[1. Roll Call - Announcement of a Quorum]
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>> P RITTER: THANK YOU, WELCOME TO THE MEETING OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
IT'S TUESDAY, JUNE 23RD, ABOUT 10:34 A.M.
[2. Certification of Notice Posted for the Meeting]
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>> CHANCELLOR MAY: I CERTIFY THIS MEETING WAS ACCORDING TO 551.054 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.
>> P RITTER: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I UNDERSTAND WE HAVE NO CITIZENS WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TO ADDRESS THE BOARD.
LET'S PROCEED WITH THE AGENDA.
THE FIRST OF OUR BUDGET WORKSHOPS.
[A. FY 2020-2021 Budget Discussion Presenters: John Robertson, Tiska Thomas]
BEFORE TURNING IT OVER TO JOHN ROBERTSON, THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, CHANCELLOR, ANY COMMENTS AS WE BEGIN THE DAY?>> CHANCELLOR MAY: WELL, AS WE CONTEMPLATE THE FY '21 BUDGET WE'LL ACT ON AT THE
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AUGUST BOARD MEETING AS WE HAVE IN THE PAST, OBVIOUSLY IT'S WITH A LOT OF CHANGE WITHIN THE DISTRICT AS WE DISCUSSED YESTERDAY, RECOGNIZING WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT THESE ISSUES AS WE GO THROUGH THE BUDGET.THE IMPACT OF THE COMING DALLAS COLLEGE, THE IMPACT OF THE BOND INITIATIVE.
AND HOW WE WILL GO FORWARD WITH THAT.
THE CONTINUING IMPACT OF THE COVID CRISIS AND AS WE ADJUST TO THAT GOING FORWARD, AND AS WELL AS THE REALITY AS WE LOOK AT THE FUTURE CERTAINLY CONTINUED ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY BROUGHT ABOUT BY THE COVID CRISIS AS WELL OTHER ISSUES OCCURRING OUTSIDE OF OUR CONTROL.
AS WE LOOK AT THE BUDGET, WHAT WE'VE TRIED TO DO HERE, CHAIR RITTER, IS TO BE AS ACCURATE IN OUR PROJECTIONS AS POSSIBLE FOR THE PRIMARY REASON, IT'S WE WANT TO GET IT RIGHT.
IF WE ESTIMATE OUR REVENUE TOO LOW AND IT COMES IN HIGHER, OBVIOUSLY, WE HAVE DOLLARS THAT WE'RE NOT ABLE TO USE FOR THE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS, AND PARTICULARLY AS WE TRANSITION TO DALLAS COLLEGE, THAT'S INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT.
OR IF WE GO IN TOO HIGH, OBVIOUSLY THEN WE'RE CUTTING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE YEAR.
NEITHER ARE GOOD SCENARIOS FOR US AS WE LOOK THERE.
WE WILL BE SHARING WITH YOU OPTIONS AS WE GO FORWARD, DOING OUR BEST AT THIS POINT IN TIME TO GIVE YOU THE RANGE THAT WE BELIEVE THINGS WILL OCCUR.
KNOWING AS WE GET CLOSER WITH MORE INFORMATION, WE'LL BE ABLE TO NARROW THE RANGE DOWN BY AUGUST.
AND BE ABLE TO GIVE AT CLOSE AS WE CAN TO THE REALITY WE'RE SEEING.
NO DOUBT SOME AREAS FOR WHICH THERE WILL BE UNCERTAINLY.
AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT HOW WE MITIGATE AGAINST THOSE IN THE FUTURE AND PLAN ACCORDINGLY TO ENSURE WE'RE ABLE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF STUDENTS, EMPLOYEES AND COMMUNITY AT LARGE, WHILE AT THE SAME TIME HONORING OUR STEWARDSHIP TO THE TAXPAYERS AND CITIZENS OF TEXAS.
MR. CHAIR, UNLESS YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL COMMENTS, YES?
BEFORE TURNING IT OVER TO JOHN, A REQUEST OF MY FELLOW TRUSTEES.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE PARTICIPANTS BOX IN THE SOFTWARE TOOL, YOU WILL SEE EACH OF YOU LISTED THERE.
AND IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK OR ASK A QUESTIONS, CLICK THAT RAISE YOUR HAND ICON.
AND PEARLY PEARLA AND I WILL MONITOR THAT AND TAKE QUESTIONS IN THE ORDER THEY COME IN.
AS I NOTICED WE DON'T HAVE A BREAK SCHEDULED FOR THIS MEETING.
AS WE CROSS OVER INTO THE NOON HOUR, WE'LL BE LOOKING FOR AN APPROPRIATE TIME TO TAKE A QUICK BREAK AND GET A BITE TO EAT AND COME BACK AND FINISH OUR DISCUSSIONS.
AND WITH THAT, LET ME INVITE JOHN ROBERTSON AND TISKA TO PRESENT THE BUDGET DISCUSSION.
I HAVE NOTHING TO ADD TO THAT.
I'VE BEEN DOING BUDGET FOR WELL OVER TWO YEARS.
IT'S BEEN ONE OF THE MOST UNCERTAIN TIMES THAT WE'VE HAD TO GO INTO TO.
AS DR. MAY SAID, AS WE CONTINUE EACH MONTH AND ESPECIALLY BY AUGUST, WE BELIEVE A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY WILL DISSIPATE.
BUT ALSO, IF THERE STILL IS UNCERTAINTY, WE'LL MAKE SURE THE BOARD IS VERY AWARE OF WHAT AREAS THAT WE'RE HAVING TO WORK WITH AS WE MOVE FORWARD FOR AN APPROVED BUDGET IN AUGUST.
WITH THAT, I'M KNOWING -- GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO TISKA AND MUTE MYSELF SO YOU DON'T HEAR BACKGROUND NOISE OR DOG CHILDREN BARKING IN THE BACKGROUND.
>> MAKE SURE THAT'S NOTED IN THE MINUTES THAT JOHN MUTED HIMSELF.
WE CAN GO TO THE SECOND SLIDE.
AS JOHN SAID, THIS 2021 BUDGET IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT FOR US TO REALLY JUST WRAP OUR HEADS AROUND AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PROVIDING SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY A SOUND FOUNDATION FOR EVERYONE.
SOMETHING WE CAN DEAL WITH AND BE ABLE TO EXPLAIN IN A MANNER THAT IS UNDERSTANDABLE AND THAT WE CAN QUICKLY MAKE CHANGES TO AS WE CONTINUE AS DR. MAY SAID, TO DEAL WITH THE IMPACT OF COVID.
IMPACT OF COVID IN MY MIND AFFECTED US THE SIMILAR WAY 2008 AFFECTED IT'S WIDE
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REACHING.WE DON'T KNOW ALL THE AREAS IT'S GOING TO AFFECT.
WE KNOW THAT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE SOME SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS WITH REVENUE.
BUT THAT'S GOING TO COME FROM A FEW DIFFERENT SOURCES.
OUR REVENUES WILL BE VOLATILE AT FIRST.
EVERYTHING NOW IS BASED ON WHAT WE ASSUME IS THE BEST GUESS FOR THIS PARTICULAR AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING DO TALK ABOUT.
JOHN HAD SPOKEN AT A COUPLE OF BOARD MEETINGS PRIOR ABOUT STATE APPROPRIATIONS, WHERE THE GOVERNOR DID COME OUT AND ASK FOR 5% DECREASE.
BUT HE DID IT ON THE COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY SIDE, EXEMPTED THE COMMUNITY COLLEGES.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T UNDERESTIMATE THAT AT SOME POINT WE COULD BE PULLED INTO THAT.
WE HAVE A 5% DECREASE, WHICH IS ABOUT $4.7 MILLION BAKED IN.
OUR TUITION IS ANOTHER THING, THE ECONOMY GET BAD, PEOPLE COME BACK TO SCHOOL.
WE DON'T KNOW HOW THAT'S GOING TO MAN OUT, AS FAR AS WHETHER OR NOT STUDENTS ARE COMFORTABLE WITH ONLINE COURSES, DO THEY WANT FACE-TO-FACE COURSES? THOSE ARE CHALLENGES ON THE INSTRUCTIONAL SIDE.
WE'RE SHOWING A 5% DECREASE, EVEN WITH THE DIAGNOSES, WE HAVE ADDITIONAL EXPENSES THAT WE HAVE TO ACCOUNT FOR.
BECAUSE THIS IS GOING TO BE OUR FIRST YEAR FOR OUR E-LEARNING MATERIALS.
WE HAVE THAT EXPENSE WE'RE GOING AND INCREASED EXPENSES FOR SCHOLARSHIPS AND T PEG TRANSFERS.
TAXES, WE'LL IS A SLIDE TO TALK ABOUT THE TAX CALENDAR AND CONVERSATIONS WE'VE STEADILY BEEN ENGAGED IN WITH D CAD.
THE DALLAS COLLECTION TAX APPRAISAL OFFICE.
AND D CAT HAS SHOWN HUGE 92 INCREASES IN TAV.
WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE COLLECTION IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE.
THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR WE PUT IT AT 90%.
WE ALWAYS HAD 98% AND SEE COLLECTIONS TRICKLE IN, THE OTHER 2% FROM YEARS PRIOR.
WE DON'T KNOW THAT WILL BE THE CASE THIS YEAR.
WE'RE BEING CONSERVATIVE ON THAT.
DR. MAY SAID, WE WANT TO ESTIMATE OUR REVENUES SO WE'RE BEING MINDFUL OF CHALLENGES AND TRYING TO BE REALISTIC.
SO WITH THAT, EVEN THOUGH I KNOW THAT D CAT ESTIMATED BETWEEN A 7 AND 10 OR 7 AND 9% INCREASE, WE'RE LOOKING AT -- T PEG, A DECREASE IN COLLECTIONS OF 90%.
AND A DECREASE IN REVENUE FROM CURRENT YEAR OF JUST ABOUT $3 MILLION.
WE HAD A COUPLE OF SCENARIOS JOHN SHOWED IN PREVIOUS BOARD MEETINGS WHERE WE HAD REVENUES THAT WENT FROM $10 MILLION TO $18 MILLION INCREASE.
CONSIDERING WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON WITH BUSINESSES AND EVEN THOUGH HOME VALUES ARE STILL ANTICIPATING HOME VALUES TO INCREASE, WE DO KNOW THAT BUSINESSES ARE GOING TO BE IMPACTS GREATLY AND THE ABILITY FOR THOSE BUSINESSES TO PAY THEIR TAXES MAYBE AN ISSUE FOR US AS FAR AS COLLECTIONS ARE CONCERNED.
THAT'S WHY WE SEE THAT NUMBER.
OTHER REVENUE IS GENERAL INCLUDE INVESTMENTS, A MARKETS DECLINE OF ABOUT $2 MILLION.
WE HAVEN'T HAD THE COMPLETE IMPACT OF MARKET CRISIS FOR THE CURRENT YEAR BECAUSE IT'S BASED ON PURCHASES AND INVESTMENTS, WE MADE IN YEARS PRIOR THAT ARE JUST NOW BEING CALLED.
WE EXPECT THAT AS THOUGH THINGS ARE CALLED AND WE'RE PURCHASING NEW SECURITIES AND NEW TREASURIES WE'RE GOING TO SEE THAT BECAUSE THE RATES ARE BAD, LESS THAN A POINT.
EVEN THE POOLS ARE LESS THAN A BASIS POINT.
OVERALL, WHAT WE'RE GOING TO SHOW YOU TODAY IS GOING TO BE A $469 MILLION REVENUE BUDGET.
AND IT'S AN $18.2 MILLION DECREASE OVER THE CURRENT YEAR.
>> P RITTER: ANY QUESTIONS FROM BOARD MEMBERS ON THOSE REVENUE ASSUMPTIONS? I WANT TO COMPLIMENT YOU FOR WHAT YOU'VE CONTEMPLATED IN THE ASSUMPTIONS, COMING OUT OF OUR LAST MEETING.
I THINK IT'S A REALISTIC BASIS.
IT'S A BASIS FOR WHICH WE QUITE FRANKLY DON'T HAVE A LOT OF VISIBILITY OF WHAT THEY WILL LOOK LIKE IN SIX MONTHS.
I'M COMFORTABLE WITH THE ASSUMPTIONS AS BEING THE PLANNING PARAMETERS FOR THIS
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BUDGET.APPRECIATE WHAT YOU BUILT HERE.
>> AND I WOULD AGREE, TRUSTEE RITTER.
>> CHANCELLOR MAY: I THINK THIS IS A GREAT PLACE FOR US TO START.
IN TALKING TO FOLKS FROM ALL OVER THE STATE WITH THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK AND OTHERS IN THE SPACE OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, MOST AGREE THAT WE'RE PROBABLY UNDERESTIMATING THE POSITIVE IMPACT OF THE STIMULUS DOLLARS ON THE ECONOMY.
THAT IS PRETTY HARD TO QUANTIFY AT THIS POINT.
WE KNOW THERE HAS BEEN AN INCREASE IN PERSONAL SAVINGS DURING COVID.
WE KNOW WE SAW SOME DROP IN HOUSE SALES.
THERE IS A LOT OF MOVING PIECES AS MENTIONED, WHILE THE STOCK MARKET IS A RECORD HIGHS, WE'RE SEEING OF COURSE INTEREST RATES AT 0, THAT ARE OUT THERE.
SO IT'S A COMPLICATED MARKET RIGHT NOW WITH MOVING PARTS THAT WE'VE NEVER DEALT WITH.
WE NEVER HAD A SITUATION WHERE TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS WERE SIMPLY PUMPED INTO THE ECONOMY TO STAND IT UP.
AT THE SAME TIME, WHAT THAT MEANS FOR THE LOAN CALL IS UNCERTAIN.
WHEN MOST FOLKS ARE PREDICTING AT SOME POINT THERE WILL BE A DROP OFF WHETHER THAT WILL BE IN '21 OR '22 OR '23 NO ONE SEEM TO KNOW OR HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION TO PREDICT AT THIS TIME.
THIS WAS OUR THREE-YEAR FORECAST.
I BELIEVE JOHN HAS SHOWN THIS A COUPLE OF TIMES.
THE 20-'21 PROPOSED YEAR AND A COUPLE OF NEW COLUMNS.
STATE PROPOSE OPERATIONS IF THEY ASKED FOR A LARGER 5 OR 10% DECREASE FOR US.
THAT'S WHAT IT COULD LOOK LIKE.
YOU SEE WE'RE AT 94.5 MILLION PER YEAR.
IT'S LIKE 170 MILLION OR $180 MILLION FOR THE BIENNIUM.
WE COULD BE LOOKING SOMEWHERE AROUND 85 MILLION FOR THE YEAR, IT WOULD BE ANOTHER 4 OR $5 MILLION DECREASE FOR US.
AND LIKE WISE GROSS TUITION, PROPERTY TAXES JUST KIND OF BE THAT WE LOOK TO SECURE.
AND THEN OUR GENERAL REVENUE AS A MARKET CONTINUE TODAY DECLINE, THE INTEREST RATES CONTINUE TO DECLINE.
TO BE LOOKING AT DEEPER CUTS AS WE GO INTO THE NEW BIENNIUM.
>> C COMPTON: EXCUSE ME, MY SCREEN DIDN'T CHANGE.
>> P RITTER: WE SHOULD HAVE A -- WE SHOULD HAVE A SLIDE THAT SAYS THREE-YEAR FORECAST, CAN YOU SEE THAT?
>> P RITTER: PEARLA, CAN YOU HELP PLEASE?
>> D ZIMMERMANN: MY HAND IS RAISED.
>> P RITTER: SORRY, I DON'T SEE IT.
BASICALLY, FROM THE WAY THINGS HAVE BEEN PRESENTED, WE WILL NOT GET THE USUAL 16-18 MILLION INCREASE, CORRECT?
>> THAT IS WHAT WE'RE CONTEMPLATING IN THIS PROPOSED BUDGET.
THEN WE'RE LOOKING AT A DEFICIT OF APPROXIMATELY 18 MILLION THAT WE WILL NOT GET FROM OTHER SOURCES, CORRECT?
>> NOT A DEFICIT IN ADDITION TO.
THAT IS ALL ENCOMPASSED IN OUR TOTAL REVENUE LINE, THAT'S ALL TO BE INCLUDED.
SO 18 MILLION IS THE TOTAL WE'RE EXPECTING NOT TO GET?
THAT IS WHAT WE'RE PLANNING FOR.
>> D ZIMMERMANN: I WAS THINKING THERE WAS GOING TO BE TWO PIECES TO THIS.
AND WE ARE LOOKING AT 36 MILLION WE DIDN'T HAVE.
>> CHANCELLOR MAY: AND I GUESS, TISKA, TO CLARIFY.
SOME OF THAT IS REALLY A DECREASE ON THE INCREASE.
AS WE WERE SAYING, I MEAN, WE'VE BEEN FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS LIKE WE SAID, WE'VE BEEN FEASTING.
NOW IT'S TIME FOR US TO TIGHTEN THE BELT.
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WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A DECREASE OVER WHAT OUR CURRENT YEAR'S INCREASE WAS.IN AFFECT, IT COULD BE IF YOU WANT TO LOOK AT THIS PROPOSED BUDGET, WE'RE LOOKING AT COMPARED TO WHERE WE WERE WHEN WE PRESENTED THE CURRENT YEAR, IT WOULD BE A NET ZERO, STARTING BACK TO WHERE WE WERE THE YEAR BEFORE LAST.
IN ESSENCE, WE'RE TALKING FLAT IN THAT SENSE, EVEN THOUGH IT'S REDUCTION OVER WHAT WE WOULD NORMALLY BE SEEING AS AN INCREASE?
>> P RITTER: TRUSTEE JAMESON HAS A QUESTION, I BELIEVE.
>> VICE CHAIR W JAMESON: A QUICK ONE.
THE 469 MILLION IS ACTUALLY WHAT IT WAS IN FISCAL YEAR 2019 ROUGHLY?
>> VICE CHAIR W JAMESON: OKAY.
SO THE GOING UP TO THE STATE APPROPRIATIONS LINE, THE PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR '21 IS 5% LESS THAN THE FISCAL YEAR '20, IS THEN THE '22 IS 5% LESS THAN THE '21?
>> VICE CHAIR W JAMESON: OKAY.
AND AGAIN, WE ARE USING THESE CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATES SO WE DON'T GET CAUGHT UNPREPARED.
BECAUSE WE'VE NOT BEEN TOLD THAT'S WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.
WE'VE BEEN EXEMPTED BUT WE DON'T WANT TO BE UNPREPARED.
THAT'S WHY WE SHOW THE DECREASES.
>> CHANCELLOR MAY: THIS IS BASED ON WHAT WE SAW IN 2011 WITH A MID-YEAR CUT OF A BIENNIUM, FY '21, TO THE ADDITIONAL CUT TO THE NEW BIENNIUM, '12-'13.
THIS FOLLOWS THAT SAME PATTERN.
>> CHANCELLOR MAY: JOHN, GO AHEAD.
FLORES: THIS IS NOT A FIXED DECREASE, IT'S WHAT WE'RE ANTICIPATING IN TERMS OF 18 POINT WHATEVER MILLION?
SO IF THE ESTIMATION DOES NOT PROVE TO BEAR OUT, HOW DO WE ROLL THAT BACK INTO THE BUDGET ANALYSIS?
>> WE HAVE ANOTHER SLIDE WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS A LITTLE BIT LATER THAT'S GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE TAX CALENDAR FOR D CAD.
WHICH WILL GIVE US A BETTER BASE FOR WHAT WE CAN ANTICIPATE ON THE PROPERTY TAXES.
WHEN WE COME BACK IN AUGUST OR SEPTEMBER, WE CAN HAVE FURTHER CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT THAT NUMBER LOOKS LIKE.
AND THAT COULD HELP US TO FILL IN THE GAP IN WHAT WE'RE TELLING YOU THE ESTIMATED $18 MILLION DECREASE COULD BE.
IT COULD NOT BY ANYWHERE NEAR THAT OR THAT NUMBER.
WE WOULD HAVE MORE CONCRETE INFORMATION TO GIVING YOU AT THAT TIME.
IT'S BEHIND BECAUSE OF COVID BECAUSE NORMALLY WE WOULD HAVE A CERTIFIED NUMBER IN JULY.
WE WON'T HAVE IT UNTIL AUGUST.
JUST TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND.
THIS IS TAV WHAT'S WE ANTICIPATE TO BE COLLECTED AT 90% COLLECTION RATE.
AND ALSO, POSSIBLY EVEN THOUGH AT THIS MOMENT COMMUNITY COLLEGES ARE EXEMPTED, IF THE GOVERNOR WOULD COME BACK AND SAY, WE'RE NO LONGER EXEMPTED AND WE HAVE TO MAKE THAT UP?
WE MAY NOT HAVE THE GOVERNOR INFORMATION.
SO YES, TO THE TAV INFORMATION.
BY THE TIME WE'RE READY TO VOTE, WE MAY NOT HAVE THE INFORMATION UNTIL MID-YEAR.
THAT ASSUMPTION WILL REMAIN IN THIS FORECAST.
>> P RITTER: TRUSTEE ZIMMERMANN, DO YOU HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION?
>> P RITTER: IT IS IN MY WINDOW.
IF YOU GET A CHANCE TO CLICK IT, APPRECIATE IT.
CHANCELLOR, A QUICK QUESTION ON THE STATE APPROPRIATIONS.
ARE YOU ANTICIPATING THERE WILL BE METHODOLOGY OF FUNDING COMMUNITY COLLEGES AT THE MOVEMENT TO PERFORMANCE FUNDING? VARIABLES OTHER THAN ABSOLUTE REVENUE THAT CAN AFFECT OUR FUTURE STATE APPROPRIATIONS.
>> CHANCELLOR MAY: GREAT QUESTION.
I THINK THE ANSWER IS, WE'RE GOING TO WORK HARD AS A GROUP.
ONE OF THE PRIMARY REASONS WE WERE EXEMPTED BY THE GOVERNOR, WHICH BY THE WAY, THAT'S THE GOVERNOR'S DECISION IN THIS CASE.
AND DOES NOT NECESSARILY REFLECT THE LEADERSHIP OF THE HOUSE OR SENATE.
ONCE WE GET INTO LEGISLATION SESSION, THAT IS BY NO MEANS A PRECEDENT FOR WHAT THE
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LEGISLATURE MAY CHOOSE.WE DOUBT THEY WILL FOLLOW THE GOVERNOR'S PRECEDENT.
THAT WOULD BE NEW IF THEY DID THERE.
THERE IS AN INCREASED UNDERSTANDING AND AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT DURING THIS PERIOD OF TIME.
AND WAS REALLY THE SOLE REASON THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE EXEMPTED COMMUNITY COLLEGES.
COMMUNITY COLLEGES WERE THE ONLY EDUCATIONAL ENTITIES HE PUT ON THE ESSENTIAL, I GUESS, EMPLOYER LIST AS SUCH BECAUSE OF THAT TIE TO TRAINING AND WORKFORCE.
THERE IS A LOT OF DISCUSSION GOING ON RIGHT NOW SHOULD THERE BE A BRAND-NEW LINE ITEM THAT IS REALLY DIRECTED AT PROVIDING MORE WORKFORCE TRAINING FOR THE STATE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CORE FUNDING OR CORE FUNDING, ENROLLMENT FUNDING AND THE PERFORMANCE FUNDING MODELS THAT WERE OUT THERE.
THERE IS TALK ABOUT A FOURTH AND NEW CATEGORY THAT WOULD BE CREATED MORE THAN LIKELY, THAT WOULD NOT BE CREATED AS A FORMULA, BUT PROBABLY, I'M GUESSING AND I MAY BE 100% WRONG HERE, BUT ON A REIMBURSEMENT MODEL MORE LIKE WHAT THE WORKFORCE COMMISSION DOES WITH THEIR SKILL'S DEVELOPMENT FUND.
WHERE YOU HAVE A PROBLEM, YOU ARE TRYING TO SOLVE, YOU MAKE A PITCH FOR FUNDING TO SOLVE IT AND YOU ARE FUNDED TO SOLVE IT AS SUCH.
WE'RE THINKING THERE MAY BE MORE OF THAT.
WE'RE ALSO WELL AWARE OF AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL, THERE DEFINITELY IS GOING TO BE MORE OF THAT TYPE OF APPROACH GOING FORWARD FOR FUNDING.
THAT'S THE OTHER THING THAT IS NOT REALLY EASY FOR US TO BUILD INTO OUR MODELS BECAUSE THAT ALLOWS US TO DO THINGS.
INCREASES THE BUDGET BUT IT IS MORE ALONG THE LINES OF RESTRICTED FUNDS WHERE THINGS LIKE STATE FUNDING, TUITION, AND CERTAINLY OUR LOCAL TAX REVENUE ARE UNRESTRICTED FUNDS IN THE SENSE WE CAN USE THEM FOR ANY LEGAL PURPOSE THAT WE WANT.
THINGS LIKE THE OTHER FUNDS THAT COULD BE COMING IN WOULD BE RESTRICTED FOR THIS PURPOSE, ONLY TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF THE RESTAURANTS SAY IN NORTH TEXAS, AS FAR AS, A PRESS CONFERENCE STARTS IN TWO MINUTES TO ANNOUNCE OUR INVOLVEMENT WITH THAT.
THAT'S KIND OF WHAT I SEE ON THE HORIZON.
THIS IS JUST AN OVERVIEW WITH THE PERCENTAGE CHANGES FOR OUR REVENUE, IN ADDITION, NOT ANY QUESTIONS, I WON'T SPEND A LOT OF TIME.
IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS ON THIS.
JUST A BREAKDOWN HOW WE GET FROM GROSS TO NET TUITION.
AS FAR AS OUR REVENUE GOES, AND TAKE AWAYS OF THE WAIVERS.
>> WE LOOKED AT INCREASE DURING THE SUMMER OF ABOUT 5 TO 6% ENROLLMENT.
RIGHT NOW, THE FALL ENROLLMENT IS NOT KICKED IN.
IT COMPARES IT TO THE SAME PERIOD OF TIME AS LAST YEAR.
WE'RE DOWN IN TUITION FOR THE FALL.
BUT THAT COULD KICK BACK IN BY THE TIME WE GET TO AUGUST, WE MAY SEE A HUGE INCREASE IN THAT.
BUT RIGHT NOW, WE DON'T SEE WHERE WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO SEE AN INCREASE IN ENROLLMENT FOR NEXT YEAR.
HERE'S THE CALENDAR WE WANTED TO TALK ABOUT WITH THE DALLAS CENTRAL APPRAISING DISTRICT, D CAD.
COMPARED TO 2019 CALENDAR COMPARED TO 2020 CALENDAR DATES.
AND YOU CAN SEE HERE, LIKE EVEN DOWN LIKE WHEN WE GET TOWARDS THE BOTTOM THERE, WHERE IT SAYS ARP HEARINGS BEGAN, BEFORE THEY BEGAN IN APRIL, THIS YEAR THEY ARE NOT GOING TO BEGIN UNTIL JULY.
SIX WEEKS OR SO, THEN THEY HAVE A TIME THEY HAVE TO PROCESS AND GIVE VALUES AND DETERMINATIONS.
AND SO WE WON'T GET A CERTIFIED APPRAISAL ROLE UNTIL ABOUT 30 DAYS AFTER WHAT OUR TYPICAL TIMELINE WOULD BE.
THE CURRENT YEAR WE RECEIVED THAT JULY 25 FOR THIS UP COMING YEAR, IT WILL BE AUGUST 20TH.
THAT'S 30 DAYS THAT WE'RE UNABLE TO HAVE THAT SOLID INFORMATION AS FAR AS WHAT THOSE REVENUES WOULD BE.
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>> I THAT'S WHAT THEY ARE DOING.
ALL APPRAISINGAL DISTRICTS HAVE THE SAME COVID PROBLEM WITH ARB HEARINGS.
NORMAL THIS IS THE SCHEDULE FOR HARRIS COUNTY.
THE OTHER 253 COUNTIES IN THE STATE FOLLOW A NORMAL PATTERN.
THEY WILL GIVE US A CERTIFIED ESTIMATE OF THE VALUE ON JULY 27, WHICH ALLOWS US TO THEN BE ABLE TO PREPARE WHAT OUR TAX RATES ARE BASED ON THAT CERTIFIED ESTIMATE OF VALUE.
AGAIN, WE DO NOT GET THE ACTUAL CERTIFICATION OF THE APPRAISAL ROLE UNTIL THE 20TH.
SO WE WILL BE BASING ALL OF OUR INFORMATION WE GIVE THE BOARD IN AUGUST ABOUT TAX RATES BASICALLY COME TO US ON JULY 27TH.
THERE IS A LOT OF DETAIL RULES THAT GO INTO THAT OF WHAT THEY HAVE TO DO.
WE'RE HOPING THEY STAY TO THE SCHEDULE.
WE NEED TO SEE WHAT THE CERTIFIED ESTIMATE OF VALUE ON JULY 27, NOT AUGUST 20.
>> P RITTER: JOHN, QUESTION FOR YOU.
WE WERE PLANNING TO APPROVE THE BUDGET IN OUR REGULAR MEETING THE FIRST WEEK IN AUGUST, I BELIEVE.
HOW MUCH VARIATION HISTORICALLY HAVE WE SEEN BETWEEN THE CERTIFIED ESTIMATE OF VALUE AND THE CERTIFICATION OF THE APPRAISAL ROLE? ARE THEY USUALLY SPOT ON? OR OFF BY A PERCENT OR TWO? WHAT'S BEEN THE PRACTICE?
>> I'LL GIVE YOU A COUPLE OF -- TWO PRELIMINARY NUMBERS.
AND THEY TURNED BOTH THOSE OUT.
IT'S THE NUMBERS YOU SEE THEY RECORDED IN THE PAPERS AND SO ON.
LAST YEAR THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE PRELIMINARY NUMBERS AND ACTUAL CERTIFIED NUMBER WAS A DECREASE OF $18 BILLION.
THEIR PRELIMINARY NUMBERS ARE ALWAYS HUGE.
WE QUITE FRANKLY DON'T EVEN BELIEVE THEM.
WE LOOK MORE OF WHAT MARKET CONDITIONS ARE AND OTHER FACTORS BECAUSE THE PRELIMINARY NUMBERS THEY RECORD OUT, AND THAT'S WHAT YOU'VE SEEN IN THE PAPER ABOUT HUGE INCREASES IN PROPERTY VALUES.
COMMERCIAL IS STILL REALLY STRONG.
THERE IS $8 BILLION FIGURE OF NEW CONSTRUCTION.
HOWEVER, I REALLY BELIEVE IN THESE ARB HEARINGS WE'RE GOING TO SEE A LOT ON THE COMMERCIAL SIDE AND IT WILL NOT MAINTAIN HUGE INCREASES.
IN FACT, THEY HAVEN'T STARTED ARB HEARINGS.
>> P RITTER: THAT'S NOT WHAT I'M ASKING.
I'M ASKING THE LAST TWO ITEMS, THE CERTIFIED ESTIMATE AND CERTIFICATION OF APPRAISING -- APPRAISAL ROLE, HAVE THOSE TWO NUMBERS ALIGNED CLOSELY? YOU SEE A LOT OF VARIATION? I UNDERSTAND THERE IS VARIATION BETWEEN THE PRELIMINARY VALLATION AND THE FINAL.
AT THE END OF THE PROCESS, DO THE NUMBERS CHANGE MUCH?
THE CERTIFIED ESTIMATE OF THE VALUE IS NEW.
THEY DIDN'T DO THAT LAST YEAR.
ONLY DOING THAT BECAUSE OF COVID.
THEY REALIZE BECAUSE EVERYBODY HAS TO BE ABLE TO START ON THEIR HEARING IN AUGUST.
THERE IS THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT WILL TURN OUT WHEY THEY CALL -- WHAT THEY CALL THE CERTIFIED MATE OF THE VALUE.
BECAUSE OF COVID AND STARTING THE ARB HEARINGS, THEY HAVE ALLOWED THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT TO DO THIS, WHAT THEY CALL THE CERTIFIED ESTIMATE OF VALUE.
AND LIKE I SAID, THERE IS ALL KINDS OF RULES THEY HAVE TO ABIDE BY.
AND I THINK KNOWING HOW WELL-RUN THEIR DALLAS COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT IS, I THINK THEY WILL GET US A GOOD NUMBER AND I DON'T THINK THERE WILL BE A LOT OF DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE CERTIFIED ESTIMATE AND CERTIFICATION OF THE APPRAISAL.
WE HAVEN'T HAD THIS KIND OF COMPARISON BEFORE.
WE JUST KNOW FROM THE PRELIMINARY TO THE CERTIFIED, IT DROPS LIKE YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE.
QUITE FRANKLY, IF WE WATCH THE NUMBERS ON THE DAILY BASIS FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS, WE'VE SEEN THE CERTIFIED NUMBERS OF THE TAV DROP ON THE LAST DAY BY 2 TO $3 BILLION.
TAV CHANGES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
IT WAS CERTIFIED AT 269 BILLION LAST YEAR, CURRENTLY AT 272, THE NUMBER WE HAVE IN OUR VALUE OF WHAT WE THINK IS THE REAL START POINT.
TRUSTEE ZIMMERMANN HAS HER HAND UP.
>> D ZIMMERMANN: THANK YOU SO MUCH.
IF I MIGHT, QUESTIONS ABOUT THE TAV.
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THE TORNADO DAMAGE IS INCLUDED, THE ESTIMATE PRESENTLY ON THE DECAD?THE TORNADO VALUES HAVE BEEN BUILT IN TO THEIR PRELIMINARY ESTIMATES.
IF I MIGHT, THE TUITION SITUATION FROM THE PREVIOUS LIED, IF I MIGHT, WE SPOKE LAST -- JUST YESTERDAY.
WE WERE TOLD THE LOWEST EARNERS ARE HIT THE HARDEST WITH THE SITUATIONS THAT HAVE GONE ON.
IF I MIGHT, IF YOU AREN'T MAKING MONEY YOU DON'T HAVE A JOB, DO YOU REALLY THINK WE HAVE A LOT OF HOPE FOR A GAIN IN FOLKS WILLING TO PAY TUITION?
>> WELL, THAT'S PART OF OUR SET ASIDES.
THE T PEG, INCREASED BY 10% IN ORDER FOR US TO HELP STUDENTS WHO CANNOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS TO HAVE FUNDING FOR SCHOOL.
>> CHANCELLOR MAY: TITLE FOUR KICKS IN.
>> AND PELGRANTS AND STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO GO TO SCHOOL BECAUSE THEY NOW QUALIFY FOR PELL GRANTS, WHEN BEFORE THEY DIDN'T.
THAT'S WHAT WE SAW AFTER THE 2008 FINANCE CRISIS.
IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY KICK IN RIGHT AWAY.
A LOT OF STUDENTS WHO KNEW IT WAS AVAILABLE BACK THEN, WE'LL SEE THAT KICK IN EARLIER THIS TIME.
AND WE'RE DOING OUTREACH THERE AS WELL.
I SHOULD ALSO POINT OUT THE SCENARIO WHERE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS GIVEN US O$20 MILLION ADDITIONAL DOLLARS TO HELP WITH THAT OVER THE NEXT 12 MONTHS.
10 MILLION SPECIFICALLY HAS TO GO DIRECTLY TO HELP STUDENTS OUT WITH EMERGENCY SITUATIONS.
AND THEN TWO, THROUGH THE WORKFORCE COMMISSION AND OTHERS AS I MENTIONED, WE'RE ANNOUNCING ONE OF SEVEN NEW PROJECTS TODAY.
WE'LL BE DOING FOR EXAMPLE THIS ONE HAPPENS TO BE WITH THE TEXAS RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION AND REOPENING THE RESTAURANTS IN THE COMMUNITY.
WE ALREADY HAVE 2,500 STUDENTS SIGNED UP FOR THAT BEFORE WE EVEN BEGAN.
WE DO THINK THAT KNOWING ALSO THE DATA, THERE IS A LOT OF WAIT AND SEE AROUND THE ONLINE.
MANY STUDENTS HAVE INDICATING SHIFTING FROM A PREFERENCE TO FACE-TO-FACE TO ONLINE.
WE'RE GOING TO WORK TO ACCOMMODATE THAT.
BUT I DO THINK THEY ARE GOING TO WAIT AND SEE AND MAKE SURE THAT OPTION IS OUT THERE BEFORE THEY COMMIT.
IF I MIGHT ASK, ARE THERE GOVERNMENT MONIES SHOWN ANYWHERE IN ANY OF THESE SLIDES?
>> CHANCELLOR MAY: JUST LIKE FEDERAL AID WOULD NOT BECAUSE THEY GO DIRECTLY TO STUDENTS.
AT THIS POINT IN TIME, WE JUST HAVE TO HOPE THE STUDENTS WHO WOULD NEED THE HELP WITH TUITION WOULD KNOW THAT WAS SOMETHING AVAILABLE? OR IS THAT SOMETHING -- ADVERTISING TO GET FOLKS?
WE DON'T LEAVE THAT TO CHANCE.
AND THAT'S A BIG PART OF EARLY ON WITH THE DALLAS PROMISE WORK.
WE HAVE A GREAT PARTNER, AND A GROUP CALLED EQUITY HELPING US ANALYZE, DISTRIBUTE AND GET THE RIGHT DOLLARS TO THE RIGHT PEOPLE.
IT'S NOT AN UNLIMITED AMOUNT OF MONEY.
WE WANT TO BE CAREFUL IN TERMS OF TARGETING AND MAKING SURE WE'RE HELPING STUDENTS GET THE RESOURCES AND ENSURE THEY ARE SUCCESSFUL.
THE TPEG DOLLARS SHOW UP, JOHN, IN THERE.
WE DO SHOW SOME OF THE FEDERAL DOLLARS AS PASS-THRU.
I'M NOT SURE HOW YOU HAVE SHOWN IT IN THIS BUDGET.
>> THE CARES ACT MONEY AND PELL GRANTS ARE RESTRICTED FUNDS.
THOUGH ARE MONIES THAT WE GET THAT HAVE A SPECIFIC PURPOSE ON HOW THEY ARE USED.
WE'RE DISCUSSING HERE IS THE OPERATING BUDGET.
AND THAT OF COURSE COMES FROM A MAJOR SOURCES.
WHEN WE PUT OUR WHOLE BUDGET TOGETHER AND SHOW YOU ALL SOURCES AND FUNDS THAT ARE AVAILABLE IN AUGUST, WE'LL SHOW THAT MONEY UNDER THE RESTRICTED FUNDS.
BECAUSE IT'S RESTRICTED, IT'S NOT A BOARD-APPROVED TYPE OF ITEM BECAUSE IT COMES WITH BEING TOLD HOW YOU ARE GOING TO APPLY THE MONEY.
DOES THAT ANSWER THE QUESTION?
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NOW WE COME DOWN TO, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO WITH THE $469 MILLION? WE'VE DEVELOPED BUCKETS, WHICH BEFORE YOU WERE ACCUSTOMED TO SEEING BY COLLEGES AND COLLEGE SERVICES AND SO NOW, WE'RE DALLAS COLLEGE.
SO WE HAVE THE BUCKET DESIGNATED FOR SCHOOL LOVE.
OPERATIONS AND BOARD SERVICES.
THIS GOES WITH THE PRESENTATION YESTERDAY ON THE NEW ORGANIZATIONAL CHART.
WE SET ASIDE MONEY AS ASKED BY CHAIR FLORES FOR DIVERSITY, 14ING AND PROFESSIONAL -- TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
GRANT MATCH FOR THE DOL AND DOD GRANTS.
A $3 MILLION MATCH BUT THAT COULD CHANGE BECAUSE A LOT OF THAT COULD BE IN KIND, PEOPLE WE HIRE, WORK THEY ARE DOING.
FOR RIGHT NOW, THE HARD DOLLAR WAS $3 MILLION MATCH.
OUR FACILITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, $20 MILLION OUT OF THE OPERATING BUDGET.
AUXILIARY TRANSFER FOR STUDENT ACTIVITIES AND STUDENT THINGS, 9.8 MILLION.
THIS IS OUR FIRST PASS AT THE $469 MILLION EXPENSE TO MATCH THE REVENUE.
>> P RITTER: TISKA, I CAN ONLY IMAGINE THE WORK YOU AND YOUR TEAM AND FOLKS OF THE COLLEGES UNDERTOOK TO THIS PUT BUDGET INTO THE FRAMEWORK THAT WORKS FOR THE NEW COLLEGE.
WHEN WILL THE BOARD SEE THE DETAILED BUDGET BOOK THAT HAS LINE ITEMS ON EACH OF THESE? WE'RE GOING TO BE ASKED TO APPROVE IN AUGUST BUT WHEN CAN WE EXPECT TO RECEIVE A DRAFT?
WE'LL HAVE THAT TO YOU NEXT MONTH SO YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW BEFORE AUGUST.
>> P RITTER: FIRST WEEK OF JULY.
WE ALWAYS PROVIDE THIS ALSO JUST AS THE TAXPAYER SAVINGS.
THE NEW THINGS WE HAVE SHOWN IN GREEN WHERE WE HAD AN ADDITIONAL REFUNDING FOR SERIES 2019.
I THINK WE ESTIMATED 2.1 MILLION, CAME IN AT 3 MILLION.
WE HAD AN ESTIMATED TAXPAYER SAVINGS FOR $57.3 MILLION.
COST SAVINGS FOR THE CURRENT YEAR, 40 POSITIONS WE DID NOT FILL FOR A TOTAL SAVINGS OF $2.4 MILLION, UNFILLED VACANCIES.
TO SAY THEY WILL NOT COME BACK AS PART OF THE REORGANIZATION, I DON'T KNOW THAT TO BE THE CASE.
I KNOW THEY WEREN'T FILLED IN THE CURRENT YEAR.
THAT WAS A SAVINGS OF 2.4 MILLION.
OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCIES FROM TECHNOLOGY, TIM MARSHALL MENTIONED A LOT OF THINGS THE I.T.
GROUP HAS DONE ON THAT END WITH REVERSE AUCTIONS AND SOURCING METHODS WITH PROCUREMENT.
A DECREASE ON CONTRACTED SERVICES.
CONSOLIDATED MARKETING EFFORTS.
OVERALL OPERATING COSTS FOR FACILITIES THAT WERE COVID AND NOT COVID RELATED DUE TO EFFICIENCIES CAN SCOTT AND HIS TEAM WITH MONITORING HOW WE USE OUR FACILITIES, UTILITIES AND THAT SORT OF THING.
WE HAVE COVID-RELATED SAVINGS WE DID, WHERE IN ONE OF THOSE THINGS, IT WAS TRAVEL.
WE DIDN'T TRAVEL SO WE DIDN'T SPEND TRAVEL MONEY.
A TOTAL OF A LITTLE OVER $6 MILLION.
SCOTT IS GOING TO GIVE A PRESENTATION WITH JOHN AFTER THIS ABOUT THE FACILITATE IMPROVEMENT PLAN.
THE ONE BIG THING, WE HAD A $2 MILLION CONTINGENCY HE NEVER TOUCHED.
HE'S GOING TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT OTHER PROJECTS WHERE HE WAS ABLE TO GET DONE UNDER THE MONIES THAT WERE ALREADY OUT THERE FOR OTHER PROJECTS BECAUSE THEY HAD SUCH GOOD SAVINGS AND TURN AROUND TIME WITH VENDORS AND PRICING.
BUT FOR THE MOST PART WE HAD THE SOLID $2 MILLION WE NEVER HAD TO TOUCH.
>> P RITTER: TISKA, SO I UNDERSTAND.
THESE ARE COST SAVINGS IN THE CURRENT BUDGET, RIGHT? THAT WILL ROLL OVER INTO THE COMING YEAR, CORRECT?
>> THEY WILL ROLLOVER INTO OUR CASH RESERVES.
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I THINK THE BOARD HAS BEEN ASKING FOR MORE DETAIL ABOUT THE EFFICIENCIES AND RETURN ON INVESTMENT THAT WE'RE GETTING.
AND OPERATIONAL AREAS AND THE BENEFITS OF CONSOLIDATION AS WELL.
AND I THINK YOU ARE CAPTURING THAT IN A WAY THAT MAKES SENSE TO US.
>> CHANCELLOR MAY: JUST A POINT THERE, THAT IS FOR LAST YEAR.
WE WORKED INTO IT, WHAT WAS PRESENTED YESTERDAY IN EFFICIENCIES AND
REINVESTMENTS OF WHAT WE'VE GOT TO DO -- >> IT'S IMPORTANT WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT.
THAT'S HOW WE'RE BALANCING THE BUDGET BECAUSE OF THE REVENUE FORECAST WE'RE SHOWING.
IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO GET STARTED ON THAT MOVEMENT TO THE ONE COLLEGE.
>> WE WANT TODAY PROVIDE YOU WITH A RECAP OF OUR FY '20 CASH RESERVES.
WE MADE A HUGE CHANGE OF GOING FROM 4 TO 6 MONTHS OF CASH RESERVES TO HAVING A 2-MONTH CASH RESERVE REQUIREMENT.
WHAT I WANT TO REPRESENT IN THIS SLIDE, IN RECAPPING FY '20, YOU CAN SEE ON THE FIRST LINE, WE HAVE THE $78 MILLION OF CASH RESERVES AS A SET ASIDE, WE STILL HAVE ADDITIONAL 3-3.5 MONTHS WORTH OF AVAILABLE CASH WE HAVE TO PROVIDE FOR ANY OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT THE BOARD WOULD APPROVE OUTSIDE OF THE THINGS WE'VE ALREADY ASKED FOR PERMISSION FOR.
>> THESE ARE SET ASIDE NUMBERS.
MOST OF THE NUMBERS WE HAVEN'T SPENT YET.
OUR REAL ESTIMATED NUMBER A MONTH INCLUDING THE TWO MONTHS, WE'RE BACK UP IN THE SIX TO SEVEN MONTHS OF AVAILABILITY WHEN YOU LOOK AT ASCENDING.
BUT AGAIN, WHEN WE'RE TOLD TO RESERVE THIS MONEY, WE SHOW THE AMOUNT THAT WE'VE RESERVED OUT OF CASH RESERVES.
WE'RE SHOWING YOU THE PICTURE IF WE SPENT ALL THAT MONEY.
I THINK, THE SELF FINANCING WHEN WE GET TO THE POINT, I'LL TALK ABOUT THIS IN THE BONDS.
WHEN WE START MOVING FORWARD ON THAT, THAT MONEY GETS REPAID TO THE CASH RESERVES.
THAT'S ON A TEMPORARY BASIS OF WHAT WE'RE DOING ON THIS.
>> P RITTER: JOHN, OUR POLICY ON TWO MONTHS REQUIRED.
THAT SETS THE FLOOR IN TERMS OF WHAT WE'RE REQUIRED TO KEEP.
WHAT YOU ARE PRESENTING HERE IS THAT EVEN WITH THESE DRAW DOWNS, IF YOU WILL, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE 3.2 MONTHS AVAILABLE IN THIS FISCAL YEAR.
WHAT YOU SHOWED EARLIER IN TERMS OF THE POSSIBILITIES ON REVENUE FOR THE NEXT TWO TO THREE YEARS.
AND SO I'M GLAD WE'RE NOT GOING ALL THE WAY DOWN TO 2%.
I'M GLAD WE'RE MAINTAINING CASH RESERVES AT A HIGHER LEVEL.
>> I THINK THAT THAT IS OUR FINAL SLIDE.
WE WANT TO SEE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, WE'RE AVAILABLE.
>> P RITTER: WESLEY, AND TRUSTEE JAMESON, QUESTION?
>> VICE CHAIR W JAMESON: YES, IF YOU GO BACK TWO SLIDES.
THE EFFICIENCIES THAT YOU ARE SHOWING, THE COST SAVINGS YOU ARE SHOWING, WE SAW YESTERDAY ADDITIONAL EFFICIENCIES ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT THIS IS.
IF I HEARD YOUR COMMENT RIGHT, JOHN, YOU SAID IN ORDER TO BALANCE THE BUDGET WE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THOSE ADDITIONAL EFFICIENCIES AND THAT'S BAKED INTO THE NEW UPCOMING BUDGET?
THESE ARE FY '20 COST SAVINGS THAT ARE ACTUAL COST SAVINGS WE SAW.
WHAT I PRESENTED YESTERDAY, WE'VE GONE BACK AND PUT INTO THOSE EFFICIENCIES INTO THE FY '21 BUDGET.
WHILE MOST OF THE TIME WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE FY '21 BUDGET, WE SWITCHED IN THE COST SAVINGS TO SHOW THE CURRENT YEAR.
>> VICE CHAIR W JAMESON: THE ROUGHLY 11.1 MILLION ADDITIONAL EFFICIENCIES ARE PART OF BALANCING THE FISCAL YEAR '21 BUDGET?
>> VICE CHAIR W JAMESON: OKAY.
>> P RITTER: I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS.
JOHN, WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE? WE'VE BEEN GOING FOR 50 MINUTES.
WITH YOUR GOING TO DO FACILITIES.
YOU WANT TO ROLL INTO THAT OR PREFER TO TAKE A BREAK?
>> THAT'S UP TO YOU, MR. CHAIR.
WE'RE, THE FACILITY IMPROVEMENT PLAN WILL TAKE AT LEAST 30 MINUTES.
I'LL TRY TO GET SCOTT TO TALK LIKE ROB WENDLAND AND WE'LL TRY TO MOVE THROUGH
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SOME OF THAT FAIRLY FAST.ROB, YOU KNOW I COULDN'T GO A BOARD MEETING WITHOUT ACKNOWLEDGING HOW GOOD YOU ARE.
IF WE WERE TO TAKE JUST A FEW MINUTES BREAK UNTIL 11:30, WE'RE SCHEDULED TO GO TO 12:30, AND THEN WE'LL TAKE A BREAK FOR LUNCH AT 12:30.
IF THAT WOULD WORK, WE COULD TAKE A QUICK BREAK NOW AND WRAP UP BY 12:30.
>> YES, SIR, WE MAY BEAT THAT SCHEDULE.
WE COULD -- >> CHANCELLOR MAY: THAT WOULD -- WE'VE ALLOWED FOR THAT, CHAIR RITTER.
BUT IT'S YOUR PLEASURE AS TO HOW TO PROCEED.
>> P RITTER: LET'S GRAB A CUP OF COFFEE AND COME BACK IN EIGHT MINUTES AT 11:30.
I'LL START WITH A QUICK ROLL CALL TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY IS PRESENT.
SIR, I'VE CONFIRMED YOU HAVE A FULL QUORUM.
[B. Facility Improvement Plan FY 19-20 Update Presenters: John Robertson, Scott Wright]
THE FACILITY IMPROVEMENT PLAN.>> WE HAVE SOME REAL GOOD NEWS TO TALK ABOUT.
THE FACILITIES AND CONTRACTS GETTING PROJECTS, THE PROJECT GETTING THE MAJORITY OF THEM DONE IN THE CURRENT YEAR.
EVEN WITH THE COVID 19 CRISIS THAT WE'VE HAD, WE WORKED ON THAT AND GETTING EVERYTHING FROM PPE TO WORKING ON HOW WE LAYOUT CLASSROOMS AND JUST DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB.
WITH THAT I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU AND LET YOU TALK ABOUT THE FIP.
I'LL JUST GO AHEAD AND MUTE MYSELF AND UNMUTE IF I NEED TO SAY ANYTHING.
THIS IS KIND OF A TWO PART PRESENTATION.
THE CURRENT YEAR AND WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT FOR NEXT YEAR.
I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT THIS AND WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THE RESULTS.
YOU'VE SEEN THESE DEFINITIONS AND PROCESSES BEFORE.
I'LL REMIND YOU HOW THIS IS SET UP AND WHAT WE CAN LOOK FORWARD TO FOR NEXT YEAR AS WELL.
THIS KIND OF STOOD UP WHEN I CAME ON BOARD, I'VE BEEN ABLE TO SEE IT THE WHOLE WAY THROUGH FOR A COMPLETE YEAR NOW.
IT'S THE PROCESS BY WHICH WE PRETTY MUCH DO ANYTHING TO OUR FACILITIES.
ANY KIND OF RENOVATIONS, REPLACEMENTS MAJOR REPLACEMENTS.
THE PROJECTS THAT ARE SUBMITTED >> IF EVERYBODY COULD PLEASE MUTE YOUR MIC PHONES WHILE SCOTT IS TALKING, THAT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.
THE PROJECTS THAT ARE SUBMITTED ARE KIND OF CATEGORIZED IN THREE DIFFERENT AREAS.
ONE BEING THE CRITICAL WHERE WE SEE FIRE SYSTEMS AND REGULATORY ISSUES AND THINGS OF THAT SORT.
NEXT WHICH IS PROBABLY THE NEXT PROMINENT IS MAINTAINING THE CURRENT INFRASTRUCTURE.
ROOFS, BOILERS AND THINGS OF THAT SORT.
PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING ELSE FALLS INTO THOSE CATEGORIES.
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PARKING LOTS, RENOVATIONS AND THINGS OF THOSE TYPE.LAST YEAR FOR THE CURRENT YEAR WE CONVENED BOARD TO GO OVER ALL THE PROJECTS AND SORT OF RACK AND STACK THEM FROM A DISTRICT PERSPECTIVE AND MOVING FORWARD WILL BE FROM A COLLEGE PERSPECTIVE.
THIS IS WHERE WE LITERALLY SAY WHAT WE'RE GOING TO IMPROVE AND FUND AND MOVING INTO THE NEXT YEAR.
THIS IS KIND OF A RETROACTIVE LOOK AND A CURRENT VIEW.
THIS IS WHAT WE PRESENTED THAT WE WERE GOING TO DO LAST YEAR AND I'LL BE ABLE TO SHOW YOU WHAT WE HAVE DONE AND WHAT STILL IS BEING DONE.
THE CENTRAL PLANT, FEDERAL PANELS ARE ABOUT 50% DONE.
THE REST OF THEM GOT FINISHED AND THE ROOFS GOT DONE AS WELL.
CEDAR VALLEY WE HAVE THE MATH REPLACEMENT LEFT.
IT'S A PRETTY CHALLENGING PROJECT BUT I SEE IT COMPLETING PRETTY MUCH ON TIME.
THE DELIVERY OF PARTS AND EQUIPMENT, WE'RE STILL WAITING TO SEE HOW IT'S GOING TO PAN OUT.
THE PERFORMANCE ALL PROJECT >> EXCUSE ME.
>> QUESTION ABOUT CEDAR VALLEY.
DID YOU ALL GET THE ISSUES WITH THE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM WORKED OUT WITH THE CITY AND WHAT'S THE STATUS OF THAT.
>> CAN WE GO BACK ONE SLIDE, PLEASE.
YOU CAN SEE AT THE VERY BOTTOM THERE, THE FIRE CODE ANALYSIS.
WE HIRED A CONSULTANT TO DO A COMPLETE FIRE CODE ANALYSIS OF THE ENTIRE CAMPUS THERE.
SOME OF THE CRITICAL ITEMS WERE ALREADY TAKEN CARE OF.
THE CITY OF DALLAS HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THOSE IMPROVEMENTS ALREADY.
I KNOW THERE WERE STAND PIPE AND WATER CONNECTION, THE DEPARTMENT HOSES.
THERE'S BEEN QUITE A BIT OF WORK DONE ALREADY.
THEY DID THE COMPLETE ANALYSIS WHICH WE SHOULD GET FINALIZED HERE PRETTY QUICK.
WHICH WILL GIVE US MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE THERE AND IN THE NEXT YEARS BUDGET, I'VE ALLOCATED MONEY TO CONTINUE THE WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE AT CEDAR VALLEY.
>> I DID SEE IN ANOTHER PART OF THIS PRESENTATION.
IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THAT ENTIRE PROJECT WILL BE COMPLETED UNTIL NEXT YEAR, IS THAT CORRECT?
>> WHICH PROJECT ARE YOU REFERRING TO, MA'AM?
>> IN ANOTHER PART OF THIS PRESENTATION, IT TALKS ABOUT THE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM.
IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, IT SAYS THAT IT'S NOT GOING TO BE COMPLETED UNTIL NEXT YEAR.
THIS FIRE CODE ANALYSIS, THAT WAS BASICALLY TO DETERMINE WHAT ALL NEEDED TO BE DONE.
I BELIEVE THE FIRE ALARM PROJECT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, WAS AT NORTH LAKE CAMPUS.
THAT WAS A DIFFERENT CAMPUS AND I'LL GO OVER THAT IN JUST A SECOND.
WITH REGARD TO CEDAR VALLEY, THE FIRE ANALYSIS HAS BEEN DONE IS LONG WITH A LOT OF OTHER IMPROVEMENTS.
>> CEDAR CODE FIRE ISSUES WERE DONE IN PHASES.
WE WENT BACK AND THAT'S WHAT WE DID LAST YEAR, WE DID A FULL ANALYSIS.
WE HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE NEXT YEAR.
>> IT'S REALLY BEING DONE IN PHASES.
WHEN THE FIRE MARSHALL CAME OUT WE DID ALL THE NECESSARY THINGS TO BRING IT UP TO CODE, IF YOU WILL, TO SATISFY THE FIRE MARSHALL.
HOWEVER, WE WANTED TO DO A FULL ANALYSIS TO SEE WHAT NEEDED TO BE DONE AT CEDAR
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VALLEY AND GOT THAT DONE THIS YEAR.THAT'S IDENTIFYING THINGS THAT WE NEED TO GET DONE NEXT YEAR.
WE GOT THINGS DONE THAT NEEDED TO GET DONE TO SATISFY THE CITY.
THAT'S THE NEXT PHASE THAT WE'LL BE GOING INTO.
>> NEXT YEAR, YOU'LL SEE A ANOTHER FINANCIAL INVESTMENT.
I HAD A CONSTITUENT THAT SPECIFICALLY ASKED ME ABOUT THAT.
I WANTED TO BE CLEAR WHAT THE STATUS WAS ABOUT WHERE WE ARE WITH IT.
CURRENTLY THE CITY OF DALLAS IS HAPPY WITH WHAT WE'VE DONE.
BASED ON THE ANALYSIS WE JUST DID, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH OTHER PROJECTS.
YOU'LL SEE THAT IN NEXT YEARS FIP BUDGET.
I THINK IT'S NORTH LAKE THAT YOU'RE SEEING THAT'S NOT GOING TO BE COMPLETED THIS YEAR.
>> THIS GOES ABOVE WHAT THE CITY ASKED US TO DO.
THIS IS A COMPLETE STUDY OF WHAT REALLY NEEDS TO BE DONE.
THE BUILDINGS ARE SAFE FOR STUDENTS, COMMUNITY, AND STAFF MEMBERS.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WHAT WE DO IS WE BRING EVERYBODY UP TO THE SAME STANDARDS THAT WE HAVE TO THE FIRE CODE AS BEING ABOVE WHAT THE CITY REQUIRES.
THAT'S A HIGHER LEVEL THAN JUST DOING THE MINIMUM.
AT EAST FIELD, THERE WAS A PRETTY BIG RENOVATION GOING ON.
MANY SAFETY AND LOGISTIC ISSUES IN THERE.
THAT PROJECT IS GOING VERY WELL.
THEY ARE COMPLETELY ON SCHEDULE AND BUDGET.
PART OF THE CHAIRS HAD WOODEN ARM RESTS AND THOSE PARTICULAR ARM RESTS HAVE BEEN ON BACK ORDERED.
IT'S THINGS LIKE THAT THAT WE'RE CHALLENGED WITH IN THE CURRENT ENVIRONMENT.
I EXPECT IT TO BE STILL ON SCHEDULE.
THE ELEVATOR MODERNIZATION AT EAST VALE IS SORELY NEEDED.
A COUPLE OF THE ELEVATORS ARE GOING TO GET COMPLETELY RENOVATED.
IT'S DUE TO START CONSTRUCTION HERE PRETTY SOON AND AS ARE MOST OF OUR PROJECT THAT'S ARE FACILITATED MORE BY HAVING EMPTY BUILDINGS.
ONE WAY WE WOULD HAVE TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE IS SAFE, STUDENTS ARE SAFE.
YOU HAVE PEOPLE WALKING AROUND AND WITH FEWER PEOPLE IN THE BUILDINGS, THAT HELPS THESE TYPE PROJECTS.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, WE REPLACED THEIR TWO CENTRAL PLANT COOLING TOWERS AND THAT JOB IS COMPLETE.
HERE IS THE FIRE ALARM, YOU WERE MAYBE REFERRING TO.
THE NORTH LAKE FIRE ALARM IS A COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE SYSTEM.
ALL THE PANELS, WIRING, AND EVERYTHING.
IT WAS ANTICIPATED LAST YEAR IT MIGHT NOT BE COMPLETED IN A YEAR, AND IN FACT, IT WON'T.
THE ROOFS AT NORTH LAKE WERE ALSO COMPLETED.
RIDGE LINE WE DID THREE MORE ROOFS.
AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL, WE HAD PLANNED TO DO A FACILITIES CONDITION ASSESSMENT.
IT WAS POSTPONED A LITTLE BIT SO WE CAN GET OUR FEET UNDER US WITH PERHAPS A PARALLEL ENERGY ASSESSMENT OR ENERGY AUDIT.
I WANTED TO WAIT UNTIL WE GOT OUR ENERGY MANAGER ON BOARD TO PROVIDE INPUT INTO THAT.
NOW THAT WE HAVE THAT FIGURED OUT, I'M PROPOSING WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THE COMPLETE ASSESSMENT.
THAT WILL BE A DISTRICT WIDE OR COLLEGE WIDE ASSESSMENT OF ALL OUR BUILDINGS.
THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE WAS PROCURED AND COMPLETE.
THE UTILITY SURVEYS THAT WE DID ON A COUPLE CAMPUSES WERE ALSO COMPLETE.
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AS IT WAS MENTIONED, THE CONTINGENCY OF $2Â MILLION IS IN TACT.WE DIDN'T SPEND ALL THE MONEY THAT WAS BUDGETED BECAUSE OF SAVINGS MUCH LESS GET INTO THE CONTINGENCY.
PRETTY HAPPY ABOUT THAT AS WELL.
HERE, YOU SEE WHAT WE DID WITH SOME OF THAT ADDITIONAL MONEY.
SOME OF THEM WERE CONTINUATION PROJECTS.
WE SAVED A GOOD BIT OF MONEY WITH THE FIVE THAT WERE ORIGINALLY PROGRAMMED.
THOSE ADDITIONAL ROOFS ARE ALREADY COMPLETED AND CLOSED OUT.
THERE'S A THE GAS LINE THAT RUNS THE BOILERS COMING TO THE CENTER PLANNER IS UNDER SIZED.
CEDAR VALLEY OUTDOOR LIGHTING HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR QUITE SOME TIME.
THESE WILL BE WALKWAY LIGHTS, BUILDING WALL PACKS, LIGHTS HANGING ON THE BUILDINGS, EVERYTHING HAVING TO DO WITH THE OUT SIDE LIGHTING WE'RE GOING TO IMPROVE.
RICH LAND HAD A PROBLEM WITH ONE OF THEIR CHILLERS THAT WE'RE GOING TO FIX.
CENTRAL NORTH NEEDED ALL OF THE ROOF TOP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.
ALL OF THIS WAS DONE BECAUSE OF EFFICIENCIES AND SAVINGS WITHIN THE YEAR WITHIN THE FIP FROM VARIOUS OTHER PROJECTS.
YOU'LL STILL SEE THAT THERE'S STILL ADDITIONAL MONEY TO DO OTHER THINGS.
PRETTY HAPPY WITH THE WAY THE BUDGET HAS GONE.
I WANT TO MENTION ONE QUICK THING.
THERE WAS A PROJECT ADDED JUST YESTERDAY THAT IS NOT ON THIS SLIDE.
IT'S TO REPLACE THE AIR COOLED CHILLER AT NORTH LAKE SOUTH CAMPUS.
IT HAS A BUDGET OF AROUND $200,000.
THAT WILL MAKE THE SLIDE FOR THE NEXT PRESENTATION FOR AN ADDITIONAL PROJECT.
>> YOU MENTIONED THE ENERGY MANAGER, IS THAT A PERSON OR IS THAT A PROGRAM?
>> FIRST AND FOREMOST, IT'S A PERSON.
HE WAS IN THE DISTRICT PREVIOUSLY.
HE WAS JUST HIRED INTO A NEW POSITION.
BUT WITH HIM AND HIS POSITION COMES A PROGRAM.
WE'RE GOING TO PUT TOGETHER AN ENERGY MANAGEMENT PLAN.
THAT PLAN WILL BE FELT COLLEGE WIDE.
IT'S BOTH REALLY BUT IT IS A PERSON AND A POSITION.
>> HIS NAME IS GARRETT ROSSER.
HE HAD A LITTLE GIRL JUST BEFORE FATHER'S DAY.
HE CAME FROM NORTH LAKE COLLEGE.
HE HAS ALREADY DONE AMAZING THINGS FOR THE COLLEGE.
IT'S ONLY BEEN A COUPLE WEEKS, MAYBE A MONTH, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
HE IS PROBABLY CATCHING UP ON HIS SLEEP.
>> SUCH A TIME TO HAVE A BABY JUST BEFORE FATHER'S DAY.
HIS TALENTS WERE WELL USED AT NORTH LAKE.
WE WANTED TO USE THOSE SAME TALENTS DISTRICT WIDE.
HERE'S SOME INFORMATION, I KNOW THAT THIS IS IMPORTANT TO THE COLLEGE, TO THE BOARD, AND CERTAINLY TO ME.
OUR PARTICIPATION, THIS IS TO DATE, ESPECIALLY A CONSTRUCTION NUMBER, I EXPECT TO CHANGE AS IT MATURES AND CLOSES OUT.
THE SERVICES WERE 90% TO MWBE.
YOU CAN SEE THE DOLLAR AMOUNT.
CONSTRUCTION SO FAR I SEE THESE CHANGING ALREADY.
YOU SEE THE NUMBERS THERE AS WELL.
>> I'M GOING TO ADDRESS A QUESTION, THESE NUMBERS ARE VERY IMPORTANT AND WE'RE COMMITTED TO DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION.
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WHEN YOU GET >> WE'RE VERY CAREFUL AND GOING THROUGH OUR PROCESS TO MAKE SURE WE DO HAVE ROBUST PARTICIPATION IN ALL OF OUR PROJECTS.
WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR QUALIFIED CONTRACTORS TO PERFORM THOSE ROLES FOR US.
WE MAKE SURE THEY MEET THE A QUALIFICATION THAT'S WE HAVE AND HAVING THE NECESSARY REPRESENTATION OF COMPANIES SO I'M NOT CONCERNED ABOUT IT.
IT'S A GOAL THAT WE SHOULD ASPIRE TO.
WE ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION IN EVERY ENDEAVOR THAT WE ADVERTISE FOR.
>> IF YOU CAN GO TO THE PREVIOUS SLIDE THAT SHOWS PARTICIPATION, PLEASE.
>> I THINK THE QUESTION IS TO GO TO THE MWBE SLIDE.
>> YOU'LL SEE 100% PARTICIPATION.
THAT WAS A RELATIVELY SMALL CONTRACT.
>> WHAT IS THE CURRENT COMPANY THAT GOT THE FIRST BATCH OF PROJECTS, WHAT IS THAT TOTAL AMOUNT FOR, JOHN?
>> PHASE ONE IS JUST UNDER $300Â MILLION.
IT DOESN'T COMPARE BUT CERTAINLY A VALID QUESTION.
WE STILL NEED TO CONTINUE TO TAX PAYER FUNDING BEING EQUITABLE PARTICIPATION TO THE EXTEND POSSIBLE.
>> ONE COMMENT ON THE CURRENT DISCUSSION.
THESE ARE JUST A SMALL PART OF ONE BIG PICTURE, RIGHT?
>> THIS MWB PARTICIPATION IS ONLY IN REFERENCE TO THE FACILITY PROJECTS.
THE ONES THAT I NOTED COMPLETE OR PERHAPS OUTSTANDING, THIS IS ONLY IN REFERENCE TO THE FACILITY IMPROVEMENT PLAN.
>> THE REASON WHY I YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT.
IF YOU LOOK AT CONSTRUCTION AT 27Â PERCENT, THAT MEANS THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE CONSTRUCTION PARTICIPATION WAS THE MAJORITY CORRECT?
IT WOULD BE THE BALANCE FROM TO 100% WOULD BE TO NON MWBE COMPANIES.
>> BASICALLY I WANTED TO PUT THAT INTO SOME TYPE OF PERSPECTIVE FIELD WHEN YOU LOOK AT THESE NUMBERS.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND? DOES THAT MAKE SENSE TO YOU? I WAS SAYING THAT IF YOU LOOKED AT THIS MWB PARTICIPATION, LIKE CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT IS JUST ONE PIECE OF ONE BIG PICTURE.
AND 100%, WHEN YOU LOOK AT CONSTRUCTION, IT WASN'T ONLY 27Â PERCENT DOES THAT MEAN THAT THE BULK OF THAT MONEY WENT TO MAJORITY OWNED COMPANIES.
>> ANY SIGNIFICANT MWBE PARTICIPATION.
I THINK THERE'S ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT IN THAT NUMBER.
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THE SECOND THING, WHICH I ORIGINALLY RAISED MY HAND ABOUT.YOU MAY HAVE THIS IN THE NEXT PORTION OF YOUR PRESENTATION, SCOTT, BUT I WAS WANTING THE CURRENT PICTURE OF HOW MUCH THE MAINTENANCE IS GOING TO HAVE BY CAMPUS.
I THINK IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN ON THE PREVIOUS SLIDE.
REALLY TO, YOU KNOW, SHED THE PROPER LIGHT ON WHAT YOU ARE CALLING DEFERRED MAINTENANCE OR REALLY OUR FACILITY IMPROVEMENT PLAN OR THE ENTIRETY OF IT WILL COME FROM THE ASSESSMENT.
THEY WILL LOOK AT EVERY BUILDING, EVERY PIECE OF EQUIPMENT.
THE WHOLE INFRASTRUCTURE, THEY WILL PROVIDE A STATE OF REPAIR.
THEY GIVE A STOP LIGHT ASSESSMENT.
THEY WILL PROVIDE COSTS WITH ANY PROBLEM THAT'S THEY FIND.
THOSE COSTS WILL BE RANK ORDERED.
THE TOTALITY OF IT WILL GIVE YOU THE PICTURE OF WHAT YOU CALL DEFERRED MAINTENANCE.
I WANTED TO DO THAT EARLIER IN THE YEAR BUT WITH THE ENERGY AUDIT, WE DECIDED TO DELAY A LITTLE BIT.
I'M READY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH IT.
WE WILL HAVE THAT PROFESSIONAL FULL PICTURE OF DEFERRED MAINTENANCE FROM A FACILITY CONDITION ASSESSMENT.
>> HOW MUCH IN TERMS OF TOTAL DOLLARS.
>> BY BUILDING, BY CAMPUS, AND ROLLED UP TO THE COLLEGE.
I APPRECIATE THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS DISCUSSION IS SOMETHING THAT WE TAKE INCREDIBLY SERIOUSLY.
AS YOU SEE IN THE UPCOMING BUDGET PROPOSAL.
CAUTION LOOKING AT ONE SPECIFIC PROJECT OR SITUATION IS DIFFICULT TO ASSESS THE IMPACT OF THE WHOLE SIMPLY BECAUSE OF THE AVAILABILITY AFFIRMS, IT'S NOT EVENLY DISTRIBUTED ACROSS ALL ASPECTS OF A PROJECT.
IN SOME CASES IT IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY TO FOCUS 100% WITH MINORITY OWNED COMPANIES KNOWING THERE MAY BE SOME OTHER ASPECTS OF WHICH THERE ARE VERY FEW AVAILABLE OUT THERE.
TO PICK AND CHOOSE ONE ASPECT OVER ANOTHER, WHILE I APPRECIATE THE IMPORTANCE OF US PAYING ATTENTION TO THAT AT EVERY STEP OF THE WAY, IT REALLY DOESN'T TELL THE WHOLE STORY ABOUT WHAT WE'RE ATTEMPTING TO DO, WHICH IS GLOBAL IMPACT FOR INCREASING OPPORTUNITIES FOR MINORITY OWNED BUSINESSES.
IN IT AND OF ITSELF ONE ASPECT OF A PROJECT MAY OR MAY NOT BE SIGNIFICANT IN TERMS OF THE PROJECT OVERALL.
>> TO THAT POINT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT DOING A DISPARITY STUDY TO SEE WHETHER WE WERE UTILIZING CONTRACTORS BASED ON THEIR AVAILABILITY IN THE MARKET.
IS THAT SOMETHING WE'RE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD ON IN THE NEXT YEAR?
>> AS I INDICATED, THAT WHOLE OPERATION IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE REALLY STANDING UP AND FUNDING IN THE BUDGET AT A HIGHER LEVEL THAT WE HAD IN THE PAST.
I ALWAYS HESITATE WHEN I HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO VISIT WITH Y'ALL ON SOMETHING.
WE'LL CONTINUE WITH THE PLANNING IN TERMS OF THAT AREA.
WE DID HIRE AS WE REPORTED A COUPLE MONTHS BACK BEFORE THIS CRISIS THAT WE HAD ENGAGED A FIRM.
I SUSPECT THIS IS HAMPERED A BIT IN THE PROCESS.
ANY UPDATE THERE OR ANYTHING YOU CAN ADD ABOUT THAT PROCESS AS IT RELATES TO BILL'S QUESTION DIRECTLY?
>> WE'LL BE STARTING THAT BECAUSE OF COVID 19, SO MUCH OF THIS IS THE ABILITY TO MEET AND WE'RE GOODING TO BE MOVING FORWARD.
THE FIRST STEP THEY DO IS THE POLICY REVIEW.
WHAT SHOULD OUR POLICIES BE AND BRING THAT BACK TO THE BOARD.
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THE NEXT STEP INCLUDES THE REPORT THAT YOU'RE SPEAKING OF.THAT WOULD BE ANOTHER PART OF WHAT WE HAVE TO DO.
I HAVE HEARD ABOUT USING OTHER PEOPLE, REPORTS THAT IN ESSENCE WE BUY SOMEWHAT DIFFERENT THAN EVERYBODY ELSE.
IT HAS TO WORK IN THE PROJECTIONS OF WHAT ARE WE DOING AND WHAT IS THE ABILITY IN THAT MARKET.
WHETHER IT'S CONSTRUCTION OR ROOFING, TO SCOTT'S CREDIT ONE OF THE ISSUES WE FOUND OUT WE HAD NO MINORITY FIRMS FOR THE ROOFING.
WE'VE GONE BACK AND ACTUALLY LOOKED AT THE MINORITY FIRMS CERTIFIED.
WE STILL NEED TO HAVE THAT STUDY DONE.
THAT'S PART OF THE BUILD OUT OF THIS AREA.
WE'RE NOT STAFFED MUCH TO DO MUCH.
THAT'S ALL DESIGNED IN THE NEXT YEAR AS WE BUILD OUT.
THE COVID 19 HAS BEEN A SLIGHT SET BACK.
AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT WILL BE A PART OF THE BUDGET AND PART OF THE PLAN.
WE DID LOOK SPECIFICALLY AT BEING ABLE TO LOOK AT THE CITY OF DALLASS DISPARITY PLAN.
FOLKS CAME BACK QUICKLY AND SAID GOOD PLAN, GOOD STUDY, HOWEVER DOESN'T FIT THE BUYING WE DO HERE.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO.
>> I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW WE CAN BE SO DIFFERENT.
WE CAN GET INTO THAT ANOTHER TIME.
I THOUGHT I READ SOMEWHERE THAT DIS WAS GOING TO BE DOING A STUDY.
WHEN I SAW THAT, I WONDERED ABOUT A SINCE WE'RE BOTH EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.
Y'ALL MIGHT WANT TO FIND OUT ABOUT THAT OR GIVE IT A LOOK.
>> THEY HAVE A PURCHASING MANAGER THAT WE'RE GETTING IN CONTACT WITH.
THE BOARD APPROVED AN INTERLOCAL FOR BOTH OF US TO WORK TOGETHER ON THE ITEM.
THAT IS A POSSIBILITY OF WHAT WE HAVE TO LOOK AT.
WE HAVE TO LOOK AT WHAT OUR FUTURE SPENDING IS GOING TO BE.
>> WE'RE GOING TO BE SPENDING A LOT OF MONEY ON FACILITIES, DESIGN, AND CONSTRUCTION.
THESE AVAILABILITY AND DISPARITY STUDIES HAVE BEEN APPROACHED COLLABORATIVELY.
THE IDEA OF AVAILABILITY DISPARITY STUDY IS TO ASSESS THE MARKETPLACE IN WHICH VENDORS ARE OUT THERE.
I DON'T WANT TO SAY OUR PURCHASING PROJECTS ARE IRRELEVANT.
OUR ABILITY TO DO AN AVAILABILITY AND DISPARITY STUDY.
WITHOUT THAT DATA WE WON'T BE ABLE TO ASSESS WHERE WE ARE IN WITH THE AVAILABILITY OF WOMEN AND DISPARITY CONTRACTORS.
WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT IT FOR A LONG TIME.
SCOTT, ANYTHING YOU WANT TO COVER?
>> WE HAVE TO LOOK AT NEXT YEAR.
>> I THINK THIS WILL GO A LITTLE QUICKER.
THIS IS THE WORK THAT WE'VE DONE TO LOOK AT NEXT YEAR'S PROJECTS AND THE THINGS WE WANT TO FUND AND GET DONE.
>> WE WERE LOOKING AT A NEW FUND OF 25Â MILLION.
A PROJECTION OF THE 8Â MILLION OF WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE IN THE SLIDES.
THIS IS BASICALLY ADDRESSING THE FIRE SPRINKLER PROBLEM ON THE WEST SIDE FOR THE ENTIRETY OF CEDAR VALLEY.
THIS WILL BE IN CONCERT OF THE ASSESSMENT THAT WE DID THIS CURRENT YEAR.
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IN EAST VILLE THEIR CAMPUS WIDE FIRE ALARM.YOU'RE SEEING A LOT OF FIRE ALARMS. THEY ARE OLDER SYSTEMS THAT ARE STILL WORKING.
THEY ARE VULNERABLE BECAUSE YOU CAN'T REALLY GET REPLACEMENT PARTS.
WE WANT TO GET THAT REPLACED AHEAD OF FAILURE.
ESSENTIAL, WE HAVE A COUPLE THINGS THERE.
A COUPLE FEDERAL PANELS THERE.
THEY ARE IN BAD SHAPE AND NEED TO BE REPLACED.
MOUNTAIN VIEW WE SEE A HOST OF THINGS, A LOT OF MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT.
A LIGHTING CONVERSION, UPGRADE OF THE BUILDING, MORE MECHANICAL REPLACEMENT.
WE'RE LOOKING TO BUILD A COFFEE SHOP THERE WHICH IS INSIDE ONE OF THEIR BUILDINGS, IT'S A SMALL CORNER THAT THEY WANT TO RENOVATE.
THEY HAVE FAILING SOUND SYSTEMS THAT WE WANT TO LOOK AT ADDRESSING.
NORTH LAKE, A HOST OF THINGS, YOU SEE MORE ELECTRICAL, WATER PROOFING, BUILDING AUTOMATION SYSTEM, LIGHTING.
IT DEFINITELY NEEDS SOMETHING FOR US TO GET FROM THE DARK TO THE CAMPUS.
>> QUESTION ON THAT CEDAR VALLEY SPRINKLER PROJECT.
DOES THAT INCLUDE THOSE HYDRANTS THAT WERE OUT OF COMPLIANCE IN THE WALLS VERSUS FREE STANDING.
SEEMS LIKE I REMEMBER THAT WAS A MILLION DOLLAR PLUS PROJECT TO BRING THAT SYSTEM INTO COMPLIANCE.
>> A LOT OF THAT WORK HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE.
THE CITY IS HAPPY WITH ALL THE WORK THAT WE HAVE DONE.
THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THAT, SIR.
>> DO YOU HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION?
TELL ME YOU HAVE SOME SPRINKLERS IN THOSE BUILDINGS NOW.
YOU'RE NOT SAYING THERE'S NOT ANY SPRINKLERS.
>> IT WAS NOT THE CODE TO HAVE SPRINKLERS.
WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT PUTTING SPRINKLERS IN SOME OF THEM.
WE'RE GOING OFF THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE ASSESSMENT MADE THIS CURRENT YEAR.
>> I WAS A LITTLE CURIOUS ABOUT THAT.
I CAN'T IMAGINE THAT YOU HAVE BUILDINGS BUILT THAT DIDN'T HAVE FIRE SPRINKLERS IN THEM.
I WANTED CLARIFICATION ON THAT.
>> WHAT WE'RE MOVING TO ARE OUR STANDARDS OF WHAT WE WANT TO ADD WHICH INCLUDES SPRINKLERS IN OUR BUILDINGS.
IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT THE CODE SAYS.
WE NEED TO OPERATE AT THE SAFETY OF OUR STANDARDS AND TO OUR CREDIT ONE OF THE THINGS WE DID DO THIS YEAR IS BASICALLY REWROTE THE BOOK ON FACILITY STANDARDS AND SAID YOU HAVE TO MEET THESE STANDARDS WHEN DOING YOUR JOB.
THAT'S AN IMPROVEMENT THAT WE MADE.
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YOU SEE SOME OTHER FAIR ALARM REPAIRS.
WE'RE GOING TO REPLACE THE TWO CHILLERS.
YOU SEE IT UNDER THERE AND THE OTHER WORK.
PHASE TWO, THAT'S A BIG PROJECT.
THE BUILDINGS ARE DONE WITH PHASE ONE AND WE HAVE TO FINISH OFF PHASE TWO.
NOW ANYTHING FACILITIES RELATED IS GOING TO BECOME PART OF THE SIP.
THAT'S WHY YOU SEE THOSE THINGS IN THERE.
CORPORATE GROWTH LAB TO GIVE A PRECURSOR TO WHAT OUR DOWNTOWN INNOVATION CENTER MIGHT BE ONE DAY.
WE'LL GET SOMEBODY FOR THAT AS WELL.
I UNDERSTAND THERE'S SOME WORK SPACE RENOVATIONS THAT NEED TO BE DONE AT THE DISTRICT OFFICE.
WE'VE ALLOCATED MONEY FOR THAT.
COLLEGE WIDE, I WANT TO DO WHAT'S COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS AN ARK STUDY WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY LOOK AT ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL PANELS AND MAKING SURE THEY ARE SAFE TO WORK ON AND HAVE THE PROPER GUIDANCE AS FAR AS PPE AND DISTANCING.
WHEN LOOKING AT SUBSURFACE ENGINEERING, FOUR MORE CAMPUSES IT CLOSE OUT THE BALANCE OF THE COLLEGE.
>> ABOUT THE PORTABLE BUILDINGS AT RICHMOND, WE'RE GOING TO DO WHAT WITH THESE AND HOW LONG IS THIS REPAIR GOING TO LAST?
>> THE PORTABLE BUILDINGS THAT THEY'VE INSTALLED WERE IDENTIFIED IN PHASING SO THEY CAN GET THE FUNDING.
SOME OF THE A D D ITIONAL FURNITURE WAS IN PHASE TWO.
IT'S JUST MORE OF MAKING THEM HABITABLE FOR OUR EARLY HIGH SCHOOL COLLEGE STUDENTS.
PHASE TWO WAS ALREADY PLANNED WELL IN ADVANCE BY RICH LAND HOWEVER BECAUSE IT'S A FACILITY RELATED ISSUE WE'RE ROLLING IT IT INTO FIP.
THIS IS THE CONTINUATION OF GETTING IT READY.
>> THIS RELATES TO THE ISSUES WE'RE GOING TO GET DONE.
WE'RE RUNNING THREE YEARS BEHIND NOW FROM WHEN WE FIRST DID OUR MASTER PLAN OF SAYING WE NEED TO FACE.
THAT'S PART OF WHAT WE'RE HAVING TO DO.
WE HAVE TO HAVE THE SPACE AVAILABLE.
THIS IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO WHY WE NEED TO GET THOSE PROJECTS STARTED.
WE NEED TO START THE ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS BECAUSE FOR THE MOST PART THE COMPLETION OF THOSE BUILDINGS.
WE'LL BE FIVE YEARS BEHIND BY THAT POINT.
>> THAT WAS MY QUESTION AS FAR AS DOING MAINTENANCE AND FEDERAL WAS GOING TO GO INTO THE BUILDINGS JUST TO HAVE THEM REMOVED WHEN WE START THE PROGRAM WITH THE BOND MONEY.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE IN OUR THOUGHT PROCESS ABOUT MOVING FORWARD ON THE BOND PROGRAM.
WE'LL FIND OURSELVES DOING THIS OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
WE HAVE FIFTY YEAR OLD BUILDINGS.
WE HAVE THEM ALL >> I'M ON THE SAME PAGE WITH YOU ABOUT GETTING RID OF THE PORTABLE BUILDINGS.
TEMPORARY WAS THE WAY THEY WERE CALLED.
AT THE POINT WE'RE LOOKING FOR SPACE, I HEARD DRESSING UP WAS MORE LANDSCAPING AND STUFF.
I DIDN'T HEAR HIM MENTION ANYTHING ABOUT SPACE.
>> I THINK IT INCLUDES ALSO AND I WOULD HAVE TO GET THE EXACT PARTICULARS ON WHAT PHASE TWO IS.
IT HAD FF AND E TYPE STUFF, THAT WOULD BE FURNITURES AND EQUIPMENT THAT WAS INSIDE
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THEM.ALSO IT COULD BE PAVING OF SIDEWALKS AND THOSE TYPE THINGS.
IT MAY ALSO HAVE SOME UTILITY TYPE WORK.
I JUST MENTIONED THAT I ALSO KNOW IT INCLUDES SOME OF THE LANDSCAPING OUT FRONT AS WELL.
I THINK IT'S HEAFY ON INFRASTRUCTURE.
>> WE'LL TAKE ALL THOSE COMMENTS INTO CONSIDERATION.
THIS IS THE GENERAL CATEGORIES RIGHT NOW.
WHEN WE GO INTO AN ACTUAL DETAIL PLAN OF EVERYTHING ELSE AND BRING IT BACK TO YOU AT THE BOARD MEETING, WE'LL MAKE SURE WE HAVE ALL THAT INFORMATION FOR YOU.
I'M ON BOARD WITH GETTING RID OF TEMPORARY.
BECAUSE TEMPORARY IS NOT 15, 17 YEARS.
IF WE'RE GOING TO DRESS IT UP AND MAKE IT PRETTY AND BUY STUFF FOR THESE BUILDINGS THAT IN THREE YEARS IS GOING AWAY ARE WE GOING TO USE THAT EQUIPMENT OVER AGAIN.
>> I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER HANDS, SCOTT.
THE LAST TIME THAT I PRESENTED, THERE WAS DISCUSSION ABOUT MAYBE ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR FACILITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.
I WAS ASKED TO TAKE A LOOK BEYOND THE FUNDING, THE $25Â MILLION OF WHAT ARE THE THINGS WE MIGHT DO.
JOHN HAS A FEW THINGS TO ADD HERE.
IN OTHER WORDS WHAT I'M SAYING IS THE VIABLE PROJECTS IS CERTAINLY EXCEED THE CURRENT 25Â MILLION DOLLAR BUDGET.
A HOST OF OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE WE COULD DO IF WE HAD MORE FUNDING.
>> ONE OF THE THING THAT'S WE HEARD FROM THE BOARD WAS HOW CAN WE SPEED UP SOME OF THESE THINGS AND GET THEM DONE.
TWENTY FIVE MILLION DOLLARS THAT WE HAVE IN THE BUDGET REALLY TAKES UP OUR CAPACITY OF GETTING DONE WHAT WE NEED TO GET DONE.
WE'RE LOOKING TO ACCELERATE THAT PLAN TOO.
I HAVE A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT OPTIONS THAT WE HAVEN'T WORKED ON.
WE COULD DO A LOT OF THESE PROJECTS WITH AN ENERGY PERFORMANCE CONTRACT IN WHICH THE ENERGY SAVINGS PAY FOR THE DEBT SERVICE.
WE COULD ACTUALLY DO THIS $30Â MILLION AND ISSUE TAX NOTES ON THEM AND PAY THEM OFF IN ONE OR TWO YEARS OUT OF THE DEBT SERVICE FUND.
THE COLONIAL IMPACT THE SAME AREAS OF HOW WE'RE USING BOND MONEY IN THE FUTURE.
>> WE REALLY 30Â MILLION IS THE MAX WE CARE TO GO TO AT THIS TIME.
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IT STARTS TO OVERLOAD HOW MUCH WE CAN GET DONE.>> IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOMETHING WHERE WE GET A PICTURE OF WHAT THAT SPENDING WOULD LOOK LIKE.
>> JOHN, IF YOU COULD DO THAT, WE'D APPRECIATE THAT IN OUR SUBSEQUENT DISCUSSIONS.
IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE WE HAVE A QUESTION FROM LESLIE.
>> MY FITS RIGHT IN THERE IS THE TWO OF YOU.
WHEN JOHN, MENTIONED TO PAY FOR THAT WITH THIS SERVICE.
HOW WE MIGHT FINANCE SOME OF THESE PROJECTS THAT'S RIGHT IN LINE WITH MY PEERS HERE.
>> THESE ARE GENERAL CATEGORIES.
WE'LL BE BRINGING BACK MORE DETAILS BY LOCATION OF WHAT WE WANT TO DO.
THERE'S A COUPLE LOCATIONS BUT THESE ARE THINGS WE'RE LOOKING AT TRYING TO CONTINUE.
THAT CONCLUDES THE CURRENT YEAR UPDATE AND LOOKING AHEAD IN THE NEXT YEAR.
IF THERE ARE NO MORE QUESTIONS, I DON'T THINK I SEE ANYBODY WITH THEIR HAND UP.
>> YOU MADE THE COMMENT EARLIER ABOUT BEING ABLE TO ACCELERATE SOME PROJECTS BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF STUDENTS ON CAMPUS.
>> THE TIME TO DO THINGS FROM A FACILITIES OR CONSTRUCTION TYPE PERSPECTIVE WOULD BE DURING CHRISTMAS BREAK OR SPRING BREAK AND THINGS OF THAT SORT.
BECAUSE WHEN YOU HAVE OCCUPIED BUILDINGS, YOU WORRY MUCH MORE ABOUT FENCING AND CORDING THINGS OFF AND NOISE.
WE DON'T WANT TO MAKE NOISE FOR OUR CLASS THAT'S ARE GOING ON.
WHEN HAVE YOU A VACATED BUILDING IT ACCELERATES FOR SOMETIMES TWO FOR ONE.
THEY WORK TWICE AS FAST AS THEY MAY HAVE OTHERWISE.
HOWEVER, YOU SLOW THAT DOWN A LITTLE BIT WITH THE COVID 19 REQUIREMENTS.
THE ROOFERS, IT'S PRETTY WARM OUT SIDE LATELY, THEY ARE WEARING MASKS AND THINGS OF THAT SORT.
THEY SHIFTED NOT TO LONG AGO TO WORKING AT NIGHT TO FINISH UP SOME OF THE PROJECTS.
OVERALL, THERE'S STILL A NET GAIN.
THERE'S NOTHING LIKE AN UNOCCUPIED SPACE TO DO CONSTRUCTION.
WE HAVEN'T SEEN A TERRIBLE PROBLEM WITH THAT.
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LIKE I MENTIONED ABOUT THE WOODEN ARM RESTS OR PERHAPS AN AIR HANDLER.WE'VE HAD PROBLEMS, BUT NOTHING OF SIGNIFICANT NOTE.
AGAIN, AS FAR AS CONSTRUCTION, IT IS A IF YOU WANT TO FIND A LITTLE BIT OF SILVER LINING IN THE COVID 19 ENVIRONMENT, IT'S THE FACILITATION OF CONSTRUCTION.
>> AS WE WORK THROUGH THIS, THAT'S ALL IN OUR PLANNING.
WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING DEFINITE.
WE KNOW THERE HAS TO BE BRINGING STUDENTS BACK FACE TO FACE FOR LIMITED COURSES.
WE HAVE TO BRING BACK, WE STILL HAVE SOCIAL DISTANCING REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE GOING TO NEED TO BE MAINTAINED.
WORKING WITH AN ACADEMIC SIDE AND IT SIDE AND FACILITIES TO MAINTAIN ALL THOSE FUTURE FACILITIES OF DEALING WITH THIS BUT NOT MAKE THEM TO THE POINT THAT THEY CAN'T BE FLEXIBLE ENOUGH.
THE EASY PART IS GOING BACK TO BACK ROOMS, KNOCKOUT A WALL AND PUT UP PARTITIONS.
IT COULD BE COVID 19 CLASSROOMS, TWENTY FIVE STUDENTS COULD GET INTO THAT THEY WOULD BE OCCUPYING TOO.
THAT'S A SPACE UTILIZATION PROBLEM THAT WE HAVE.
ONLINE IS GOING TO HAVE TO BE A BIG PART OF OUR BUSINESS.
WE REALIZE WE HAVE MANY STUDENTS THAT STILL NEED THAT FACE TO FACE INTERACTIVE.
WE'RE GOING TO FIND OURSELVES IN THESE HYBRIDS.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO SET DOLLARS ASIDE FOR IT AND WHAT INSTRUCTORS BRING TO TWO CLASSROOMS. PUT A GO PRO ON HIM AND THE EXPANSION OF OUR CLASSROOMS. WE'RE PLANNING FOR THIS IN THE BOND.
THE FLEXIBILITY IS A BIG DEAL TO START WITH BUT MORE PROGRAM FLEXIBILITY.
NOW IT'S SPACE UTILIZATION FLEXIBILITY.
WE CAN OPEN UP A PARTITION AN USE TWO SIDE BY SIDE CLASSROOMS AND HAVE THE FLEXIBILITY OF SPACE.
YOU'LL HEAR ME TALK ABOUT FLEXIBILITY THIS AFTERNOON.
THAT'S GOING INTO EVERYTHING WE'RE DOING MOVING FORWARD.
>> I CAN TELL YOU ARE ANXIOUS TO GET TO THE AFTERNOON.
>> BEFORE WE CLOSE OUT FOR THE DAY, I'D LIKE TO HAVE A BRIEF DISCUSSION ABOUT COVID 19.
I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS GIVEN THE FACT THAT THE CASES ARE [INDISCERNIBLE].
THE CURRENT STATUS AS TO WHERE WE ARE.
>> WE STILL HAVE ON THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AGENDA.
WE'LL TAKE A BREAK FOR LUNCH AND DO THE BOND.
IS THAT ACCEPTABLE FOR EVERYBODY? DOES THAT MAKE SENSE.
>> I THINK WE CAN DO THAT WHAT WE CAN DO IS AFTER THE BOND PROJECT WHY DON'T WE TAKE A BRIEF BREAK AT THAT POINT.
WE'LL TEE EVERYBODY UP AND I'LL PUT THOSE FEW MINUTES.
WE WEREN'T FULLY PREPARED FOR THAT.
IT'S EASY FOR US TO TALK ABOUT I'LL TEE UP OUR FOLKS FOR THAT.
>> WHAT'S YOUR RECOMMENDATION.
MAYBE THIRTY OR FORTY FIVE MINUTES FOR LUNCH.
>> WE HAVE HAD TWELVE THIRTY TO ONE THIRTY.
I'M NOT SURE HOW WIDELY DISTRIBUTED THAT IS.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE BOARD KNEW IN TERMS OF WHAT WE WERE INTENDED TO DO.
WE COULD CUT THAT A BIT SHORTER IF THAT WOULD HELP OUT.
WE CAN MAKE IT FROM TWELVE THIRTY TO ONE FIFTEEN.
WOULD IN A BE ALL RIGHT? I DON'T HAVE A WAY OF GETTING AFFIRMATION OTHER THAN THROUGH THE CHAT BOX.
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SEEING NONE THERE.WOULD ANYBODY OBJECT TO COMING BACK AT ONE FIFTEEN INSTEAD OF ONE THIRTY.
>> MAKE ACCOMMODATION FOR THE COVID 19 CONVERSATION.
>> I THINK WE'LL GO AHEAD AND TAKE UP THE BOND ISSUE.
THAT SHOULD FREE UP ENOUGH TIME FOR US AT THE END TO TALK ABOUT COVID 19.
>> WHY DON'T WE PLAN TO DO THAT.
WE'LL PAUSE THE FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING UNTIL ONE FIFTEEN.
AND TAKE UP THE BOND AND THE IMPLICATIONS AND OTHER ITEMS ON THE AGENDA TODAY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
THE BOARD MEETING WILL RESUME AT ONE FIFTEEN.
>> IF I COULD ASK ALL PANELISTS FOR MUTE THEIR ACCOUNT FOR LUNCH.
>> BOARD OF TRUSTEES COMMITTEE MEETING.
I'M GOING TO START WITH A ROLL CALL.
(ROLL CALL) WE DO STILL MEET THE QUORUM.
>> DR. MAYOR, ARE YOU PRESENT?
IF YOU'D LIKE TO BEGIN THE MEETING.
>> RUSTY AND SUNNY, IF YOU'RE THERE, LET US KNOW.
WE HAVE AN ITEM THAT'S NOT IN RELATION TO THE RESOLUTIONS OF THE DA C A RULING AND ALSO TO THE ISSUES RELATING TO INSTITUTIONAL MULTI GENERATIONAL RACISM.
A DRAFT RESOLUTION WHICH WE'RE NOT GOING TO TAKE ACTION ON BUT WANTED A MOMENT OR TWO MORE OF DISCUSSION ON.
I THOUGHT YOU HAD HAD SOME THOUGHTS ABOUT READING INTO THE MINUTES TODAY.
>> WE WANTED TO GET CONSENSUS.
WE DIDN'T WANT TO WAIT FOR THE BOARD MEETING BECAUSE WE HAVE [INDISCERNIBLE].
IN LIGHT OF RECENT DEVELOPMENTS WE'D LIKE TO MOVE THIS TO THE MINUTES.
WE'D READ THE INTRODUCTION TO THE STATEMENTS.
RACIAL INJUSTICE IN THE AFTER MATH OF GEORGE FLOYD.
QUESTIONS THAT I WANTED TO ANSWER FOR TODAY I UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S TAKING A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME.
WE WILL GET THOSE ANSWERS AT A SUBSEQUENT BOARD MEETING AND OF COURSE BEFORE WE RECEIVE THE ANSWERS AT AN OFFICIAL M E E TING [INDISCERNIBLE].
I WOULD ASK TRUSTEE RITTER TO READ THE STATEMENT.
>> MAY I INTERRUPT I CAN'T CONFIRM THAT HE ONLINE.
WE HAVE FULL PRESENCE OF THE BOARD.
>> I WAS JUST LETTING THE PUBLIC KNOW.
WILL YOU PLEASE PUT THE STATEMENT UP ON THE SCREEN.
>> BEFORE I READ THE STATEMENT, I JUST WANTED TO ADD MY THOUGHTS.
SO THE SUPREME COURT DID RULE THAT DA C A CAN CONTINUE.
IT MADE A FINDING THAT THE PRESIDENT HAS AUTHORITY TO END THE PROGRAM IN THE
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FUTURE.I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO THAT WE CONSIDER RESOLUTION AT OUR NEXT BOARD MEETING IN SUPPORT OF OUR STUDENTS.
>> SHOULD I GO AHEAD AND START?
>> THE DALLAS COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT STRONGLY BELIEVES IN THE DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION FOR ALL.
BECAUSE THESE ARE SO STRONGLY ENGRAINED IN OUR MISSION, THE COLLEGE WILL STAND FIRM AGAINST CHALLENGES OF OUR CORE BELIEFS.
>> THE TRAGIC DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD IN MINNEAPOLIS LAST MONTH A NUMBER OF RACIAL INJUSTICES HAVE COME TO LIGHT.
HOW WE STRIET TO MAKE THE HIGHER THE BOARD IS INSPIRED BY THE HOPE AND STRENGTH WE SEE IN OUR STUDENTS EVERYDAY.
AS FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS THAT WE MUST GO FORWARD WITH A DEEPER LOVE AND RESPECT FOR EACH OTHER.
THE TIME IS NOW TO LEARN AND GROW FROM THESE EVENTS.
WE ANTICIPATE THAT CONCRETE ACTIONS SUCH AS A REVIEW OF HIRING PRACTICES AND EXAMINATION OF OUR CRIMINAL JUSTICE CURRICULUM IS FROM SINCE EAR AND IMPASSIONED CONVERSATIONS THAT HAVE FOLLOWED MR. FLOYD'S DEATH AND OTHERS EACH A REMINDER OF THE SYSTEMIC RACISM AND INJUSTICE IN THIS COUNTRY.
IN A NATION WE FAILED TO LIVE UP TO THE IDEALS THAT PROMISES ALL MEN AND WOMEN ARE CREATED EQUAL WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
EVERY SINGLE P ERSON REQUALITY AND COMPASSION.
THE LASTING AND SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES OUR COMMUNITY DESERVES.
THE VALUE OF RACIAL AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY.
IT IS ONE OF DALLAS COLLEGES GREATEST STRENGTHS.
ONLY TOGETHER CAN WE EMERGE STRONGER.
DO WE HAVE A CONSENSUS FROM THE BOARD TO INCLUDE THESE STATEMENTS IN THE MINUTES OF THIS MEETING?
>> THE CONSENSUS WITH A YAY OR NAY FROM THE BOARD, PLEASE.
PROCEDURALLY, WE'RE NOT VOTING ON THIS.
THESE STATEMENTS BE MADE INTO THE MINUTES WITHOUT OBJECTION.
HEARING NO OBJECTION LET'S ENTER THE COMMENTS INTO THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING.
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>> WE WILL ENTERTAIN RESOLUTIONS THE ISSUES BECOME MORE FORMALIZED IN OUR RECORD.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS THAT.
I'M VERY GRATEFUL THAT WE TOOK THE TIME TO DO THAT.
I WOULD JUST OFFER FOR MY OWN PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE THAT I HOPE EACH AND EVERY STUDENT FROM THE DALLAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT UNDERSTANDING THIS RESOLUTION AS AN AFFIRMATION OF THEM AS PERSONS, INDIVIDUALS AND WE VALUE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM.
TOO OFTEN THE EFFECTS OF MULTI GENERATIONAL INSTITUTIONAL RACISM GRIND THAT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT DOWN.
WE CARE ABOUT EACH OF OUR STUDENTS.
I THINK RESOLUTIONS LIKE THIS RESOLUTION WILL HELP US BUILD RECONCILIATION AND MOVE THIS DISTRICT FORWARD.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
>> CAN I ALSO ADD THAT I WOULD ALSO LIKE FOR US TO CONSIDER FORMAL RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF OUR AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY.
I THINK MANY OF THEM ARE HURTING, NOT JUST OUR STUDENTS BUT EMPLOYEES.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE ALSO DRAFT A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THEM IN OUR NEXT BOARD MEETING.
LET THE MINUTES REFLECT THAT SUGGESTION, PLEASE.
BACK TO THE AGENDA FOR THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
[C. Bond Project Review Presenter: John Robertson]
WE HAVE ONE MORE ITEM REMAINING.IT'S A PRESENTATION ON THE BOND.
JOE, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS OR WANT TO LET HIM GET RIGHT TO IT.
>> IT'S NOT A NEW TOPIC FOR US.
THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS TO OUR COMMUNITY OBVIOUSLY, THE LAST ONE HUNDRED AND I THINK IT'S THREE DAYS THAT WE'VE BEEN REALLY FOCUSED ON ADJUSTING TO THE COVID 19 CRISIS HAS CAUSED US TO LOOK AT EVERYTHING WE DO THROUGH A DIFFERENT LENS.
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I WANT TO GIVE YOU LOCATION BY LOCATION EACH OF THESE NINE PROJECTS THEY HAVE GOING ON.THIS IS BASICALLY WHAT IS COMING OUT OF THE PROGRAMMING THAT WE LOOKED AT.
GROUP STUDY ROOM, THERE'S ANOTHER ISSUE IN THOSE SHARED COMMON SPACES.
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FROM AN ADMINISTRATIVE STANDPOINT NOT JUST IN THEIR DISTRICT OFFICES BUT ALSO IN THE SPACE WE NEEDED TO PROVIDE.>> THESE ARE VERY LINEAR FLOORPLANS LIKE WE DIDN'T NEED TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT.
AREN'T THERE OTHER ELEVATION TYPE PLANS THAT CAN STILL MAXIMIZE THE SQUARE FOOTAGE BUT MORE LIKE AMPHITHEATER TYPE SEATING OR SOME OTHER WAY TO IMPROVE THE STUDENT PER SQUARE FOOT RATIO.
>> THAT'S PART OF WHAT WE TELL THE PROGRAM MANAGERS TO DO.
WE CAN START WORKING ON THE PHYSICAL PLAN FOR DESIGN IS WHAT DO WE REALLY NEED TO DO.
WHAT'S OUT THERE TODAY? THAT'S ONE OF THE ADVANTAGES OF USING THE ARCHITECT FORM IS WHAT ARE PEOPLE DOING TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE THAT.
YOUR QUESTION IS AS WE GET INTO DESIGN WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO PLAN FOR TODAY BUT AT SOME POINT IN TIME HOW DO YOU HAVE THAT FLEXIBILITY IF WE'RE BACK TO THE WAY THINGS WERE IN 2019.
WHEN THAT WILL BE, I DON'T KNOW.
I HOPE THIS DOESN'T CARRY ON FOREVER.
AT THE SAME POINT IN TIME THAT WHOLE FLEXIBILITY FOR PROGRAMMING PURPOSES BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE TEACHING IN FIVE YEARS.
ALSO FROM ANY TYPE OF SITUATION THAT MAY HAVE THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO DO THOSE TYPES OF THINGS THAT ALLOW US THE MOST UTILIZATION OF SPACE.
>> WHAT WE DID AFTER PROGRAM REVIEW, BROOK HAVEN IT'S CURRENTLY THE HOME CAMPUS, THEY ARE EXPECTED TO GROW FROM SIX HUNDRED TO ELEVEN HUNDRED.
WE'RE DEALING IN ALL FIFTY YEAR OLD BUILDINGS.
PART OF THE PLAN THAT WE NEED TO HAVE IN THIS IF WE GO FORWARD IS BUILDING NEW BUILDINGS TO REPLACE THOSE SO FIFTY YEARS FROM NOW WE'RE NOT DEALING WITH HUNDRED YEAR OLD BUILDINGS.
ONE OF THE THINGS WE NEED TO LOOK AT IS ANY KIND OF BOND PROGRAM IN TWO THOUSAND FOUR AND NOW REISSUED TO 2019, WE HAVEN'T BUILT A NEW BUILDING SINCE 2010.
BUILDINGS ARE A LONG TERM VIEW.
PART OF WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO BUILD INTO THIS IS TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE ENOUGH BEFORE WE'RE GOING FORWARD OF WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN FROM THE SPACE SITUATION AND STAYING FLEXIBLE TO ANY OTHER TYPE OF TEACHING MODALITIES.
IT SEEMS AS IF WE'RE DOING AN EITHER OR AS FAR AS ATTENDANCE ON CAMPUS VERSUS ON THE INTERNET.
IF WE'VE NOW FIGURED OUT THAT STUDENTS APPRECIATE THE INTERNET ACCESS TO CLASSES AT THE POINT THAT WE HAVE EITHER OR, WE COULD HAVE BOTH.
AT THAT POINT, IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S AN AWFUL LOT MORE FREEDOM TO THINK ABOUT WHAT
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ELSE WE COULD BE DOING INSTEAD OF PERHAPS BUILDING WALLS AND BUILDINGS IF THE INSTRUCTION IS BETTER RECEIVED ON THE INTERNET AS WE'VE BEEN TOLD NOW THAT THERE'S QUITE A FEW WHO APPRECIATE IT SO MUCH BETTER.IF WE'RE STILL DEALING WITH COVID 19 IN SEVEN MONTHS, STUDENTS MAY NOT EVEN WANT TO COME TO CAMPUS.
THERE'S QUITE A FEW PEOPLE WHO SIMPLY DO NOT WANT TO BE AMONG OTHER PEOPLE UNTIL THIS THING IS SETTLED.
THE IDEA OF HAVING BUILDINGS AND WALLS AND DOORS AND WINDOWS TO ME, IT MAY BE THAT WE NEED BETTER ACCESS FOR ONLINE CLASSES THAT MIGHT WORK OUT BETTER FOR EVERYBODY.
OH, AND JOHN, IF YOU COULD TALK A LITTLE LOUDER.
I'M HAVING TROUBLE HEARING YOU.
>> NOBODY TOLD ME I NEED TO TALK LOUDER.
>> I'LL LET YOU JUMP IN ON A COUPLE OF THESE.
APPRECIATE THAT QUESTION BECAUSE IT GETS TO THE COMPLEXITY OF BOTH LOOKING AT WHERE WE ARE AND GOING FORWARD.
CERTAINLY COVID 19 HAS ADDED A NEW ELEMENT TO WHAT WE'RE DOING.
WE WERE ALREADY PERCENTAGE WISE ONE OF THE LARGEST ONLINE OFFERINGS IN THE STATE.
THAT WILL CONTINUE AND NO DOUBT THAT IS GOING TO GROW.
I DO THINK THAT THERE ARE A COUPLE OF THINGS DIFFERENT AS WE LOOK TO THE FUTURE THAT INCREASINGLY STUDENTS ARE GOING TO MAKE DECISIONS NOT ON COURSES BUT ON ENTIRE DEGREES BEING ON LINE.
THAT IS BOTH ONE TYPE OF PROGRAM OFFERING AND ONE TYPE OF STUDENT.
WE HAVE ANOTHER TYPE OF PROGRAM THAT CAN ONLY BE OFFERED ON SITE AND FACE TO FACE.
THOSE ARE TYPICALLY HEALTH CARE IS IN THAT, EVEN THE CLASSROOMS THAT SOME OF THAT WE CAN DO ASPECTS OF THAT REMOTELY AND THAT NEEDS TO BE BECAUSE OF THE DEMONSTRATION.
THE QUESTION IS HOW DO WE CONSTRUCT CLASSROOMS SO STUDENTS CAN MORE EASILY SEE HANDS ON DEMONSTRATIONS AND OTHER WORK BY FACULTY WHETHER IT BE IN HEALTH CARE, AUTOMOTIVE OR OTHER AREAS WITHOUT CROWDING AROUND LIKE THEY HAVE IN THE PAST.
HOW DO WE SPREAD PEOPLE AROUND AND USE TECHNOLOGY.
JOHN MENTIONED THE EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOLS REMOTE LEARNING.
RIGHT NOW THEY DON'T GET TO COUNT STUDENTS TAUGHT REMOTELY PUBLIC SCHOOLS DON'T, CHARTER SCHOOLS DO, OTHER SCHOOLS DO, BUT NOT PUBLIC SCHOOLS THAT TAUGHT REMOTELY ARE THROUGH DISTANCE LEARNING.
A WAFER DONE THIS SPRING WAS TO ACCOMMODATE COVID 19.
IT WAS EXTENDED AND ULTIMATELY HAS NOT EXTENDED.
MEANING THAT MORE THAN LIKELY ANYTHING WE DO A CREDIT WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO BE OFFERED ON LINE AND HAVE TO BE DELIVERED FACE TO FACE.
ALL OF THAT IS ON OUR CAMPUSES AND FULLY INTEGRATED INTO EXISTING CLASSROOMS. THE ONLY THING THAT MIGHT CHANGE IN BRINGING THOSE TWENTY SEVEN THOUSAND STUDENTS ONTO CAMPUS BECAUSE THAT'S PART OF WHAT WILL BE REQUIRED FOR THOSE COMING BACK UNLESS TEA GIVES ANOTHER RULING THAT AMENDS THE EXISTING ONE.
WE NEED TO ACCOMMODATE THAT, RIGHT NOW WE INTEGRATE THOSE STUDENTS WITH REGULAR CLASSES.
THAT MAY CHANGE IN THE FUTURE SO WE CAN END UP KEEPING THEM SEPARATE.
ARE WE CONSIDERING ALL ASPECTS OF THAT? THE ANSWER IS YES FOR DIFFERENT POPULATIONS AND THE COMPLEXITY OF RESPONDING TO THE DIFFERENT EXPECTATIONS REQUIREMENTS.
I DIDN'T MENTION THAT WE DID HAVE AN UNUSUAL NUMBER OF STUDENTS DROP AT THE END AND THEY HAD COME TO US EARLY ON IN THIS PROCESS AND SAID THEY DON'T WANT TO TAKE
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CLASSES ONLINE.WE TOLD THEM TO TRY, ENCOURAGE THEM, WE GAVE THEM ADDITIONAL HELP.
THAT'S NOT THE WAY I WANT TO LEARN.
I WANT TO LEARN IN A CLASSROOM.
WE HAD AN EXTRAORDINARY NUMBER OF STUDENTS WITHDRAWAL AT THE END BECAUSE OF ONLY HAVING THE AVAILABILITY ON ONLINE.
HOW DO WE DO THE RIGHT MIX TO ACCOMMODATE WHAT'S OUT THERE.
CERTAINLY THIS HAS CREATED NOT JUST A NEW WRINKLE BUT MULTIPLE WRINKLES IN THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS.
>> AT THAT POINT DO WE KNOW HOW MANY DROPPED OUT? DO WE HAVE NUMBERS ON THAT?
>> THAT WOULD BE IMPORTANT TO KNOW.
>> THAT ONLY TELLS PART OF THE STORY AS WELL.
WE HAD A LOT OF STUDENTS TOUGH IT OUT THAT STILL WANT TO BE THERE.
EVEN WITH OUR SURVEY, HALF OUR STUDENTS ARE PREFERRING FACE TO FACE.
WE'VE SEEN THE SHIFT BUT THE MOST GENEROUS SHIFT PUSHED ON LINE TO WHAT WE HAVE NOW BECAUSE OF THE COVID 19 SITUATION.
THAT LEAVES THE OTHER HALF SAYING, NO, WE PREFER FACE TO FACE ENVIRONMENT.
>> A LOT OF WHAT WE'LL PROBABLY SEE IS THE HYBRID COURSES.
THERE'S A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF WE DO AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE ON LINE AND ALSO THERE'S STILL THAT ABILITY OF BEING ABLE TO COME TO THE CLASSROOM.
WHETHER IT'S SPECIAL CLASS INSTRUCTION, I THINK THAT'S WHAT IT'S GOING TO BE.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE FIRST THREE HUNDRED MILLION OF A ONE BILLION DOLLAR BOND PROGRAM.
I THINK THE REAL QUESTION IS, LATER ON IF WE DO THIS BECAUSE I SEE THE NEED RIGHT NOW THAT WE NEED TO SAY BECAUSE OF THE COMMUNITY COLLEGES I WORKED FOR, WE DON'T GO INTO THE IDEA OF BUILD IT THEY WILL COME.
WE GO OFF OF THE IDEA OF BUILD IT, THEY ARE ALREADY HERE.
WE ARE ALWAYS TWO TO THREE YEARS BEHIND.
WHAT IS IMPORTANT ABOUT THIS REVIEW AS WE GO THROUGH AND WORK WITH THE ARCHITECTS IS BUILDING ALL THAT FLEXIBILITY AND IT NEEDS TO BE ANYTHING NEXT SLIDE.
THIS IS CEDAR VALLEY, THIS IS WHAT WE WERE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING A RENOVATION AND THE RECOMMENDATION CAME BACK THAT THAT BUILDING DOESN'T NEED TO BE RENOVATED.
WE'VE CHANGED THAT PHILOSOPHY TO THE SAME SPACE THAT THEY WERE GOING TO RENOVATE ONE OF THE THINGS WE'VE GOT TO BE ABLE TO DO IS HOW TO PLACE IT.
WHAT WE FOUND FROM THAT IS THEIR EARLY HIGH SCHOOL GROWTH IS GOING TO GROW FROM ELEVEN HUNDRED TO SIXTEEN HUNDRED.
RIGHT NOW, THEY NEED MORE FLEXIBLE CLASSROOMS AND MULTI PURPOSE SPACE BECAUSE IT JUST WASN'T BUILT FOR THAT.
THESE ARE THE THINGS WHEN WE WENT BACK AND LOOKED AT THIS IS A NEW BUILDING THAT WE'RE GOING TO BUILD DOWN THERE AND NOT LARGE SQUARE.
IT'S ABOUT FIFTY THOUSAND SQUARE FEET.
IT STARTS THE WHOLE BLOCK OF FLOATING REPLACEMENTS AS WE MOVE FORWARD.
EAST FIELD, BUILDINGS HERE ARE ACADEMIC BUILDINGS AND STUDENT SUCCESS CENTER.
SIXTEEN ACTIVE CLASSROOMS, 24 GENERAL BUILDINGS, HEALTH CENTER AND COUNSELING, STUDENT LIFE SPACE.
THE WHOLE IDEA IS IT NEEDS TO BE FLEXIBLE.
I KNOW I'M STARTING TO SOUND LIKE A BROKEN RECORD.
THAT'S WHAT WE'VE SEEN WITH WHAT WE HAVE.
WE HAVE THE SPACES THAT ARE SPECIFICALLY BUILT FOR WHAT WAS GOING ON AT THAT.
WE'LL STILL NEED SOME OF THAT.
THE AUTOMOTIVE TRADE HAS TO GO INTO AN AUTOMOTIVE TRADE BUILDING.
THERE NEEDS TO BE WITH ALL OUR GENERAL CLASSROOM SPACE, THEY HAVE ALREADY LOOKED THERE ARE BUILDINGS ON THE EAST VALE CAMPUS, THEY ARE NOT WORTH SOME ARE JUST NECESSARY FROM A SAFETY AND HEALTH ISSUE.
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VERY LITTLE WORK ON THESE BUILDINGS THAT WE HAVE EARMARKED FOR FUTURE DEMOLITION AS WE START TO MOVE FORWARD ON IT.FOUNTAIN VIEW HAS THE NURSING BUILDING.
>> JOHN, TRUSTEE COMPTON HAS A QUESTION.
>> COULD WE GO BACK A SLIDE TO EAST VALE.
I SEE THE LAST BULLET POINT, NEW HOMES FOR CENTER FOR EQUALITY, INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY.
>> THAT WAS A PLAN PRIOR TO THE RELIEF ORGANIZATION CHART.
THEY NEEDED TO HAVE A CENTER FOR EQUALITY, INCLUSION, DIVERSITY.
YOU'LL SEE THAT ON EVERY SINGLE ONE OF OUR CAMPUSES AS THAT CENTRALIZED OFFICE DECIDES WHAT NEEDS TO BE HAPPENING AT ALL OF OUR LOCATIONS.
THEY ARE TAKING THE LEAD IN SOME OF THIS.
YOU'LL SEE THERE ARE SOME ON SOME OF OUR CAMPUSES.
WE'RE GOING TO EXPAND THE IDEAS FOR ALL OF OUR LOCATIONS.
IS THAT PRIMARILY DESIGNED FOR EACH BUILDING.
IT WOULD BE SIMILAR TO THE CENTER THAT IS IN PLACE NOW.
AN EXPANDED VERSION OF IT, I LIKE THE ONE THAT SAID MOUNTAIN VIEW TODAY.
>> TRUSTEE ZIMMERMAN YOUR HAND IS UP.
DID YOU HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION? GUESS NOT.
I'M TALKING ABOUT THE NURSING BUILDING.
AS YOU ALL KNOW THESE ARE NOT ALLIED HEALTH AND MERCY ARE THE TOP TWENTY AREAS OF GROWTH.
CLINICAL LEARNING SPACES, SPECIALIZED TEACHING LABS AND THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF NURSING PROGRAMS WE HAD.
WE'VE DONE A LOT OF WORK ON THE SCIENCE LAB ON HOW THEY CAN BECOME MULTI PURPOSE.
THEY ARE BEING USED BY A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT COHORTS.
WE'RE LOOKING AT WHAT WE CAN DO WITH THE SPACE.
AS WE GO INTO THE SCHOOLS AND DO THIS, BE ABLE TO HAVE ENOUGH FLEXIBILITY IN THIS AND COVER ANY ALLIED HEALTH TYPE PROGRAM THAT WE MIGHT WANT TO INCLUDE AT THIS POINT.
MOUNTAIN VIEW ALSO HAVE THE EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL.
THEY ARE THERE FOR ALL FOUR YEARS WITH THEIR DEGREES.
EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL SPACE IS SOMETHING THAT IS NEEDED VERY DRASTICALLY AT MOUNTAIN VIEW.
IT'S CURRENTLY HOME FOR FOUR HUNDRED HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.
THEY EXPECT IT TO GROW TO EIGHTEEN HUNDRED WITH THREE ISD'S AND HIGH SCHOOLS.
THEY ARE GOING TO HUNDRED PERCENT ON LINE.
WE HAVE TO PLAN TO RECONFIGURE OUR CURRENT SPACES AFTER THE BUILDING IS COMPLETE.
THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS WE'VE LOOKED AT.
WE'VE DONE SOME OF THESE AND PROVIDE FOR ADDITIONAL SPACE, HOW DO WE REPURPOSE THAT SPACE.
THEY'LL HAVE TO BE PUT ON LIST FOR DEMOLITION.
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I KNOW I'M GOING THROUGH THESE FAIRLY FAST.IF THE BOARD IS EVER INTERESTED, I CAN GIVE YOU A FORTY PAGE DOCUMENT FOR EACH ONE OF THESE.
THEY LOOKED AT ALL THE DETAILED PROGRAMMING THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.
THE CAMPUSES DID AN EXCELLENT JOB OF SAYING WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE AND WHAT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT.
THE BUSINESS SCHOOL, COMPUTER CLASSROOMS, REGULAR CLASSROOMS, COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL CLASSROOMS AND SOME REPLACEMENT CLASSROOMS. ONE OF THE THINGS THEY HAVE IS WHERE STUDENTS CAN LOOK AT THE SPECIFIC COMPUTER, IF YOU WILL.
THIS ONE IN THEIR NEW EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL, IT INCLUDES SOME WORK FORCE TYPE AREAS.
EXPECTED GROWTH FROM FOUR HUNDRED SIX NEW HIGH SCHOOLS ARE IN THE PLANNING PHASE CURRENTLY.
KNOWING THAT THEIR BUSINESS IS GOING TO START COMING TO US WITH A FRESHMAN OR JUNIOR CLASS COHORT.
FOUR ISD, TWO CHART TER SCHOOLS, FOURTEEN HIGH SCHOOLS.
THEY NEED A MORE FLEXIBLE CAN AS ROOM AND LAB SPACE.
REPLACE SIX THOUSAND SQUARE FEET.
>> THEY ARE NOT THE FAVORITE THING FOR ME.
WHEN YOU RUN INTO THE SPACE LIMITATIONS THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW AND YOU DO HAVE TO HAVE THE SPACE TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE ALL THE EXTRA FACILITIES THAT EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOLS PICK UP.
IT'S THE GREATEST PROGRAM IN THE WORLD.
EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM, C FO HERE WAS SOLD ON IT YEARS AGO.
YOU CAN GRADUATE IF WE DO THAT AS [INDISCERNIBLE].
DON'T LET US SAY THAT I TOOK TOO MUCH TIME ON THIS.
I WENT THROUGH THIS REAL FAST.
THE ASSUMPTION FROM OUR ORIGINAL PLANNING ARE STILL VALID.
WE DO KNOW WE NEED TO BUILD IN FLEXIBILITY.
I TOLD ARCHITECTS, THEY THINK I'M CRAZY, I WANT TO BE ABLE TO CHANGE THE SIZE OF THE CLASSROOM BY THE VARIOUS CLASSES BEING HOLD DURING THE DAY.
ONE TIME THEY CAN HOLD FIFTEEN STUDENTS OR FIFTY STUDENTS.
ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS WE'RE TRYING TO DO WITH THIS BOND PROGRAM AND FACILITY PROGRAM IS IT DOESN'T MATTER WHERE YOU TEACH.
EVERYTHING IS WE BRING THEM UP FROM A FACILITY, TECHNOLOGY STANDPOINT.
IT DOESN'T MATTER WHERE YOU TEACH.
YOU HAVE ALL THE TOOLS THAT YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO MAKE YOUR STUDENTS SUCCESSFUL.
TODAY IN AGE WE NEED TO CONTINUE WITH THE PLAN PROJECTS BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO FIND OURSELVES MUCH FURTHER IN THE HOLE OF GOING INTO BUILDING REPLACEMENT.
WE'RE REALLY PUSHING THIS EXPANDING OUR OUT REACH AND SERVICES BY OFFERING ALL THESE ADVANCED COURSES.
THIS IS THE COMPLETION OF THIS PART.
NOT ONLY OUR CURRENT BUT ALSO INTO OUR FUTURE.
WE'RE READY TO HIRE THE ARCHITECTURAL FIRM.
WE'VE DONE OUR HOMEWORK AND READY TO GET STARTED IN AT LEAST THAT PHASE OF THE PROJECT.
I THINK I'M TOWARD THE END OF THE NEXT SLIDE.
I THINK I GOT MOST OF THE QUESTIONS AS WE WENT THROUGH HERE.
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THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.KNOWING THAT THE HARDER DECISIONS ARE GOING TO COME WITH THE TEACHER PROJECTS AS WE SEE WHERE WE ARE WITH OTHER SITUATIONS.
WE'RE TO THE POINT WHERE CAMPUS LOCATIONS REALLY NEED TO GET THIS SPACE TO BE ABLE TO DELIVER THE SERVICES THEY PROMISED.
>> JOHN, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU.
TRYING TO THINK THROUGH ON CAMPUS SPACE NEEDS OVER THE LIFETIME OF THESE BUILDINGS, A CONCEPT THAT YOU INTRODUCED.
OVER THE NEXT TWENTY TO FIFTY YEARS.
IF YOU ASSUME IT'S GOING TO GROW BY A CERTAIN PERCENT.
WHAT WE DON'T KNOW IS WHAT PERCENT OF OUR STUDENTS ARE GOING TO BE UTILIZING TECHNOLOGY FULLY THAT AREN'T TODAY.
BEFORE COVID 19, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE ONLINE PERCENTAGE WAS, AFTER COVID 19 IT'S WAY WAY UP.
GIVEN THAT WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF VISIBILITY INTO THE FUTURE OF EDUCATION IN A POST COVID 19 ERA, WOULD IT MAKE MORE SENSE TO BUY US THE INITIAL PROJECTS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE YEARS TOWARDS INVESTMENTS AND TECHNOLOGY AND ONLINE LEARNING AND EXISTING SPACE AND PERHAPS HOLD OFF A LITTLE BIT ON ADDING NEW BUILDINGS AND ADDITIONAL SQUARE FEET AND THAT TYPE OF THING RECOGNIZING THAT WE REALLY DON'T KNOW HOW MANY FOLKS ARE GOING TO BE SHOWING UP ON CAMPUS.
>> I THINK THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION FOR THE NEXT ROUND, PHASE TWO AND THREE OF THE BOND PROGRAM.
WE'RE ADDING A LITTLE OVER AROUND FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND SQUARE FEET.
WE CURRENTLY HAVE FIVE MILLION SQUARE FEET.
MANY OF THAT FIVE MILLION SQUARE FEET, IF WE DIDN'T NEED ANYMORE BUILDINGS IN THE FUTURE, THAT'S WHEN THAT DECISION NEEDS TO BE MADE.
WE HAVE ENOUGH BUILDINGS THAT NEED TO BE REPLACED RIGHT NOW TO GET INTO THAT FORTY, FIFTY YEAR PHASE IN THE FUTURE.
I THINK THERE IS REALLY A CASE TO BE MADE THAT THAT'S A FUTURE DECISION.
WE KNOW RIGHT NOW GIVEN THE COVID 19 AND THE SOCIAL DISTANCING THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE, MUCH OF THE PROGRAMMING CAME BACK AND SAID IF WE NEED TO CONTINUE ALL THAT, WE NEED TWICE AS MUCH SPACE.
IF WE DON'T START DOING THESE BUILDINGS RIGHT NOW WE'RE PUTTING OURSELVES BEHIND THE EIGHT BALL.
ONLINE LEARNING IS GOING TO BE A TOOL.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO USE ONLINE LEARNING JUST TO MAKE IT THROUGH RIGHT NOW.
IT IS A QUESTION WE NEED TO CONSTANTLY ASK OURSELF BECAUSE WHAT WE'RE REALLY DOING IS BOTH LEAD AND RESPOND TO THE NEEDS OUT THERE.
WE DO KNOW IN SOME CASES AND THIS IS WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WITH DOWNTOWN AND ALSO RELATED TO DOWNTOWN, THE INNOVATION HUB.
THERE IS A ROLE THAT WE PLACE IN SPACE IN TERMS OF BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER AROUND KNOWLEDGE, IDEAS AND SHARING.
SOME OF THE PROGRAMS THAT WE OFFER, THE REASON WHY YOU CAN'T GET THEM FROM WESTERN GOVERNOR'S UNIVERSITY OR FROM UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX, IF YOU LOOK AT THE LIST, THOSE ARE ALWAYS GOING TO BE LIMITED TO THOSE PROGRAMS THAT CAN ONLY BE OFFERED ONLINE.
YOU START COMPARING THAT TO THE PROGRAMS WE OFFER, THEY'LL NEVER OFFER AUTOMOTIVE, VERY LIMITED HEALTH RELATED PROGRAMS. THEY AREN'T GOING TO ALIGN WITH ALL THE TECHNOLOGY SPACE AND ELSEWHERE BECAUSE SO MUCH OF THAT HAS TO BE HANDLED IN A DIRECT INSTRUCTION AND A FACE TO FACE MODE.
IN A LOT OF WAYS, THE GROWTH OF ONLINE ACTUALLY PUTS MORE PRESSURE ON US TO DELIVER
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THE HIGHER COST PROGRAMS THAT REQUIRE FACE TO FACE BECAUSE, AGAIN, SOME OF YOU PROBABLY ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE OFFERINGS OF WESTERN GOVERNOR'S AND OTHER ONLINE INSTITUTIONS.THOSE ARE NOT HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS. THEY CAN BE EASILY DELIVERED ONLINE.
WE DID GO NINETY NINE POINT SIX PERCENT ON LINE.
WE DID THAT WITH UNHAPPY FACULTY AND STUDENTS IN SOME AREAS BECAUSE IT SIMPLY DOESN'T MEET THE LEARNING REQUIREMENTS OF THOSE COURSES.
I THINK THAT THAT'S GOING TO BE THE LONG TERM CHALLENGE OF LOOKING AT ALL ASPECTS OF WHAT STUDENTS NEED AND ALSO WHAT'S NEEDED IN THE ECONOMY.
KNOWING THAT WE'RE THE FIRST AND LAST LOIN FOR ADDRESSING MANY OF THOSE NEEDS.
TRUSTEE COMPTON HAS HER HAND UP.
>> LAST TIME WE MET WITH THE BOND PROGRAM MANAGERS THERE WERE A NUMBER OF ISSUES AND CONCERNS THAT WERE RAISED.
WHEN CAN WE EXPECT AN UPDATE TO HOW THOSE THINGS HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED?
>> I'LL HAVE TO INVESTIGATE THAT BECAUSE RIGHT NOW I DON'T RECALL THAT.
>> WHEN YOU ALL DO THE PRESENTATION AND THE FOLKS FROM THE COMPANY THAT RECEIVED THAT CONTRACT AND A NUMBER OF THINGS WERE ISSUES WERE RAISED ABOUT ONE IN PARTICULAR ABOUT THEIR MWB PARTICIPATION.
I REMEMBER THEY HAD A LIST OF COMPANIES THAT THEY HAD ALREADY SHORT LISTED.
WE HADN'T EVEN DONE AN OUT REACH TO EVERYBODY.
IN FACT, MANY OF THE FIRMS WERE INCLUDED IN OUR FIP.
WE ARE GOING TO BE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK CONTRACTORS AND ALSO FOR THE BOND CONTRACTS.
THAT'S ONE AREA WE WERE LOOKING AT HEAVILY WAS CONSTRUCTION MANAGER WITH THE CONTRACTOR THAT THEY ALL HAVE VERY GOOD MWBE NUMBERS.
>> YOU CAN CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG BUT I THOUGHT YOU ALL TOLE US THAT YOU WENT BACK AND TOLD THEM TO START ALL OVER FROM THE BEGINNING.
I KNOW THEY DID AN OUT REACH, BUT I WAS WONDERING ABOUT THE OTHER PORTIONS OF CONCERN.
>> JOHN, THEY JUMPED ON THAT RIGHT AWAY.
I DON'T KNOW IF WE ACTED ON IT AND IF WE DID IT WAS SOME ONE OFF BY ENGAGEMENT.
I KNOW RECALL THAT EFFORT THAT WENT UNDER WAY TO BRING FOLKS IN.
LET'S CIRCLE BACK SINCE THAT'S BEEN CARRIED OUT AND ACTED ON AS OF TODAY.
>> IF YOU COULD PLEASE MUTE YOUR MICS UNTIL YOU'RE RECOGNIZED.
IT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED IT.
WE HAVE TRUSTEE >> LET ME JUST MAKE SURE I HAVE THE SCOPE OF THESE PROJECTS FIRMLY IN HAND.
THIS IS A THIRD OF THE BOND MONEY, IS THAT CORRECT?
>> IT'S A LITTLE LESS THAN THAT.
>> MOST IF NOT AS I REVIEWED BACK THE SPECIFIC PROJECTS ARE ACTIVE LABS AND NURSING, MORE HANDS ON.
THE TYPE OF COURSES THAT COULD NOT BE TAUGHT EFFECTIVELY AS WELL EXCLUSIVELY ON LINE.
WE REALLY NEED FACILITIES TO ACCOMMODATE THESE TYPES OF COURSES.
YOUR PROPOSAL IS LET'S BUILD THESE MORE ACTIVE LEARNING BUILDINGS AND TAKE A REVIEW
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OF WHAT WE HAVE LEFT WITH OVER TWO THIRDS OF BOND MONEY AND DECIDE IF ONLINE IS MORE OF A PRIORITY OR MORE BUILDINGS, WE'LL HAVE A CHANCE TO TAKE A PAUSE AND SEE WHAT MAKES MORE SENSE GOING FORWARD.YOU SAID IT BETTER THAN I DID.
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO THAT.
AFTER GOING BACK AND DOING A REVIEW, IF THESE ARE NECESSARY STRUCTURES THAT WE NEED TO HAVE BECAUSE OF THE TYPES OF PROGRAMMING THAT ARE IN THERE.
IT'S HARDER TO DO BECAUSE THE GROWTH OF ONLINE, WE FOUND OUT WE HAD THE HIGHEST DROP RATE IN THE HISTORY OF DALLAS COUNTY FOR THE SPRING.
>> LET ME CLARIFY ON THAT DROP RATE, IF I COULD.
IT WAS HEAVY WITH P TECH AND EARLY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.
THEY WEREN'T PREPARED AND READY TO ENGAGE IN ONLINE LEARNING.
>> I THINK IT WOULD BE GOOD TO GET AN UPDATE ON WHERE WE ARE IN TERMS OF TIME LINE AND WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING IN LIGHT OF THE CONCERNS.
THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGERS MADE THE PRESENTATION LAST FALL.
HOPEFULLY THE FUTURE PROJECTS, THE FUTURE WHOEVER IS CHOSEN FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND PROJECTS ARE FUNDED WITH THE BOND PACKAGE, THAT WE CAN GET IT WRYING.
THAT THERE IS THAT WE CAN FEEL THAT IT WAS A FAIRLY INCLUSIVE PROCESS.
I DON'T THINK THAT'S HAPPENED THIS GO AROUND.
I DON'T THINK IT HAPPENED BY DESIGN.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT I THINK, I KNOW WE CAN DO BETTER.
I'M CONFIDENT WE CAN DO BETTER.
>> WE DID NOT USE THE FACT THAT THE SYNAPSES ARE STARTING TO WORK.
WE DID NOT USE AN EXISTING ARCHITECT AND ENGINEERING LOOK.
WE DID BACK AND DID AN RFQ AND INVITED THROUGH VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS TO GET AS MANY PEOPLE INTO THAT.
WE HAD FORTY PEOPLE THAT WERE PUT ON THAT LIST AND WENT BACK AND REVIEWED THEM.
BE LOOKED AT HOW THEY WERE PARTNERED WITH MWB.
WHAT'S BEEN PROPOSED TO BE ABLE TO HAVE OUR ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS.
I'LL BE HAPPY TO REPORT I DON'T HAVE THE NUMBER IN FRONT OF ME.
I CAN GO TO MY FILES AND FIND IT.
WE HAD VERY HIGH NUMBERS ON THE MWBES THAN WHAT WE HAD IN THE ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS OF WHAT THEY PUT TOGETHER.
>> I THINK IT WOULD BE ETHICAL FOR THE BOARD TO GET AN UPDATE AND BE CONFIDENT ACROSS THE BOARD.
WE CAN HAVE A COHESIVE AND TRANSPARENT PROCESS.
FOR THIS FIRST PROJECT AND SUBSEQUENT PROJECTS.
I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM TRUSTEES.
JOHN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
>> I'LL GO AHEAD AND SEND THAT INFORMATION ON THE ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS THAT WE HAD.
THE MWBE POLLS THEY HAD RIGHT NOW.
I HAVE A SPREAD SHEET ON THAT I'LL SEND YOU.
I'LL ALSO SEND YOU A WORD DOCUMENT FILE THAT SHOWS ITS PROCESS WE WENT THROUGH ON SELECTION.
I'LL BE HAPPY TO SEND THAT INFORMATION TO YOU.
I'M RATHER PLEASED WITH WHAT WENT ON IN THAT AREA.
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WE JUST NEED TO BE CONFIDENT THAT WE'RE DOING THINGS THE BEST WE CAN WITH PUBLIC DOLLARS.I THINK IT'S A GREAT SUGGESTION.
AS PART OF THAT TOO, JOHN, YOU MIGHT THINK THROUGH WHAT A DASH BOARD MIGHT LOOK LIKE IN TERMS OF SOMETHING WE CAN LOOK AT EVERY MONTH SO WE CAN TRACK THE PROGRESS OF THE BOND AS IT PERTAINS TO OUR INCLUSION METRICS AS AN AVAILABILITY AND INCLUSION STUDY.
JOHN, IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE WE WOULD LIKE TO SAY.
WE HAVE AN AGENDA ITEM IN TERMS OF CONCLUDING REMARKS.
I CAN SHARE THAT INFORMATION WITH YOU.
I CAN SEND THAT TO YOU, BACKGROUND INFORMATION.
Y'ALL CAN LOOK AT IT AND SEE WHERE WE ARE.
IF I WANTED TO SHARE MY SCREEN, I CAN START SHOWING IT TO YOU RIGHT NOW.
WE'LL GIVE YOU SOME TIME TO THINK ABOUT T.
WE'LL DEFINITELY BRING IT BACK AND TALK ABOUT IT IN THE INTERIM.
[5. Wrap Up Presenter: Joe May]
BEFORE WE DO THE WRAP UP, CHAIR RITTER IF WE COULD, TRUSTEE COMPTON INDICATED TO ME THAT SHE HAD SOME QUESTIONS RELATED TO THE BACK TO C AMPOS, I'M SITTING IN MY OFFICE NOW.
WE HAD SHARED WITH THE BOARD PREVIOUSLY, A ROAD MAP FOR HOW WE WOULD CAM BACK.
I SAY THAT IN THE LOOSEST SENSE OF THE WORD.
IT MEANS IT'S WHAT WE NEED TO HAVE PARTICULARLY IN THE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT K12 WILL BE GOING BACK TO FACE TO FACE IN THE FALL.
IT PUTS SOME PRESSURE ON US TO FIGURE OUT AND SOLVE SOME OF THE CHALLENGES WE SOLVE FACE TO FACE.
I MIGHT PUT IT IN A COUPLE OF THESE AS I ASK SHARON DAVIS TO COME AND ANSWER QUESTIONS.
WHEN WE LAID OUT THE FALL TERM FOR RETURNING, A COUPLE THINGS.
IN THE SUMMER, WE KNEW IT WOULD PROBABLY BE JULY ONE BEFORE WE WOULD BE ABLE TO START HANDLING SOME OF THESE STUDENTS THAT WERE NOT ABLE TO FINISH THEIR LABS, CLINICALS AND OTHER THINGS OF THE SPRING SEMESTER THAT WERE SITTING WITH INCOMPLETE GRADES THAT WE NEEDED TO WORK THROUGH.
WE'RE GIVING THAT A PRIORITY THIS SUMMER.
WE LOOKED AT THE FALL, WE KNEW WE NEEDED TO BRING BACK ALL OF THE C TE PROGRAMS AND PROGRAMS THAT REQUIRED FACE TO FACE.
AS JOHN LAID OUT WE DIDN'T KNOW DOES THIS MEAN WE NEED DOUBLE THE SPACE, ALLIED HEALTH TAKES UP THE ENTIRE PARAMOUNT BUILDING.
DOES THAT MEAN WE NEED TWO BUILDINGS GOING FORTH, WE DON'T KNOW.
THE OTHER ISSUE AS WE'RE REQUIRED TO DO TO SCREEN PEOPLE COMING BACK ON CAMPUS TO PROVIDE SOME ASSURANCES THAT THEY ARE NOT A HEALTH RISK WHEN THEY ARRIVE.
THEY WORKED TO IMPLEMENT AN APP THAT WE THEN USED TO DO AN ASSESSMENT EVERYDAY WHICH WE USED TO GET OURSELVES BACK INTO THE BUILDINGS WHICH ON A DAILY BASIS WE DID A CLEARANCE CODE THAT GIVES US BASICALLY GO IN OR STAY HOME INFORMATION FOR THAT.
WE STARTED BRINGING BACK HIGH LEVEL PEOPLE A COUPLE WEEKS AGO AND TESTING THAT WITH THE GOAL OF EXTENDING THAT ON A LIMITED BASIS GOING FORWARD AND PART OF
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THAT LIMITED BASIS HAS BEEN CONSIDERATION OF LIBRARIES AND OTHER SPACE THAT STUDENTS MAY NEED TO GET INTO TO COMPLETE CLASSES AND FINISH UP OTHER THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING.THAT'S WHERE WE ARE IN THE PROCESS TO DATE WITH THAT.
TRUSTEE COMPTON I KNOW YOU HAD SOME QUESTIONS, I WANTED TO OPEN THAT UP AND ANY OTHER BOARD MEMBERS.
WE HAVE THE ENTIRE TEAM HERE READY TO RESPOND TO THOSE.
>> I KNOW EVERYBODY HAS I'M SURE YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING THE INCREASE OF COVID 19 CASES IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.
THE FACT THAT OUR NUMBERS ARE GOING UP.
MATTER OF FACT, SINCE WE LAST MET THEY PROBABLY DOUBLED JUST HERE IN DALLAS COUNTY.
I KNOW THEY ARE GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH WHETHER OR NOT MASKS ARE REQUIRED AND SO FORTH.
ARE WE REQUIRING ANYBODY WHO COMES ONTO OUR CAMPUS EXCUSE ME, EVEN A LIMITED NUMBER.
ARE WE REQUIRING FACE MASKS FOR ANYBODY COMING IN.
I INADVERTENTLY GOT OUT OF MY CAR WITHOUT ONE AND THEY WOULDN'T LET ME IN THE BUILDING.
I HAD TO GO BACK AND GET MY FACE MASK.
THEY AREN'T LETTING ANYONE IN BUILDINGS WITHOUT FACE MASKS TO WALK IN THE DOOR.
>> I KNOW JUST IN LIMITED PLACES THAT I'VE BEEN.
I KNOW DALLAS IT APPEARS THEY REINSTITUTED THE REQUIREMENT THAT YOU HAD TO WEAR A MASK IF YOU WENT INTO ANY BUILDING.
I WAS WONDERING WHERE WE WERE WITH THAT.
I THINK IT WOULD ONLY BE PRUDENT FOR US TO REQUIRE THAT.
I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THE POLICY AND WHERE IT'S SUBJECT TO GO AT ANY GIVEN TIME.
I WOULD HOPE THAT THE DECISIONS THAT WE MAKE ARE BASED ON, YOU KNOW, WHAT WOULD BE SAFE AND HEALTHY AND PRUDENT FOR THE COLLEGE DISTRICT TO DO IN TERMS OF PEOPLE COMING IN AND OUT OF THESE BUILDINGS.
AS YOU KNOW, IT'S GOING BACK AND FORTH A BIT.
AT THIS POINT IN TIME THE GOVERNOR IS SUPPORTING THE JUDGE AS YOU'RE AWARE NOW THERE IS A REQUIREMENT IN DALLAS COUNTY THAT YOU WEAR A MASK IN ALL BUSINESSES.
THE STATE CAME BACK AND SHUT DOWN AND TOOK AWAY THE LIQUOR LICENSE AND OTHER BUSINESSES HERE IN TOWN FOR NOT FOLLOWING THE REQUIREMENTS OF THAT.
I THINK WHILE THERE WAS A LOOSENING OF SOME OF THAT WITH A GOAL OF REOPENING BUSINESSES, WE CERTAINLY THINK THAT'S A GOOD GOAL.
AT THE SAME TIME MANY OF THEM WERE NOT FOLLOWING THE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE HAS GIVEN AUTHORITY TO GO IN AND SHUT THEM DOWN.
TALKING TO MY HEALTH CARE FRIENDS, I HAVE A WEEKLY CALL WITH THEM.
I'LL JUST TELL YOU WHAT THE FOLKS, THE CEO AT PARK LAND TOLD ME RELATED TO IT.
WEARING FACE MASKS ARE SO IMPORTANT THAT IN THEIR CASE, OF COURSE EVERYBODY IS REQUIRED IN THE OFFICES ALL DAY LONG.
IF SOMEONE COMES DOWN WITH COVID 19.
IF EVERYONE WAS WEARING A MASK, THEY BELIEVE IT'S SAFE ENOUGH THAT THEY DON'T NEED TO QUARANTINE EVERYBODY IN THAT OFFICE.
IF ONE PERSON WAS WITHOUT A MASK IN THERE, THEY ARE QUARANTINING THE ENTIRE OFFICE.
>> THEY HAVE THEIR OWN WORK SPACE IN SOME INSTANCES MY DAUGHTER WORKED FOR A COMPANY, THEY HAVE SHARED WORK SPACES WHERE THEY HAVE THEY'VE BEEN DIVIDED INTO TWO SHIFTS.
ONE SHIFT COMES IN AND THE SECOND SHIFT COMES IN WHEN DIFFERENT PEOPLE ARE WORKING
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AT THE SAME WORK SPACE.IF WE HAVE ANY COMMON AREAS LIKE THAT, HAVE YOU ALL CONSIDERED A PLAN? I KNOW AT MY DAUGHTER'S JOB THEY ARE REQUIRED TO SANITIZE EVERYTHING AND WIPE IT DOWN.
I THINK WE HAVE LIMITED AREAS LIKE THAT.
>> LIKE AN INFORMATION DESK WHERE MAYBE ONE PERSON WORKING AT THE DESK FOR A TIME AND SOMEBODY ELSE COMES IN FROM BEHIND.
WE HAVE NOT MOVED INTO THAT PHASE YET OVERALL RIGHT NOW.
WHAT WE ALLOW IS LIKE, YOU WEAR YOUR MASK WHEN YOU ARE OUT OF YOUR OFFICE.
IF YOU ARE IN YOUR OFFICE BY YOURSELF, YOU CAN TAKE YOUR MASK OFF.
THE MINUTE SOMEBODY WALKS IN OR ANYTIME YOU ARE ENCOUNTERING ANYBODY ELSE,
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YOU WEAR YOUR MASK IN THERE.WHEN OPENING UP LIBRARIES AND MASKS, THAT'S GOING TO REQUIRE A WHOLE OTHER SET OF PROTOCOLS OF WIPING DOWN AND SANITIZING THINGS.
SHARON, I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN WORKING ON THAT.
YOU WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT OF WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE AND WHEN WE MIGHT BE READY
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TO TRY THAT BECAUSE WE AREN'T ANXIOUS TO PUT ANYONE AT RISK.WE'RE TAKING OUR TIME FIGURING OUT THE BEST WAYS TO GO FORWARD.
IN RESPONSE TO SOME OF THE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS THAT HAVE BEEN RAISED.
PRIOR TO STARTING ANY CLASSES WE'RE HAVING THE ROOMS EVALUATED BY OUR FACILITY STAFF TO ENSURE THAT WE CAN ESTABLISH WHAT MAXIMUM CAPACITIES ARE.
WHEN WE SCHEDULE CLASSES WE DO NOT THE CAPACITY TO EXCEED THAT AMOUNT TO ENSURE SOCIAL DISTANCING.
WE'RE REQUIRING MASKS FOR EVERYONE.
IF YOU ARE OUT SIDE OF YOUR OFFICE, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE A MASK ON.
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THAT INCLUDES LEAVING THE BUILDING.A WELCOME ASSISTANCE, THEY ARE HELPING US ENSURE THAT EMPLOYEES AND STUDENTS HAVE ON THEIR MASKS, THERE IS NO CONGREGATING.
THEY PERFECT MOVING JUST TO THEIR CLASSES, FROM THEIR CLASSES AND LEAVING THE CAMPUS.
WE'RE DOING A NUMBER OF THINGS, FOLLOWING CD C GUIDELINES AS IT RELATES TO SOCIAL DISTANCING, FACIAL COVERINGS.
SNEEZING AND COUGHING INTO YOUR SLEEVE.
WE'RE GOING TO BE BRINGING EMPLOYEES BACK ON A ROTATING BASIS.
ANY DEPARTMENT COMING BACK WILL ONLY HAVE A THIRD OF THEIR STAFF ON CAMPUS AT ANY GIVEN TIME.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY AREAS THAT ARE NECESSARILY SHARING DESKS.
IN BETWEEN EACH CLASS WE'RE HAVING OUR FACILITIES STAFF CLEAN AND DISINFECT.
YOU'RE UTILIZING AN APP THAT THE IT DEPARTMENT FOUND FOR US AND HAD THAT CONVERTED FOR OUR USE.
THAT APP ALLOWS US TO DO A DAILY SCREENING OF STUDENTS PRAYER TO COMING ON CAMPUS.
THEY ARE REQUIRED TO ANSWER QUESTIONS RELATED TO THEIR HEALTH.
THEY GET A PASS THAT THEY SHOW TO A WELCOME ASSISTANT AS THEY COME ONTO THE CAMPUS.
IF THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED IN, THOSE CASES ARE HANDLED INDIVIDUALLY WITH OUR HR DEPARTMENT.
WE FEEL LIKE WE PUT A NUMBER OF PRACTICES IN PLACE TO ALLOW FOR SAFE RETURN.
WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO MONITOR WHAT'S HAPPENING AT THE STATE LEVEL AND COUNTY LEVEL TO ENSURE THAT WE CAN RESPOND ADEQUATELY SHOULD CHANGES NEED TO BE IMPLEMENTED.
>> ARE WE MAKING PLANS, I KNOW IT'S AN EXPENSIVE PROPOSITION, DO WE HAVE SOME PLANS IN PLACE WHERE IF SOMEBODY DOESN'T HAVE A MASK THAT WE CAN PROVIDE THEM WITH ONE?
>> WE ARE ASKING ALL EMPLOYEES AND STUDENTS TO BRING THEIR OWN BUT WE DO HAVE SOME ON SITE.
IF YOU COME ONTO THE CAMPUS AND DON'T HAVE A FACE COVERING, YOU'RE GIVEN A MASK PRIOR TO ENTRY INTO A BUILDING.
>> AND TRUSTEE COMPTON, THERE'S LITTLE PACKETS THAT FOLKS HAVE MADE UP THAT ARE MADE AVAILABILITY SO PEOPLE CAN HAVE A MASK AS WELL AS GLOVES FOR THAT PURPOSE.
>> I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH COST GOES INTO A MASK BUT DO WE HAVE A RELIABLE SUPPLIER FOR THOSE TYPES OF ITEMS?
>> JOHN, YOU WANT TO COMMENT ON THAT.
WE HAVE 15000 MASKS CURRENTLY, EIGHT OR NINE THOUSAND GLOVES.
GLOVES ARE MAINLY HANDLING OUT SIDE PACKAGES AND MAIL AND SO ON.
GLOVES ARE NOT RECOMMENDED TO BE USED ON A DAILY BASIS.
IF NOT DONE PROPERLY IT CAN ACTUALLY SPREAD.
>> WE TRY TO HAVE PEOPLE BRING THEIR OWN BECAUSE THAT'S THE BEST METHOD.
WE WOULDN'T TURN DR. MAY AWAY IF HE FORGOT HIS MASK.
WE WOULD GIVE HIM ONE TO GO INTO THE OFFICE.
>> I WAS ON THE PHONE AT THE TIME.
I WAS A LITTLE CURIOUS ABOUT THOSE TYPES OF ITEMS AND IF WE HAVE THE LAST THING, BASED ON THE POLITICS OF WHERE THIS COULD GO.
DO WE HAVE FLEXIBILITY TO MAKE THE CHANGES THAT WE NEED TO DO PRETTY QUICKLY
SINCE WE MADE THIS INITIAL INVESTMENT AND START >> YEAH.
I'M TELL YOU THE SHORT ANSWER IS YES.
THAT FLEXIBILITY AND THE FACT IT'S A BIT OF A MOVING TARGET THAT HAS CAUSED US TO GO A LITTLE SLOWER THAN SOMETIMES WE WOULD LIKE.
WE THINK WE UNDERSTAND WHAT THE STATE RULES ARE, OR THE LOCAL RULES AND THEY CHANGE THEM.
SOMETIMES THAT MATTERS, SOMETIMES THAT DOESN'T MATTER.
WE REALLY DIDN'T CARE MUCH WHAT OTHER FOLKS DID WITH FACE MASKS.
WE WERE GOING TO REQUIRE THEM REGARDLESS UNLESS SOMEBODY ORDERED US ABSOLUTELY NO WAY COULD WE DO THAT.
YES, WHAT WE'VE SAID IS THAT WE'RE DIRECTIONALLY GOING TO MOVE GOING FORWARD WITH THE EXPECTATION THAT WE'LL BE OFFERING SOME FACE TO FACE ONSITE CLASSES THIS FALL.
THE C TE AND ALSO POSSIBLY SOME P TECH AND EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOLS THAT ARE THERE.
WE WILL DO SO IN A WAY THAT ENSURES SAFETY AND IF WE CAN'T DO IT THAT WAY, WE WILL NOT MAKE THE COURSES AVAILABLE.
>> THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING THOSE QUESTIONS.
I FEEL A LOT MORE COMFORTABLE WITH WHERE WE'RE GOING.
>> THANK YOU FOR THAT LINING QUESTIONING.
I WHOLE HEARTEDLY SUPPORT YOUR SUGGESTION THAT WE NEED TO BE TAKING ALL POSSIBLE PROCAUTIONS THAT WE DID.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT LINE OF QUESTIONING.
JOE, YOU HIGHLIGHTED YOUR CONVERSATION WITH THE PUBLIC HELL HATH OFFICIALS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF MASKS.
THEY HAVE BECOME SOMEWHAT OF A POLITICAL FLASH POINT AND WILL REMAIN A PUBLIC HEALTH IMPERATIVE.
THE TEA IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN HAS INDICATED THAT PUBLIC SCHOOLS, K12 INSTITUTIONS CAN OPEN UP AND NOT REQUIRE MASKS.
WE'VE GOT A SITUATION WHERE IT'S ONLY BEEN RECENTLY DISCOVERED THAT BUSINESSES CAN MAKE THEIR OWN DECISIONS ABOUT MASKS AND REQUIRE THEM ON THE PREMISES BUT AS YOU NOTED, WE'RE IN THE A BUSINESS.
I WOULD SAY THAT OUR ABILITY TO ASSURE THE SAFETY OF OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF THROUGH IT THE NUMBER ONE MOST IMPORTANT THING WE CAN DO IN THIS PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY IS MASKS AND SOCIAL DISTANCING.
WOULD IT BE OF ANY VALUE FOR THIS BOARD TO CLAIM PREROGATIVES IN THIS AREA TO PROTECT OUR STAFF AND STUDENTS SOME OF WHOM EXPRESSED TO US ARE NOT COMFORTABLE COMING TO CAMPUS WITHOUT MASKS.
IT'S GOING TO IMPEDE OUR ABILITY TO RUN OUR CAMPUS.
WELCOME YOUR THOUGHTS ON WHETHER A MATTER OF POLICIES THE BOARD TO CLAIM JURISDICTION ON THIS ISSUE.
SINCE IT'S NOT CLEAR WHETHER WE CAN OR CAN'T, IT'S CLEAR FOR THE RECORD HOW THIS BOARD FEELS ABOUT IT.
>> SOME OF THIS I HESITATE TO TALK ON, THE WHY BEHIND IT MATTERS MORE THAN THE WHAT.
THE PART OF THAT WHY IS WHY I DON'T THINK IT WILL EFFECT US.
I DON'T THINK WE'LL FIND OURSELVES IN THE SAME SITUATION OF K12.
LET'S LOOK AT THE REALITIES OF OPENING BUSINESS AND GETTING PEOPLE BACK TO WORK.
THE MAJORITY OF THE WORK FORCE HAS CHILDREN AND ARE IN K12.
UNTIL THE SCHOOLS ARE BACK UP AND RUNNING PEOPLE CAN'T GO BACK TO WORK.
THEY ARE UNDER IMMENSE PRESSURE TO BRING THEM BACK.
IT WAS ENFORCED AS LEVERAGE WITH THEM RELATED TO THE ABILITY TO GET AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE FUNDING FOR STUDENTS AND THAT THERE IS A NUANCE IN THERE DOES NOT ALLOW THEM FOR DISTANCE LEARNING TO GET THAT.
TEA CERTAINLY DOES THAT AND CONTRACTS OUT THAT ARE SOLELY DISTANCE LEARNING AND PROVIDE THAT SAME FUNDING.
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS DON'T GET THAT BY DEFAULT.
WHAT WAS PUT OVER THEIR HEAD IF YOU PUSH PEOPLE INTO ON LINE LEARNING MEANING IF YOU REQUIRE THEM TO STAY HOME, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET FUNDING FOR THOSE STUDENTS GOING FORWARD.
THERE IS NO SUCH LEVERAGE OVER US FOR THAT.
NOR IS THERE THE REQUIREMENT, OUR STUDENTS MAYBE PART OF THE REASON WHY, THEY MAY BE WAITING AND SEEING WHAT TO DO WHETHER OR NOT THEIR CHILDREN ARE BACK IN SCHOOL.
WE KNOW IT EFFECTS OUR EMPLOYEES RIGHT NOW AS WELL AS BRINGING US BACK UP FULLY FOR THAT.
>> JOE I'M NOT ASKING A PRACTICAL QUESTION.
DO WE HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE MASKS? THINK ABOUT IT, WE HAVE 12000 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ON OUR CAMPUSES AND THE TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY SAYS YOU DO NOT REQUIRE MASKS.
I THINK THE NUMBERS ARE HIGHER.
WE'RE NOT OBLIGATED, WE'RE NOT RESTRAINED FROM REQUIRING AS THE K12 ARE.
IT'S A PUBLIC HEALTH PREROGATIVE THAT WE CAN REQUIRE MASKS ON OUR FACILITIES.
YOUR QUESTION ABOUT A POLICY FROM THE BOARD, ALTHOUGH I THINK THAT'S I APPRECIATE THAT AND APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT THE BOARD WOULD BE WILLING TO STAND ON A POLICY FROM A PUBLIC HEALTH PREROGATIVE, NOBODY HAS PROHIBITED FROM DOING THIS.
UNTIL THAT TIME, I DON'T THINK IT'S NECESSARY TO HAVE A POLICY.
UNTIL THE GOVERNOR MANDATED THAT, WE'RE ON SOUND LEGAL FOOTING.
WE'RE CERTAINLY MINDFUL OF THE FACT.
AS WE'RE CURRENTLY SITUATED WE'RE NOT SUBJECT TO THE TEA MAN DATES OR ANYTHING THAT'S EFFECTING K THROUGH 12.
WE CAN REQUIRE THE MASKS AND WILL CONTINUE TO DID SO.
I DON'T BELIEVE IT'S NECESSARY FOR A POLICY BY THE BOARD TO DO SO AT THIS
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POINT.>> AREN'T THE SYSTEMS LIKE A AND M AND UT ARE THEY ADOPTING THEIR OWN POLICIES ABOUT REQUIRING MASKS.
>> THOSE SYSTEMS ARE CREATING THEIR OWN POLICIES.
THERE'S BEEN NO DIRECTION FROM THE COORDINATING BOARD.
>> WE AT THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE HAS THE AUTHORITY TO CREATE OUR OWN POLICY.
I WOULD SAY I MEET REGULARLY AND WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS ISSUE.
I WILL TELL YOU EACH ONE IS DOING IT SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT.
FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE BECAUSE OF THE VARIETY OF PROGRAMS, WE ALREADY HAVE ABOUT FIFTY PROGRAMS THAT WE REQUIRE MASKS IN ANY WAY AS PART OF THE INSTRUCTIONAL PROCESS.
OTHERS THAT REQUIRE GLOVES, FACE SHIELDS.
THERE'S A LIT ANY OF SAFETY REQUIREMENTS THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE DEPENDING ON THE NEED OF THE PROGRAM AND CLASSROOM.
THEY WOULD ARGUE ON THE K12 SIDE, THEY CAN DETERMINE IF EVERYONE WEARS THE SAME UNIFORM EVERYDAY AS WELL THEY ARE ALLOW TODAY DO THAT IN THIS CASE BUT NOT ALLOWED IN THIS SPECIFIC CASE TO REQUIRE THE FACE MASKS.
CLEARLY, WE ALSO HAVE A USE ON DAILY BASIS MASK, FACE SHIELD, GLOVES.
I THINK THE COMPLEXITY OF DEALING WITH US WOULD BE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT THAN THE
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K12 OR EVEN OTHER AREAS OF EDUCATION.NOT SEEING ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM TRUSTEES.
ANY OTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE FINANCE COMMITTEE TODAY? HEARING NONE.
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE IS ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION AND PREPARATION FOR THIS MEETING.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.