LETTER TO.
SCHOOLS TO SEE IF THERE CAN BE FUTURE CONVERSATION ABOUT EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION.
SEPARATE FROM SCHOLARSHIP FUND.
BUT SEEING HOW THAT RELATIONSHIP COULD WORK, I KNOW THAT'S BEEN A PAST CONVERSATION.
JUST SEEING IF THAT'S THERE'S OPPORTUNITY FOR THAT AND WHAT'S NEEDED ON THAT.
BUT I'LL BE GETTING THOSE LETTERS FROM ME AND WHATNOT.
GIVE THEM A NICE LITTLE PUSH TO TO BRING THAT TYPE OF RECOGNITION BACK TO THE COMMUNITY.
FIVE YEARS AGO WHEN WE FIRST GOT ON THE BOARD.
SO WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO FIND THAT INFORMATION.
JOHN PORTER LED THE TEAM ON THAT, SO IT MAY BE GOOD TO REVISIT THAT AGAIN.
SO THANK YOU. MR. CHAPMAN YEAH, THAT'S DEFINITELY BEEN A CONVERSATION IN THE PAST.
I THINK THERE ARE A LOT OF KIND OF NUANCES THAT NEED TO BE FIGURED OUT.
I BELIEVE WE DO HAVE SOME OF THAT INFORMATION AND I CAN PULL THAT IN.
YES. AND I WAS WONDERING, COULD WE GET ANOTHER UPDATE NEXT MONTH ON THE STAFFING FOR THE AFTERSCHOOL RECREATION AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS? IMAGINE THAT WILL BE A CONVERSATION DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS.
SO, YEAH, I'M SURE THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS THAT.
THANK YOU. I'D SAY IT'S A CHALLENGE AREA FOR US.
AND ACTUALLY, WHILE WE'RE AT IT, WE SHOULD PROBABLY DO THE SAME.
GET ANOTHER UPDATE ON CROSSING GUARDS AS WELL.
SO. WELL, THAT ONE COUNSELED DIRECTED ME TO COME BACK TO YOU.
I'M GOING TO BE ABLE TO COME BACK SOONER THAN THE 60 DAYS.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT. AND THAT'S GIVE YOU 60 DAYS.
SO WE'RE GETTING SLACK PARKING ENFORCEMENT, BUT I'M ROLLING THE CROSSING GUARD.
YES, YES. THANK YOU FOR THE 60 DAYS.
ONE WAS CROSSING GUARD, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BRINGING THAT UP, TOO.
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TRANSPORTATION? AND I KNOW I'VE ASKED THIS ON THE CITY SIDE, IF YOU ALL HAVE ANY NUMBERS OF HOW STUDENT HOW MANY STUDENTS ARE RIDING THE BUSSES? THE BUSSES HONESTLY, BECAUSE I'M HEARING FROM THE OTHER SIDE THAT THEY CAN'T ESTABLISH THE NUMBERS.HOW WE'RE DOING. THERE WERE A LOT OF QUESTIONS IN THAT ONE QUESTION OKAY.
SO I THINK I HAVE TO GIVE YOU THAT.
AND THEN I WAS GOING TO ASK ABOUT MACARTHUR AND THE PAST.
WILL IT BE REESTABLISHED AFTER AFTER CONSTRUCTION, THE PATH THAT GOES BEHIND THE SCHOOL TO PENN PARK? OKAY. SO LET ME ADDRESS THE FIRST SERIES OF QUESTION, DR.
HART. AND I'VE HAD SOME CONVERSATIONS AROUND THIS, AS WELL AS WITH SOME DASH LEADERSHIP.
SO WE WILL GET THAT INFORMATION, PROVIDE AN UPDATE FOR YOU.
HART IS BACK ON DR. HART, I'M NOT SURE IF YOU HAVE AN UPDATE OR WOULD THAT BE SOMETHING WE CAN COME BACK AND DEFINITELY PROVIDE IT TO? I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T HEAR THE SPECIFIC THE SPECIFIC QUESTION RELATED TO DOUGLAS MACARTHUR.
BUT I KNOW THAT BUILDING IS COMING RIGHT UP AGAINST THE FENCE LINE.
SO THIS WAS ACTUALLY A TIMELY QUESTION BY A PARENT TODAY TO ME.
IT IS A GREAT. YEAH, THERE YOU GO.
THERE YOU GO. I WILL DEFER TO TO JACK.
I SAW THAT HE. I'M SORRY, MR. BROWN. I SAW HE CAME ON CAMERA.
SO I WILL DEFER TO HIM TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION.
YEAH. SO THE EXTENT OF THE CONSTRUCTION WITHIN MACARTHUR WILL END AT THE PROPERTY LINE.
SO WE WILL STILL HAVE THE TRAIL SYSTEM THAT IS WITHIN THAT'S A PART OF FOREST PARK.
BUT THERE WILL NEED TO BE SOME IMPROVEMENTS.
I MEAN, I'M SURE ALL OF YOU ARE AWARE OF THE TERRAIN THERE.
IT'S VERY STEEP, BUT THAT THE RIGHT NOW THE DESIGN WITHIN PATRICK HENRY PARTICULARLY.
I'M SORRY. PATRICK HENRY SORRY ABOUT THAT.
YES, I MISSPOKE ON THAT THERE.
SO THOSE TWO ARE SO ASSOCIATED WITH EACH OTHER.
SO AT MACARTHUR ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE PROPERTY, THERE WILL BE A DIRECT COMMUNITY LINK THROUGH THE PROPERTY CONNECTING TO FOREST PARK SO THAT YOU CAN CONTINUE TO CHINK A PIN.
BUT IT'S GOING TO BE A CHALLENGE BECAUSE OF THE TERRAIN IN THERE.
GREAT. THANK YOU FOR THAT ANSWER, JACK.
SO IT LOOKS LIKE WE'VE GOTTEN THROUGH OUR AGENDA AND WE'LL SEE YOU ALL NEXT TIME ON MARCH 27, 2023.
ACTUALLY, WE'LL SEE YOU IN A COUPLE OF MINUTES.
MINUTES. I MEAN, JUST THIS PARTICULAR GROUP.
THIS PARTICULAR GROUP WILL COME TOGETHER AGAIN MARCH 27.
JACKSON WHO SECOND GUESS THE MAYOR'S MOTION.
I THANK YOU ALL.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.