[00:00:08] >> GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING, I CALL THE CALVERT COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING TO ORDER. WE WILL START WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE FOLLOWED BY A MOMENT OF SILENCE I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> THANK YOU. UP NEXT WE HAVE THE RECOGNITION [Recognition of PHS Football Team] OF THE PATUXENT HIGH SCHOOL HASKELL TEAM. YOU WILL READ IT? AWESOME. >> CAN WE GET A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. [APPLAUSE] >> ARE WE READING THE RESOLUTION? WHEREAS THAT PATUXENT HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM, THE PANTHERS, HAS WON THE MARYLAND PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION 1A CHAMPIONSHIP AND WHEREAS THE PATUXENT HIGH SCHOOL PANTHERS CONCLUDE TO THE SEASON WITH AT 10-3 RECORD AND WHEREAS THE TEAM CAPTURED ITS THIRD STATE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP AND IT'S A FOURTH CONSECUTIVE MPSSAA REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP AND WHEREAS THE TEAM RANKED AS A SEVENTH BEST TEAM IN "THE WASHINGTON POST" ALL-MET RANKINGS AND WHEREAS THE PATUXENT HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM AT SENIOR CLASS AN OVERALL RECORD OF 46 WINS AND EIGHT LOSSES INCLUDING THREE STRAIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCES, TO STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS AND ESTATE SEMIFINAL APPEARANCE. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RECEIVED -- RESOLVED THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CALVERT COUNTY COMMAND THE FAMILIES, COACHES AND MEMBERS OF THAT PATUXENT HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM FOR AN OUTSTANDING GEAR WHICH RESULTED IN AMAZING ACHIEVEMENTS AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS WHICH OF THEM EVERY SUCCESS IN THEIR FUTURE. [APPLAUSE] >> WE HAVE EMOTION AN END A SECOND, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, MOTION CARRIES. GENTLEMEN COME UP FRONT. CALL MONTH UP -- COME ON UP. [APPLAUSE] >> FIRST OF ALL THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HAVING US WE PLAY FOR EVERYBODY IN OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR FAMILIES AND ALL OF YOU AND ALL OF THE TEACHERS THAT SUPPORT THESE GUYS EVERY DAY AND I DON'T WANT TO REITERATE WHAT WAS IN THAT PROCLAMATION BUT THIS SENIOR CLASS IN PARTICULAR WITH 46 AND EIGHT RECORD IS UNBELIEVABLE. I'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR 33 YEARS AND THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST GROUPS THAT HAVE BEEN AROUND. THEY JUST KEEP RAISING THE STANDARD. PATUXENT HIGH SCHOOL ALL THE COACHES, FAMILIES, THE SUPPORT THAT WE GET IS UNBELIEVABLE AND NOT A NORMAL. I ALWAYS SAY IT'S AN ANOMALY THAT WE THOSE TINY LITTLE TOWN AT THE END OF A PENINSULA AND WE KEEP HAVING THIS KIND OF SUCCESS BUT WE ARE NOT GOING TO LOOK A GIFT HORSE IN THE MOUTH, WE WILL KEEP ROLLING AND TRY TO GET FREE NEXT YEAR. I WANTED TO ADD RECENTLY I'VE BEEN TRYING TO ADVOCATE FOR THE ACCOLADES ENTIRE COUNTY AND WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND IN MINISTRY STAFF DO FOR OUR STUDENTS AND OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM. I HAVE BEEN IN THIS COUNTY FOR 25 YEARS AND I'VE HAD THE UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO TEACH AT BOTH ENDS OF THE COUNTY, I TOOK A HIATUS FOR A LITTLE WHILE ONCE AT NORTHERN HASKELL. MY FAMILY MOVED SO NOW I DRIVE [00:05:04] DOWN TO GO HERE FOR THAT HAS GIVEN ME AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET A LOT OF DIFFERENT FAMILIES A LOT OF DIFFERENT SOCIOECONOMIC DYNAMICS. SO JUST SEEING WHAT ADVOCATES IN THIS COUNTY DO EVERY DAY FROM AN ATHLETIC STANDPOINT IS REALLY MARVELOUS AND IT IS THE COACHES, BORN -- POURING INTO THE CHILDREN, IT'S THE COMMUNITY SUPPORTING. ON A FRIDAY NIGHT, AND TO LIKE THE OLD SAYING, THE TOWN SHUTS DOWN AND WE COULD HAVE BETWEEN 1,502,000 PEOPLE ON FRIDAY NIGHT AND I THINK THAT IS WHAT REALLY MAKES THE ATHLETES NOT JUST THE FOOTBALL KIDS, THE ATHLETES, FIELD HOCKEY, LACROSSE, BASKETBALL, WRESTLING WHATEVER IT IS AND MAKES THEM EXTREMELY UNIQUE AND SPECIAL AND UNCOMMON IN TODAY'S SOCIETY BECAUSE WHAT THEY DO EVERY DAY WHICH IS UNLIKE I WILL SAY THIS AND THIS IS NOT DEROGATORY UNLIKE THE NORMAL STUDENT WHAT THEY DO, THEIR FAILURES AND SUCCESSES ARE SCRUTINIZED ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND PRINT MEDIA TELEVISION, RADIO, THEY HAVE A REPUBLICAN FAILURES AND VERY PUBLIC SUCCESSES. AND I THINK THAT IS VERY SPECIAL AND IT SHOULD BE ACKNOWLEDGED AND SOMETIMES OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR WE HAVE TO GO BAG BUSINESSES TO SUPPORT WHAT WE DO AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO IT BECAUSE THE KIDS ARE WORTH IT WHEN I AM TRYING TO GET THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT TO BE A LITTLE BIT LESS APATHETIC TO WHAT IS GOING ON BECAUSE OF HOW SPECIAL IT IS. THE STADIUMS, THE FIELDS, THE FACILITIES THAT IS AT THE FRONT PORCH OF OUR HOUSE AND I USE THAT ANALOGY BECAUSE IF YOU ARE DRIVING ON THE CURB, THE FRONT PORCH OF OUR HOUSE CAN LOOK SHABBY AT TIMES, SOMETIMES DANGEROUS THE INSIDE OF OUR HOUSE IS BEAUTIFUL. SOMETHING OUT OF HDTV. THE PROGRAM, THE DRAMA DEPARTMENT, THE MUSIC DEPARTMENT, THE ARTS ALL OF THE ACADEMIC PROGRAMS THAT WE OFFER IT IS ALL EXCELLENCE BOAT WHEN PEOPLE ARE DRIVING INTO O OUR COUNTY AND I DRIVING BY OUR HOUSE, EVER PORCH LOOKS SHABBY AND UNMASKING THE PEOPLE WHO CONTROL THE MONEY TO MAKE AN EFFORT AND DO SOMETHING THAT IS RIGHT TO DO. SO THAT IS IT. AND REALLY APPRECIATE YOU GUYS. >> RECUPERATION YOU GUYS BEING HERE. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH EVERYONE. >> CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN. [APPLAUSE] >> IS THE COACH TAKING YOU OUT TO DINNER? [LAUGHTER] >> UP NEXT WE HAVE THE DATE [Bid Approvals] APPROVALS AND I INVITE HER UP. HAVE A GREAT EVENING YOU GUYS. CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN. >> GOOD EVENING PRESIDENT POST, DR. NEWSOME MEMBERS OF THE BOARD I AM A SHUCHITA WARNER AND I'M RECOMMENDING AN AWARD FOR THE BROOKS ADMINISTRATION BUILDING WINDOW AND PARTIAL HV REPLACEMENT PROJECT. IN JANUARY OF 2026 CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS ISSUED AN INVITATION TO BID FOR PROPOSALS FROM PRE-QUALIFIED CONTRACTORS TO PROVIDE BIDS FOR THE WINDOW AND PARTIAL HVAC REPLACEMENT PROJECT. AT THE BID OPENING, FOUR BIDS WERE RECEIVED WITH TWO BIDS DEEMED NONRESPONSIVE DUE TO FAILURE TO MEET REQUIRED BID SUBMISSION AND COMPLIANCE CRITERIA. ALL FOUR SUBMITTED BIDS EXCEEDED THE AVAILABLE PROJECT BUDGET. ACCORDINGLY, PURSUANT TO COMAR 21.06.02.02(C)(1)(D), ALL BIDS WERE REJECTED BECAUSE PRICES EXCEEDED AVAILABLE FUNDS AND WRITTEN NOTICE OF REJECTION WAS PROVIDED TO ALL BIDDERS. PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION STAFF WORKED WITH THE ARCHITECT, [00:10:01] CRABTREE ROHRBAUGH AND ASSOCIATES TO EXPEDITIOUSLY REEVALUATE AND REVISE THE PROJECT SCOPE BASED ON PRIORITY, MARKET SENSITIVITY TO PRICING, BUDGET CONSTRAINTS, AND SCHEDULE REQUIREMENTS. THROUGH THIS REVIEW, THE HVAC WORK WAS IDENTIFIED AS THE MOST CRITICAL AND TIME SENSITIVE COMPONENT OF THE PROJECT, WITH PRICING SUBJECT TO THE GREATEST NEAR-TERM MARKET ESCALATION RISK. TO ALIGN THE PROJECT WITH AVAILABLE FUNDING WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE THE SCOPE WAS REVISED TO DELETE THE WINDOW REPLACEMENT WORK AND FOCUS ON THE PARTIAL HVAC REPLACEMENT IN THE FINANCE AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENTS, AS WELL AS REPLACEMENT OF SELECT EXTERIOR DOORS. CONSISTENT WITH COMAR21.05.14.04(C), THE REVISED SCOPE WAS RE-ISSUED TO ALL BIDDERS PREVIOUSLY DETERMINED TO BE RESPONSIVE AND RESPONSIBLE. THIS REGULATION EXPRESSLY PERMITS THE RE SOLICITATION OF A REVISED SCOPE TO THE ORIGINAL BIDDERS WHEN BID PRICES EXCEED AVAILABLE FUNDS AND THE PROCUREMENT IS TIME SENSITIVE. >> ONE CONTRACTOR W.L. GARY COMPANY, INC SUBMITTED A RESPONSIVE BID AWARD TO A SINGLE VENDOR IS PERMITTED UNDER COMAR WHEN COMPETITION IS PROVIDED AND PRICING IS DETERMINED TO BE FAIR, REASONABLE AND ALIGNED WITH THE CURRENT MARKET CONDITIONS. THE RECOMMENDED AWARD INCLUDES A BASE BID OF $1,541,240, AND ALTERNATE NUMBER 5 FOR $29,095 FOR A TOTAL AWARD OF $1,570,335. FUNDING IS AVAILABLE WITHIN THE APPROVED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AND CAPITAL OUTLAY BUDGET. I WILL EXPAND A LITTLE BIT ON THE PORTION OF FUNDING FROM CAPITAL OUTLAY WE HAVE SEEN SOME SAVINGS IN THE CAPITAL OUTLAY BUDGET DUE TO SOME COST COMING IN LOWER THAN BUDGETED ADDITIONALLY WE ARE ABLE TO LEVERAGE SOME FUNDS FOR THE SAFETY AND SECURITY LINE BECAUSE WE WERE ABLE TO GET SOME STATE FUNDS FOR THE PROJECTS WE HAD BUDGETED WITH AN OUTLINE END. WERE ABLE TO UTILIZE THOSE FOR THE EXTERIOR DOORS. THEREFORE WE RESPECTFULLY RECOMMEND THAT THE BOARD APPROVED THE AWARD W.L. GARY COMPANY, INC OF WASHINGTON, D.C., FOR $1,570,335 TO PROCEED WITH THE WINDOW AND PARTIAL REPLACEMENT PROJECT SUBJECT TO EXECUTION OF A SATISFACTORY CONTRACT. >> MOTION TO APPROVE? >> THERE IS A MOTION OF SECOND ANY QUESTIONS? >> WE ARE REPLACING ROOFTOP UNITS, WINDOW UNITS, WHAT ARE WE REPLACING? >> WE ARE NOT REPLACING ANY UNITS ARE CURRENTLY THAT UNIT THAT SERVES -- WE ARE REPLACING SOME UNITS THAT ARE PERIMETER THAT CALLED PETE, UNITS AROUND HR AND FINANCE AND THEY ARE VERY OLD AND THEN THE SOUND OF THE HVAC THE CONTROL CONTROLLED IN THE ADMIN SECTION SO REALLY IN TERMS OF ANY KIND OF HEAT AGAIN THAT THEY GET OVER IN THAT WING IT IS NOT ABLE TO BE REGULATED. SO THEY HAVE A LOT OF ISSUES WITH THE SYSTEM NOT WORKING PROPERLY IN THE SUMMER AND THE WINTER. THEY ARE TOO COLD IN THE WINTERTIME,, TO WARM IN THE SUMMER AND THAT IS BECAUSE IT REALLY A LOT OVER THE TEMPERATURE REGULATION INTO THE THERMOSTAT IS LOCATED. ESSENTIALLY THIS IS REALLY AN OUTCOME BASED ON THIS BEING SUCH AN OLD BUILDING AND HVAC WORK WASN'T JUST GENERALLY DONE TO TRY TO BRING RELIEF AT THE TIME AND WE ARE MAKING IT RIGHT. IT IS GOING TO BE WITH THE CODES IT WILL HAVE ITS OWN DEDICATED OUTSIDE AIR AND MORE EFFICIENT HVAC UNITS. THE OTHER THINK THIS PROJECT WILL DO IS RIGHT NOW THOSE HEAT TECH UNITS WORK OFF OF OUR BOILER AND OUR BOILER I AM NOT POSITIVE BUT IT MIGHT BE ORIGINAL TO THE BUILDING AND YOU REALLY CANNOT TAKE THE LOAD. WE WILL BE SHEDDING SOME OF THE LOAD OFF THE BOILER WHICH WILL RENDER IT TO RUN A FEW MORE YEARS. IT IS HELPFUL ALL THE WAY AROUND. OR THE BUILDING. >> AND THE PROJECT COMES OUT OF THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN? >> YES. WE HAVE FUNDS ALLOCATED A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO OVER SEVERAL YEARS FOR THIS PROJECT. SO A MAJORITY OF THE FUNDS ARE COMING OUT OF CIP AND THE LOCAL COUNTY GOVERNMENT HAS THOSE FUNDS BUDGETED FOR THE BROOKS ADMINISTRATION BUILDING. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD I KNOW YOU WERE ASKING ME A QUESTION BUT I [00:15:02] WANTED TO SAY THAT BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY WE ARE NOT GETTING TO THE WINDOWS DOWN AT THIS POINT, AND WE ARE MAXED OUT THAT BUDGET THAT THE COUNTY HAS ALLOCATED WITHIN THAT CIP, I DO PLAN IN 2028 CIP TO INCLUDE FUNDS FOR ADDITIONAL WORK THAT BROOKS ADMINISTRATION. SOME OTHER WORK WE MUST GET DONE INCLUDE THE WINDOWS BECAUSE THEY ARE ORIGINAL, WE HAVE TO GET AN ELEVATOR IN THIS BUILDING. WE ALSO NEED TO HAVE ADA RESTROOMS SO WE NEED TO HAVE FUNDS FOR THAT. MUCH OF THE ROOF, THE ORIGINAL ROOF WE NEED TO GET THAT REPLACED BUT WE HAVE SOME SITE DRAINAGE ISSUES AT THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE BUILDING ENTRANCE ALL OF THOSE ADA RENOVATIONS ARE DONE AT THE SAME TIME THAT WE DO THE ELEVATOR. I WILL BE GOING TO THE CIP IN THE GO AROUND WE WILL BE INCLUDING A PROJECT FOR BROOKS AND WE WILL TAKE A LOOK AT PROJECTS THAT WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO DEFER INSTEAD THAT WE WILL TAKE A LOOK AT THAT WHEN THE TIME COMES. >> SO THE COUNTY WILL PROVIDE CASH NOT A FINANCING FOR THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN ITEMS? IS ABOUT HOW IT WORKS? >> IT IS IN THEIR CIP I AM NOT SURE IF THEY FUNDED IT THROUGH A BONDING OR IF IT WAS THE OTHER, THAT I AM NOT SURE ROUGH. IT IS IN THEIR CIP. >> HOW DO WE GET NEW STADIUMS AND TURF FIELDS AND THAT CIP? >> WE WILL TALK ABOUT THAT AT THE END. >> OKAY THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THERE IS MOTION TO SECOND ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTION CARRIES OR-0 -- 4-0. [Board Calendar Approval] COPY NEXT WE HAVE THE BOARD CALENDAR. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION HAS ESTABLISHED TENTATIVE MEETING DATES FOR THAT 2026, 27 SCHOOL YEAR. UNLESS OTHERWISE UNANNOUNCED ALL THE MEETINGS WILL BEGIN AT 5:00 P.M. IN CLOSED SESSION AND FIVE -- 6:00 P.M. AND OCEAN. IN THE OCEAN, PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE DATES MAY CHANGE TO BASED ON THE BOARD AND NEEDS, WEATHER CONDITIONS AND OTHER EMERGENCY MATTERS AND ON THE UPDATES WILL BECOME INDICATED IN ADVANCE FOR ADDITIONAL BOARD CHANNELS. AT THIS TIME I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE BOARD CALENDAR FOR 2026, 27 SCHOOL YEAR. THERE IS A MOTION TO SECOND ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTION CARRIES. I WOULD ALSO LIKE AT THIS TIME TO MAKE A MOTION TO CHANGE THE BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING TIME ON MAY SEVENTH 2026 FOR THAT MEETING TO BEGIN AT 3:00 P.M., I WANT TO SAY THE OCEAN AGAIN, IN OPEN SESSION. >> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. MOTION CARRIES. [Eagle Scout Recognitions] THANK YOU. OUT NEXT WE HAVE THE EAGLE SCOUT RECOGNITION. >> THE BOARD OF EDUCATION RECOGNIZING THE ACHIEVEMENTS HAVE JAMES WILLIAM DOWN FURTHER JUNIOR, BEN KULP AND CARSON LAW FOR FILLING THE REQUIREMENTS TO EARN THE RANK OF EAGLE SCOUT. THESE SCOUTS AFTER THAT MEMBERS OF TROOP 430 COMPLETED PROJECTS THAT BENEFITED ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN CALVERT COUNTY INCLUDING THE DEFINED WORLD CATHOLIC CHURCH AND ST. JOHN VIANNEY CEMETERY CATHOLIC CHURCH. RESOLUTIONS HONORING THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE EAGLE SCOUT CEREMONY ON APRIL 18TH. OUR WE CAN VOTE FOR ALL THREE AT ONE TIME. >> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> AND MADE THE MOTION TO VOTE. >> AND MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTIONS HONORING THEIR COMPLIMENTS. >> SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? >> AYE. >> MOTION CARRIES. USUALLY I AM THE ONE THAT IS IN A HURRY. YOU GUYS ARE IN A HURRY TONIGHT. [Financial Reports] OKAY. COPY NEXT WE HAVE FINANCIAL REPORTS. >> ANYBODY HAS ANY BINOCULARS, THERE WE GO. >> GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, I AM CHRISTINE, CFO. I AM PROVIDING A BRIEF UPDATE OF [00:20:02] OUR UNRESTRICTED REVENUES AS OF THE END OF FEBRUARY WHICH REFLECTS THE ACTIVITY FOR THE FIRST EIGHT MONTHS AFTER THE FISCAL YEAR. AT THIS POINT TOTAL REVENUES RECEIVED HERE TO DATE ARE APPROXIMATELY $179.1 MILLION. WHICH REPRESENTS ABOUT 62% OF OUR TOTAL BUDGETED REVENUE OF 288.1 MILLION. THIS IS GENERALLY IN LINE WITH EXPECTATIONS BASED ON THE TIMING OF OUR REVENUE STREAMS. BREAKING DOWN REVENUE A LITTLE BIT FURTHER HERE, AT THE TOP WE HAVE OUR LOCAL APPROPRIATIONS WHICH YOU WILL SEE OUR OUR LARGEST FUNDING SOURCE. TOTAL RECEIVED TO DATE IS 102.3 MILLION. WHICH IS 63% OF OUR BUDGET. AS A REMINDER WE RECEIVE PAYMENTS FROM THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT TWICE PER MONTH WHICH PROVIDES A STEADY AND PREDICTABLE FLOW OF REVENUE. STATE REVENUE TOTALS $73.7 MILLION RECEIVED OR 67% OF OUR BUDGET. THIS PERCENTAGE IS INFLUENCED BY THE TIMING OF THE STATE PAYMENTS. THE STATE DISTRIBUTES THEIR MONEY TO US SIX TIMES A YEAR AND AS OVER THE END OF FEBRUARY WE HAVE RECEIVED FOUR OF THOSE SIX PAYMENTS, THE NEXT PAYMENT WILL BE COMING AT THE END OF THIS MONTH ON MARCH 31ST AND THOSE -- THE SIXTH PAYMENT WILL ARRIVE AT THE END OF MAY. OTHER REVENUE SOURCES INCLUDING FEES AND INTEREST AND MISCELLANEOUS INCOME A TOTAL OF ABOUT 29 MILLION, AND THOSE ITEMS WILL CONTINUE TO FLUCTUATE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR BASED ON THE ACTIVITY LEVELS AND TIMING. OVERALL AVERAGE REVENUE COLLECTIONS ARE TRACKING AS EXPECTED AT THIS POINT, IN THE FISCAL YEAR, AND WE ANTICIPATE CONTINUED ALIGNMENT WITH THE ADOPTED BUDGET AS THE REMAINING ESTATE PAYMENTS AT THE ONGOING LOCAL REVENUES ARE RECEIVED. NOW I WILL TRANSITION INTO OUR UNRESTRICTED EXPENDITURE REP REPORTS. AS OF FEBRUARY REPRESENTING THE FIRST EIGHT MONTHS OF THE FISCAL YEAR THE UNRESTRICTED FUNDS SHOWS TOTAL YEAR-TO-DATE EXPENDITURES OF APPROXIMATELY $164.6 MILLION WITH AN ADDITIONAL $108.1 MILLION IN INCOME AS MAKE ENCUMBRANCE AS. COMBINED THIS MEANS ABOUT 95% OF THE TOTAL OF THAT 288.1 MAILING DOLLARS IS EITHER SPENT OR COMMITTED. OVERALL AVERAGE SPENDING IS A TRACKING AND LINE WITH EXPECTATIONS AT THIS POINT IN THE FISCAL YEAR. THE STAFF AND THE DEPARTMENTS AT THE SCHOOL RIGHT NOW ARE CURRENTLY IDENTIFYING THEIR NEEDS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE SCHOOL YEAR AND THEY ARE ENCUMBERING THOSE COSTS. THAT DEADLINE FOR THE STAFF TO HAVE FUNDS ENCUMBERED IS IN THE UNRESTRICTED FUND IS APRI APRIL THE 17TH. ONCE I HAVE REVIEWED THE ENCUMBRANCES AND THE OTHER PLANNED BUT DOES MAKE EXPENDITURES I'LL BE ABLE TO DEVELOP A MORE ACCURATE PROJECTION FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR. TWO ITEMS TO NOTE THIS EVENING, ONE IN PARTICULAR IS IN OUR OPERATION OF PLANT CATEGORY ON THE NEXT PAGE. THE OPERATION OF PLANT CATEGORY YOU SEE HERE WE HAVE EXPENDITURES TO DATE AS AN 11.9 MILLION AND ENCUMBRANCES OF A SEVEN-POINT. ON WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT THE EXPENDITURES FOR THE OPERATION OF PLANT CATEGORY REFLECT APPROXIMATELY $145,000 OFFER THE SNOW REMOVAL COSTS. AND THING I WANTED TO POINT OUT WAS HERE ON THIS PAGE FOR OUR TRANSPORTATION CATEGORY. WE ARE CURRENTLY REFLECTING A BUDGET DEFICIT OF APPROXIMATELY $47,000, THE BUDGET DEFICIT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A RESULT OF YOUR PRIOR CALCULATION ERROR. IN ADDITION THE TRANSPORTATION STAFF IS MONITORING THE CURRENT DIESEL FUEL PRICES AND AS YOU KNOW YOU CAN SEE AT EVERY GAS STATION AT THE DIESEL PRICES ARE FLUCTUATING. THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IS ASSESSING THE IMPACT FROM PAST CONTRACTOR COSTS. WE ARE TAKING CORRECTIVE STEPS WHILE ACTIVELY MONITORING THESE DIESEL PRICES. AT NEXT MONTH'S MEETING I WILL BE BRINGING FORTH THE INTER-CATEGORY BUDGET TRANSFER THAT WILL ADDRESS THIS BUDGET DEFICIT AND WILL ALSO INCLUDE PROJECTED INCREASES DUE TO THE [00:25:07] FLUCTUATIONS IN -- FLUCTUATIONS IN DIESEL FUEL. THANK YOU I AM HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> MR. HARRISON. >> THE ENCUMBRANCE AMOUNT WAS WHAT NUMBER? THE ENCUMBRANCE AMOUNT FOR FY26, WHAT WAS THAT NUMBER? >> THE ACCIDENT -- EXPENDITURE APPEARANCE AND WE WOULD GO TO PAGE 2. YES. EVER ENCUMBRANCES ARE $108.1 MILLION. >> 108. >> OKAY. A LITTLE FARTHER ALONG THAN I. YOU WERE TWO-THIRDS OF THE YEAR FINISHED, IF I PROJECTED THAT OUT 164 IS YOUR ACTUAL TO DATE? >> THAT IS CORRECT. >> 1649 IS THE ACTUAL. >> THROUGH FEBRUARY 28TH. >> YOU WERE NOT EXPECTING ANY SURPLUS THIS YEAR? >> AT THIS POINT I CANNOT PROJECT WHETHER SURPLUS WILL BE NORWAY THAT WE WILL HAVE ONE. THAT IS WHY OUR STAFF RIGHT NOW IS WORKING ON GETTING ENCUMBRANCES IN AND WE ARE ABLE TO ACCUMULATE ALL THE COST SO THAT WE CAN PROJECT WHERE WE WILL BE AT THE END OF THIS FISCAL YEAR. >> DIESEL FUEL IS $5.85 A GALLON. I FEEL THAT IN MY OWN WALLETS BECAUSE WE HAVE A DIESEL VEHICLE SO WE UNDERSTAND THAT THERE COULD BE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT AS A RESULT OF THESE INCREASE CO COSTS. >> YES, AND DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION MONITORS THE DIESEL FUEL EVERY TWO WEEKS, THEY DO A SURVEY OF THE FUEL PRICES AT VARIOUS SITES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY AND DEPENDING ON THAT FLUCTUATION IN THE PRICE THAT IS THEN INCLUDED IN THE NEXT CONTRACTOR PAY. SO ON FEBRUARY 16TH THAT FEBRUARY 16TH PRICE PER GALLON MINUS TAXES WAS $3.21. $3.22. THE CALL ON MARCH 16TH, THE PRICE PER GALLON MINUS TAXES WAS $4.26. AD IS A DOLLAR INCREASE IN ONE MONTH. >> ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. DO NOT GO ANYWHERE. IT'S VERY NICE TO HAVE YOU. SENSE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT FINANCIAL REPORTS AND WERE TALKING ABOUT FINANCES, I THOUGHT THIS MIGHT BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO HAVE SOME RECAP DISCUSSION PERHAPS AND A DISCUSSION AS A RESULT OF THE COMMISSIONER BUDGET HEARING THAT OCCURRED ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT. I THINK IT WAS. WAS IT WEDNESDAY OR TUESDAY? ON TUESDAY NIGHT. AND I FIRST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND THANK YOU DR. JOHNSON MR. JACOBS AND DR. NEWSOME FOR SPENDING YOUR EVENING AND BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE THE PRESENTATION AND THEN OFFER SOME KIND OF QUICK RESPONSES FOR SOME OF THE QUESTIONS THAT CAME UP DURING THAT MEETING. THERE HAS BEEN SOME CONVERSATION I THINK AS A RESULT OF I DON'T KNOW SOME SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS OR WHAT HAVE YOU THAT THE COMMISSIONER BROUGHT UP TURF FIELDS AND INDICATED THAT HE WOULD BE IN FAVOR OF HAVING AND HE WOULD APPROVE ESSENTIALLY TURF FIELDS HIS 20% AS HE CALLED IT. FOR OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM. SO WHILE THAT WAS A VERY GENEROUS OFFER THERE IS A LITTLE BIT MORE TO IT THAN JUST THAT. I THOUGHT THAT THIS MIGHT BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO CHAT ABOUT THOSE BECAUSE I THINK THERE IS ALSO MIXED FEELINGS ABOUT WHAT IS IMPORTANT WHERE THAT TURF FIELDS ARE MORE IMPORTANT OR WHETHER TUTORING IS MORE IMPORTANT AND OBVIOUSLY THE ANSWER IS NEITHER THEM ARE LESS IMPORTANT THAN THE OTHER ONE. AND THERE WAS A QUESTION ASKED ABOUT WHETHER WE HAVE TO DRINK ARE NOT AND I WANTED TO CLEAR UP SOMETHING THAT WAS STATED AND THAT WAS THAT WE DO NOT DO ANYMORE TUTORING. AND THAT IS SIMPLY NOT THE CASE. THERE IS TUTORING IT MAY NOT LOOK LIKE THE SAME TUTORING THAT WE HAD WHEN THERE WAS THE FUNDS AVAILABLE BUT THERE IS TUTORING THAT IS AVAILABLE TO OUR [00:30:02] STUDENTS. THAT IS A FIRST AND FOREMOST I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE COMMUNITY KNEW THAT. THERE ARE SUPPORTS IN PLACE AND WHILE THE STUDENTS DURING THE DAY. THE SECOND TO THAT, AFTER THOSE CONVERSATIONS AND ALLOWED ME TO COME BACK AND HAVE SOME CONVERSATION WITH DR. NEWSOME AND OTHERS BECAUSE WE HAD DONE I THINK WE HAD GOTTEN A QUOTE OR WE DID AN RFI EARLIER IN THE FALL AND AS A RESULT OF THAT, WE HAD PRELIMINARY DOLLAR AMOUNT AND WE'VE ASKED THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO FIND OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM 6. $7 MILLION OVER WHAT THEY HAD ASKED US TO FIND LAST YEAR. AND THE PRIORITY OBVIOUSLY FOR THAT FUNDING BECAUSE THAT IMPACTS STAFF AND SALARIES. AND WE CANNOT HAVE A GREAT SCHOOL SYSTEM IF WE ARE NOT PAYING OUR STAFF AND WE DON'T HAVE A STAFF IF WE HAVE TO MAKE THOSE CATS. THOSE ARE THE PRIORITY. THAT BEING SAID THERE WAS ALSO SOME I THINK THERE IS MISCONCEPTION ABOUT TURF FIELDS AND I ASK AROUND AND I WANTED TO SHARE WITH THAT COMMUNITY BECAUSE AS WE MOVE FORWARD AND WE DEVELOP A PLAN ABOUT HOW WE CAN GET TURF FIELDS IN OUR COUNTY, I HEAR A LOT OF IT IT IS JUST THE FOOTBALL FIELDS -- THE FOOTBALL TEAMS, THEY ARE THE ONLY ONES THAT GET TO USE IT. THAT IS NOT ENTIRELY TRUE. IN THE FALL THE FOOTBALL TEAMS GET TO USE IT, FIELD HOCKEY USES IT, BOYS AND GIRLS SOCCER, GIRLS A FLOCK FOOTBALL, THE BANNED USES IT. THEY OFTEN ASK TO PRACTICE ON THE FIELD BUT THE EQUIPMENT IT CAN BE HARD ON THE GRASS. AND OF COURSE THEY CANNOT PREVENT -- PERFORM ONE IT IS MONDAY. FIELD HOCKEY GAMES, SOMETIMES ARE UNPLAYABLE IN THE SPRING BOYS LACROSSE, GIRLS LACROSSE. BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL CAN UTILIZE THOSE FIELDS. WHEN TEARS ARE NOT USABLE BECAUSE OF HEAVY RAIN. THAT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE. IN ADDITION TO THAT PE CLASSES ARE NOT ALLOWED TO USE THE STADIUM FIELDS BECAUSE IT THEY ARE TRYING TO MINIMIZE THE USE TO PRESERVE THE SURFACE. SO TURF FIELDS WOULD ALLOW PE CLASSES IN THE MORNING AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO OUTSIDE AND UTILIZE THOSE FIELDS WHEREAS IT THEY CANNOT THAT NOW. AND LASTLY IN THE SUMMER, NO ONE IS ALLOWED TO USE ANY OF THE FIELDS SO NONE OF THE PRACTICE TEAMS FOR FALSE BOARDS ARE ALLOWED TO USE THOSE BECAUSE WE ARE WORKING REALLY HARD TO TRY AND MAINTAIN THE FIELDS THAT WE HAVE AND THAT THEY CAN RECOVER. AND THEY ALSO HAVE TO WORK AROUND THE WATERING SCHEDULE PERIODS OUT THERE WOULD BE A REALLY GREAT IMPACT TO MANY OF OUR SPORTS TEAMS AND NEVER BANNED AND OTHERS. IN ADDITION TO ALL OF THESE THINGS THAT WOULD BENEFIT THE SCHOOL SYSTEM DIRECTLY THEY WOULD BE ECONOMIC IMPACT AND I THINK IT SOMETIMES WE FORGET ABOUT THAT. WE ARE A SMALL COUNTY, WE WANT PEOPLE TO COME HERE SOEVER LOCALIZED BUSINESSES CAN THRIVE AND THEN THEY LEAVE AND GO HOME TO THE COUNTIES. I CERTAINLY WANT TO TURN IT OVER TO THE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS TO GET THEIR OPINION AND DEPRIVE ANY CONVERSATION ABOUT THOSE FIELDS AND SEE HOW WE CAN MAYBE MOVE FORWARD IN THE FUTURE PERHAPS AUGUST WHEN THE NEXT CIP IS IT DUE AND WE CAN HAVE IT TURF FIELDS BUT THEIR UNDERSTANDING THAT IN THIS YEAR AS WELL THAT THERE MIGHT BE SOME ADDITIONAL RESEARCH THAT'S REQUIRED TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE BEST DOLLAR AMOUNT AND MAKE SURE WE INCLUDING THINGS LIKE STORMWATER MANAGEMENT OR TRACKING SURFACING THAT MY NEED TO OCCUR. I KNOW I SAID A LOT, THAT'S MORE WORDS THAN I HAVE SAID THE ENTIRE YEAR BUT MS. GRANNIS. -- MS. GRENIS. >> FIND A GREAT WE HAVE A LOT OF IMPORTANT THINGS TO LOOK AT THE HIGHEST PARODY IS ENSURING THE NEGOTIATED CONTRACTS WERE MATCHED. WITHOUT HAVING TO DECREASED STAFF OR INCREASE CLASS SIZES. THERE WAS A TIME WHEN NEGOTIATING CONTRACTS WERE NOT HONORED, PUTTING OUR STAFF IN FINANCIAL CRISIS. AS A BOARD MEMBER I CANNOT LET THIS HAPPEN TO OUR EMPLOYEES WITH THIS BUDGET CYCLE. THEY ARE THE MOST CRUCIAL ELEMENT TO ENSURE THE ACHIEVEMENT OF OUR STUDENTS. THE CONTRACT NOT BEING MET CREATED LOW MORALE, LACK OF CONFIDENCE IN LEADERSHIP AND MOST PAINFUL WAS THE LOSS OF OUR STAFF TO OTHER SURROUNDING COUNTIES. I CANNOT LET THAT HAPPEN UNDER OUR WATCH. IF THIS COULD BE DONE IN A MANNER WHERE WE ARE ASSURED THAT [00:35:02] AT SIX-POINTS SEVEN IS IT BEING COVERED I THINK IT IS UP FOR DISCUSSION. BUT WE HAVE TO ENSURE THAT SIX-POINTS 7 MILLION IS BEING HONORED. >> ANY COMMENTS? >> I AM GENERALLY CONCERNED AS I'M SURE WE ALL ARE NOT WE VOTED IN PUBLIC ON BUDGET AND SOMEHOW THAT BUDGET DID NOT MAKE IT INTO THE COMMISSIONERS PRESENTATION. I THOUGHT THAT WE WERE VERY CLEAR WE DID EVERYTHING WE COULD, WE CAN'T EVERYWHERE WE COULD AND THAT SIX-POINTS 7 MILLION THAT WE WERE REQUESTING WASN'T TO MAKE SURE THAT WE COULD REMAIN WHOLE WITH OUR STAFF. SO I AM QUITE FRUSTRATED BY THE POLITICAL GAMES THAT ARE BEING PLAYED RIGHT NOW. I THINK IT'S UNFAIR UNFAIR FOR OUR WHOLE COMMUNITY THAT THE COMMISSIONERS NUMBER 1 DO NOT WANT TO HONOR THE NEGOTIATED AGREEMENTS. THAT ARE A PRIORITY FOR THIS BOARD THAT I THINK WE MADE VERY CLEAR. I ALSO THINK THAT THE EMOTIONAL ROLLER COASTER THEY ARE PUTTING ON THIS COUNTY AROUND TURF FIELDS. AT THINK THE WHOLE DRAMATIC PRESENTATION THAT THEY WANTED TO PUT ON THIS WEEK AT OUR MEETING TALKING ABOUT TUTORING WHICH WAS NOT TRUE. I DON'T APPRECIATE ANY OF IT QUITE HONESTLY. THIS IS A TOUGH YEAR EVERY YEAR IS A TOUGH YEAR. THIS YEAR IS NO EXCEPTION IT'S ONLY GETTING MORE DIFFICULT. CASE IN POINT DIESEL PRICES. PERSONALLY I THINK TURF FIELDS WOULD BE AMAZING. I REALLY THAT FRUSTRATED BY STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS ALL SORTS OF STATE CHAMPIONSHIP, COACH YOU SAID IT PERFECTLY OUR FRONT PORCH IS A MASSIVE. AND IT IS NOT JUST FOOTBALL FIELDS, I WENT TO A BASEBALL GAME RECENTLY AND I WAS EMBARRASSED. EMBARRASSED AS A BOARD MEMBER. SOAP YES, I LOVE THE DISCUSSION ON TURF FIELDS, I LOVE THE DISCUSSION ABOUT MAKING THIS COUNTY LOOK LIKE OUR FRONT PORCH IS TAKING CARE OF. I DON'T APPRECIATE THE GAMES. SO WHILE I THINK IT IS GREAT WE CAN HAVE A DISCUSSION, I WOULD ENCOURAGE THE STAFF TO DO ADDITIONAL RESEARCH. WE NEED TO GET THAT SIX-POINTS 7,000,001ST THAT IS THE FOCUS. THAT IS THE FOCUS. >> MR. HARRISON. >> ALISON DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE HE WANTED TO ADD? I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE STEPHEN I WAS FORGET YOU WERE ALWAYS THERE. >> I COULD TALK FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS. >> NO. >> ONE OF THE THINGS I WANTED TO ASK WAS THE PAYMENTS THAT ARE COMING FROM WITH THE STATE DOES THAT PROVIDE ENOUGH LIQUIDITY TO PREVENT US FROM A DRAWING ON OUR CASH IN THE BANK? THE TIMING IS ADEQUATE TO PREVENT. >> THE TIMING IS ADEQUATE TO SUPPORT OUR EXPENDITURES. >> OKAY. AND WE HAVE IN OUR FY27 BUDGET THE INTEREST INCOME LINE WHICH I ASSUME IS FROM THE CASH IN THE BANK? >> THAT IS CORRECT. >> IS THAT GOING UP OR DOWN? >> I HAVE NOT DONE A YEAR-OVER-YEAR COMPARISON TO BE ABLE TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION AT THIS TIME BUT IT'S PROVIDING A STEADY STREAM OF INCOME. >> THE CASH IS STILL THERE? >> THE CASH IS STILL THERE AND AN INTEREST. >> THANK YOU. >> AND PLAYED ON TURF IN COLLEGE AND I WILL TALLY IS NOT EVERYTHING THAT PEOPLE THINK IT IS, IT IS HOT, IT IS SPONGY SET YOU GET TURF TOE AND I THINK IT IS JUST NOT THE PANACEA THAT SOMETIMES WE THINK IT IS. BUT WE DO NOT HAVE STADIUM FACILITIES THAT REFLECT THE WEALTH IN THIS COUNTY. THAT IS NUMBER 1 WHETHER IT IS TURF OR BERMUDA, I DON'T CARE WHAT IT IS IT SHOULD BE NICE AND FLAT AND BE COMFORTABLE AND SAFE FOR OUR ATHLETES. AND WE DON'T HAVE THAT AND THAT IS TOUGH. I ALSO, I TOOK CARE OF HOSPITALITY AT ONE POINT IN MY CAREER AND WE DON'T DO ANYTHING AT ANY OF OUR FRONT PORCHES. WE DON'T HAVE FLOWERBEDS, OR PLANT ESCAPING, HONEY TEN HAS A [00:40:01] NICE ELECTRONIC SIGN. AND LIKE THAT. THERE IS NO BUSHES AROUND IT MAKE YOU LOOK PRETTY. IT IS JUST IT IS SAD SOMETIMES. AND WANT TO THE PROBLEM IS IS IT THAT WE STRUCTURAL PROBLEM WITH OUR BUDGET. THE STRUCTURAL PROBLEM IS THAT WE DON'T HAVE AN ABILITY TO EITHER BORROW MONEY OR AN ABILITY TO RAISE CASH. WE DON'T CREATE REVENUE, WE ARE ONLY BEHOLDEN TO THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FOR FUNDING. AND THE TIMING IS IT SUPPOSED TO ALLOW US TO MAKE A REASONABLE REQUEST AND LET THEM HAVE TIME TO ACT ON THAT REQUEST AND IT ALMOST FELT LIKE IT WAS ALREADY DECIDED. AND ALL OUR WORK AND THE HARD WORK OF DR. NEWSON AND HIS TEAM WAS A FRIEND NOT BECAUSE IT WAS ALREADY DECIDED THAT WE WERE GETTING 163 MILLION. THAT IS TOUGH. WITH EVERY DOLLAR, OF $800,000 THAT WE ARE NOT OFFENDED AS A PERSON AND I WANT PEOPLE TO REALIZE THAT, THAT IS OUR AVERAGE COST PER PERSON. IT MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT OVER THAT BUT I USED 100,000 AS A ROUND NUMBER. SO IF WE ARE WHEN MILLION DOLLARS SHORT THAT IS TEN PE PEOPLE. SO WHAT IT TEN PEOPLE HAVE TO GO? >> RIGHT. >> FOR EVERY PERSON THAT WANTS TO GET A 4% RAISE IF WE LAY OFF ONE PERSON WE CAN FIND A 4% RAISE FOR 25 PEOPLE PERIODS AND WHO GETS LAID OFF SO WE CAN GET RAISES? WE DON'T GET RAISES I'M SORRY NOT ON THE BOARD BUT FOR THE TEACHERS. SOUND THOSE ARE THE KIND OF QUESTIONS THAT YOU ASK WHEN YOU HAVE A TIGHT FUNDING AND WE ARE NOT THE ONLY PLACE THAT HAS A TIGHT FUNDING. THOUGH WE ARE NOT -- OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM SHOULD REFLECT THE WEALTH OF THIS COUNTY AND IT DOES NOT. AND MY TAX BILL IS $7000 THIS YEAR, IT WAS 2200 WHEN I MOVED HERE IN 2002. IT IS $7000 THIS YEAR. THAT IS A LOT OF MONEY. >> I ALSO THINK THAT DR. NEWSOME I APPRECIATE YOU TELLING YOUR STORY ABOUT THE BLUEBERRY STORY I THINK IT WILL BE BY THE TIME IT IS SAID AND DONE THAT -- I HOPE THERE'S OTHER THINGS TO YOUR LEGACY BUT IT MIGHT BE THE BLUEBERRY STORY BECAUSE IT IS THE MOST ACCURATE ANALOGY WHEN WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE DEMANDS OF PUBLIC EDUCATION. AND EVERYTHING THAT WE TALK ABOUT HERE IS IMPORTANT. SPORTS ARE IMPORTANT, THE ARTS ARE IMPORTANT, ACADEMICS ARE IMPORTANT. STUDENT HEALTH AND WELLNESS IS IMPORTANT. BUT WE HAVE SUCH SIGNIFICANT DEMANDS AS A PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM AND WE ARE NOT ALONE, LIKE MR. HARRISON SAID WE HAVE SUCH SIGNIFICANT DEMANDS THAT IT MAKE EVERYBODY SUPER HAPPY ALL OF THE TIME BECAUSE WE HAVE TO PRIORITIZE. AND SOMETIMES WE CANNOT FIT EVERYTHING INTO WHAT MONEY WE HAVE SO WE DO THE BEST THAT WE CAN. AND WE ADVOCATE WHERE WE ARE SEEING THE DESIRE AND THE NEED. MS. GRENIS. >> ONE WILL WE KNOW IF WE ARE GETTING THE MONEY REQUESTED? AND IS THERE A TIMELINE THAT WOULD ALLOW SOMETHING LIKE THIS TO BE ADDED? >> I DON'T THINK WE WILL ACTUALLY KNOW UNTIL THE COMMISSIONERS TAKE ACTION ON THEIR BUDGET. ON HOPING THAT WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS THAT THE COUNTY LEADERSHIP WILL GIVE US AN INDICATION OF ANY ADJUSTMENT THAT THEY MIGHT RECOMMEND. >> AND MAYBE YOU CAN JUST SPEAK BRIEFLY TO ABOUT THE PROCESS ONCE WE DO HAVE A FIRM DOLLAR AMOUNT OR WE HAVE AN UPDATED INFORMATION WHAT THE PROCESS MIGHT BE FOR WHERE THOSE FUNDS WOULD GO AND HOW THEY WILL BE REQUESTED. >> PIGGYBACKING OFF WHAT DR. NEWSOME SAID AS IF TUESDAY NIGHT THAT COUNTY STAFF OFFICIALLY TURNED THEIR BUDGET OVER TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. AND SO NOW THE BUDGET IS IN THE BOARD'S HAND. BETWEEN NOW AND MAY THE 5TH THAT IS WHEN THE BOARD WILL BE LOOKING OVER THE NUMBERS, ASSESSING THE ASKS. IT IS POSSIBLE BETWEEN NOW AND MAY THE 5TH WE WILL KNOW THEIR POSITION ON THE OPERATING BU BUDGET. AFTER MAY THE 5TH THEN IT IS PRESENTED FOR ANOTHER 30 DAYS AND THEN THEY ADOPTED THEIR BUDGET ON JUNE THE 9TH. >> GOING BACK TO YOUR QUESTION ABOUT THE FUNDING. [00:45:07] THIS -- A PROJECT OF THIS MAGNITUDE IS BEST SUITED IN THAT CIP FUND. WE PRESENTED OUR CIP PLAN AS REQUIRED BY LAW IN OCTOBER. SO IF THIS PROJECT WERE TO BE INCLUDED IT WOULD REQUIRE US TO AMEND OUR CIP BUDGET TO ASK FOR THIS PROJECT IN ADDITION TO WHAT WAS ALREADY ASKED AND PRESENTED IN OCTOBER. >> SO IF WE DID NOT DO THAT AND I'M NOT SUGGESTING THAT IS SOMETHING WE DO TONIGHT. THAT IS AUGUST THE TIMELINE IN WHICH THE NEXT CIP IS DUE FOR THE FOLLOWING OCTOBER? >> AUGUST IS THE NEXT TIMELINE WHERE THE GROUP PLAN FOR PROJECTS AND ASSESS COSTS AND PREPARE FOR NEXT YEAR BUDGET. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. >> MS. WARNER,. >> COME ON UP. >> YOU WERE HERE FOR A REASON. >> COME ON DOWN TO THE PRICES RIGHT. [LAUGHTER] >> I AM SURE WE HAVE SOLICITED BIDS FOR FIELD IMPROVEMENT, STADIUM IMPROVEMENT, HAVE YOU BEEN INVOLVED WITH THAT WORK? >> I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN -- WE HAVE DONE PROJECTS THAT HAVE INCLUDED AS PART OF THE REPLACEMENT PROJECTS LIKE NORTH IN HIGH SCHOOL AT THE SIDE VISITOR -- THE HOME SIDE BLEACHERS AND THEN WE ALSO SOLICITED BIDS FOR THE VISITOR'S SIDE BLEACHERS. WE DID THE SAME FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL. OF AND INVOLVED IN THOSE AND DRAFTING UP THE BID DOCUMENTS AND GETTING THOSE OUT THERE. I DO BELIEVE IF I COULD SPEAK TO TURF FIELDS IT DOES END UP BEING -- I DO KNOW THERE ARE FIRMS THAT DO DESIGN AND THEY CAN BE BID OUT, THERE ARE TURNKEY DESIGN AND BUILD CONTRACTS THAT ARE THROUGH THESE THAT WE CAN PIGGYBACK. THERE ARE MULTIPLE OPTIONS BUT ONE THING THAT WE NEED TO DEFINITELY KEEP IN MIND IS THIS WOULD HAVE TO GET DESIGNED AND PERMITTED BY THE COUNTY BECAUSE I DID INQUIRE FAMILY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO IN TERMS OF THE TURF FIELDS AND GOING FROM GREEN TO TURF WAR THAT WOULD MEAN IN TERMS OF STORMWATER MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS AND THEY DID NOT REALLY HAVE A GOOD PICTURE OF THAT AT THAT POINT. AND WOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH AND IT WILL BE ABOUT A SIX MONTH DESIGN TO PERMITTING TO EXECUTION TIME FRAME. ONE OTHER THING TO KEEP IN MIND THAT MY RESEARCH HAS SHOWN IS REALLY ALL OF OUR TRACKS AT THE HIGH SCHOOLS ARE NOT IN GREAT SHAPE SO THEY SHOULD PROBABLY BE DONE AT THE SAME TIME. AND ANY KIND OF TRACK REPLACEMENT REQUIRES RISING TEMPERATURES OF 45 DEGREES AND ABOVE SO THEY HAVE TO BE DONE BETWEEN MARCH 15TH AND OCTOBER 15TH. JUST SOME INFORMATION ABOUT IF WE WHERE TO PUT THIS ON THAT CIP EVER GO IN FOR FY 2028 BECAUSE FY27 WAS PRESENTED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD AND OCTOBER AND SENT UP TO THE STATE. WE WOULD PRESENT IN SEPTEMBER OF THIS YEAR AND THAT WOULD BE FOR FY28 AND WE LOOK AT THOSE FUNDS JULY 1 OF 27. >> I LIKE THE TURNKEY IDEA, NICE BATHROOMS, CONCESSION STANDS. >> THAT WOULD RUN IT QUITE A BIT MORE IF I COULD SAY. >> I HAVE FORGOTTEN A PRICE TAG OF 8 MILLION PER FIELD IF WE WERE TALKING TURNKEY WITH A NEW PRESS BOX, BUT WE MAY NOT NEED THAT BECAUSE SOME OF THOSE STANDS ARE NOT THAT OLD. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH BECAUSE IN MY MIND I HAVE A ZERO CHILL SO I WAS ABOUT TO SAY WHAT $7 MILLION, LET'S MAKE IT HAPPEN AND CAN WE START NEXT WEEK. IF THE COMMISSIONERS SAY YES. SO THANK YOU THAT WE DID I'M FORTUNATE WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE TWO DAYS OF A BREATHER AND I JUST -- DIGEST AND HAVE ADDITIONAL CONVERSATION. BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE DECIDE TO EMBARK ON THAT IT IS DONE THE RIGHT WAY SO THAT WE DON'T WIND UP IN THE SAME SITUATION THAT ISSUES ON THE [00:50:04] FIELDS OR THINGS LIKE THAT. >> ONE CAN WE GET AN ESTIMATE ON WHAT IT WOULD COST? >> IT WOULD TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME I THINK WE DO SOIL TYPE AT ALL HIGH SCHOOLS ARE DIFFERENT, WE WANT TO GET SOME -- WE WOULD HAVE TO DO A LITTLE BIT OF WORK, WE WOULD HAVE TO SPEND A BIT OF WORK IN ORDER TO REALLY FIGURE OUT EXACTLY WHAT THE COSTS WOULD BE. SO THEY WOULD HAVE TO BE A LITTLE BIT OF UPFRONT WORK DONE BUT CERTAINLY THAT COULD BE DONE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS IN TIME FOR THE NEXT CIP SO WE HAVE SOME PRETTY CONFIDENT DOLLAR FIGURES THAT WE ARE WORKING WITH TO BE ABLE TO PUT AN ARM OR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR FY28 IF THAT'S WHAT WE CHOOSE TO DO. >> I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE THE ESTIMATE INCLUDES THE IRRIGATION THAT WILL BE NEEDED TO COOL THE FIELD DOWN AND WHATEVER THE FULL TOTAL COST. >> AND ALL OF THE DESIGN YOU WOULD HAVE TO INCLUDE ALL OF THAT IS SMALL. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU BOTH VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. I APPRECIATE IT. >> WE WILL MOVE INTO THE PUBLIC [PUBLIC FORUM] COMMENT PORTION OF OUR MEETING. 'S PARENT BOARD OF EDUCATION PERMITS TO THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS OF THE BOARD ON OF CONCERN. MM -- NUMBER OF SPEAKERS IS LIMITED TO 30. WHEN YOU WERE CALLED TO SPEAK PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD AND KEEP YOUR PROMISE TO 2 MINUTES. VERSIONS ON THAT SIGN-UP SHEET MAY NOT CONVEY, WHILE ENGLISH ANY TIME AT THAT SPEAK IN TIME TO ANOTHER PERSON OR GROUP. IF YOU HAVE HANDOUTS OR WRITTEN TESTIMONY PLEASE GIVE THEM TO THAT DISTRIBUTED TO BOARD MEMBERS. TO PROTECT INDIVIDUAL CONFIDENTIALITY PLEASE DO NOT MENTION A SPECIFIC STUDENT OR STAFF MEMBERS IN YOUR REMARKS ALL COMMENTS ARE TO BE MADE IN A CIVIL MANNER ANYONE THATS NOT FOLLOWING THESE GUIDELINES WILL BE ASKED TO STOP SPEAKING MA FORFEIT THE RIGHT TO SPEAK AT FUTURE BOARD MEETINGS. PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT WHILE THE BOARD OF EDUCATIN AND VALLEYS YOUR AND CONCERNS THIS IS A BUSINESS MEETING AND THE BOARD CANNOT RESPOND TO YOUR QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION WITH YOU DURING THE MEETING. >> VOICE OF INTERPRETER: WILL RESPOND TO THE ISSUES YOU RAISE IF YOU PROVIDE YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION WHEN YOU SIGN IN. WRITTEN COMMENTS ARE WELCOME AT ANY TIME FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT THE MINISTRY OF ASSISTANT TO THE BOARD. >> THE FIRST SPEAKER. >> GET IF NICK MY NAME IS GO ALL THE SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF MYSELF THIS EVENING I AM SO EXCITED THAT YOU WERE NOT FINALLY AGREE ON SOMETHING. FEBRUARY 12TH WE HAVE THAT PRESENTATION ON THE PUBLIC WORKS FOR THE THREE HAD A THOUSAND DOLLAR PERFORMANCE AUDIT THE BOARD OF TRAN WHAT WANTED. THEY HAVE NOT PUT IT ON THEIR AGENDA, FEBRUARY 26 YOU WRITE YOUR BUDGET THEY DO NOT HAVE IT AT THEIR MEETING, I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT. COMMISSIONER IN THE MIDST OF HIS 12 YEAR IN A HEATED PRIMARY BATTLE IS SOUNDLY ENERGIZED TO POUR MONEY INTO THE SCHOOL SYSTEM, A WELCOME CHANGE FROM THE LAST 11 YEARS WHEN WE MOUNT ABOUT NOT BEING ABLE TO CHOOSE THE BOX OF CRAYONS WAILED AGAINST THE AUDACITY OF $25,000 SPENT ON RETIREMENT GIFT OR PEARL CLUTCHING AT THAT SUPER BOWL PARTY. NOW HE WANTS FOUR TURF FIELDS AND THAT CIP FOR HIM TO VOTE ON AND IT'S OKAY BECAUSE THE COMMISSIONERS USE THEIR CIP TO BUILD -- TO BITE VEHICLES SO SURELY WE CAN USE OUR CIP TO BY TURF FIELDS. BEFORE YOU JUMP ON THAT BANDWAGON PERHAPS I CAN INTEREST YOU IN SOME OTHER PARODIES. LIVING WAGES FOR SUPPORT STAFF, HEALTH CARE THAT'S AFFORDABLE FOR THEM AND THEIR HEALTH -- FAMILIES, RETIREMENT WITH THAT PENDANT TO SECURE THE FUTURE AND IMPROVE THE SYSTEM THAT DOES NOT HAVE US BEGGING AND BORROWING OR GOING WITHOUT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THAT SERVES OUR CAPABILITIES NOT JUST JACK IN THE BOX AND WORKLOAD AND STAFFING THAT SUPPORTS IS NOT JUST DR. DAVE AND BOTTLED -- BUBBLEGUM. IT IS FRUSTRATING AND YOU SAID $100,000 AND FOR EVERY PERSON WE ATE LAYOFF. AND DID NOT COME CLOSE TO $100,000 IT CAME TO HAVE AVID COMES NEAR $80,000, $70,000. I'M JUST FRUSTRATED. I CAME FROM AN AMAZON MEETING AT THE CALVERT COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL LATE PAINTED A ROSY PICTURE, NO DETAILS. APT TO 250 PERMANENT JOBS AND ENGAGING CSM AND COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND CTE TO TRAIN FOLKS AND BUILDING A STEP DOWN POWER SENT TO SIPHON DIRECTLY OFF CONSTELLATION. DO NOT BUY THE HYPE IT IS NOT GOING TO WORK FOR US. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. [00:55:02] >> EVER NEXT SPEAKER IS STEVE -- OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS STEVE. >> I WANT TO STATE REAL QUICKLY, THIS IS NOT REALLY ALL ABOUT TURF FOR ME, AND BECOME THE TURF GUY AND IT IS MORE ABOUT JUST THE COMMITMENT TO THE FRONT PORCH AND YOU KNOW I SAT IN THAT MEETING ON TUESDAY NEVER BEEN TO A COMMISSIONERS MEETING BEFORE. IT WAS SOMETHING. AND THEY ARE SITTING I FORGET WHAT IT'S CALLED NOW BUT THERE'S $121 MILLION IN IT FOR THAT AAA BOND RATING. ON NOT ASKING THE CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR THE MONEY, I DON'T WANT THEM -- I WANT THEM TO GIVE US THE MONEY. IS NOT ABOUT PUTTING UP A PROGRAM OR THE SUPPORT STAFF NOT GETTING PAID IS NEVER BEEN ABOUT THAT FOR ME IT'S ABOUT THEY NEED TO BUCK UP AND DO WHAT IS RIGHT BY THE KIDS AND THEY HAVE THE MONEY, THAT IS IT. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT CL CLEAR. I WANTED TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT I AM NOT ASKING I KNOW WHAT YOU GUYS DO, I KNOW THE DECISIONS SAID UP IN YOUR 25 YEARS AND HAS BEEN WONDERFUL, I RAISED FOUR CHILDREN HERE HAD A GREAT THOSE PEOPLE IN CHARGE. SOMEHOW THEY TURNED INTO 80-YEAR-OLD TOBACCO FARMERS AS SOON AS THEY GET ELECTED AND THEY LOSE THEIR VISION AND I AM TRYING TO HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE NOT YOU. BUT YOUR SUPPORT TONIGHT AND WHAT YOU'VE SAID IT WAS ENERGIZING ME BECAUSE AT LEAST YOU GUYS ARE SEEING WHEN I SEE AND WERE ALL ON TO ROW THE BOAT IN THE SAME DIRECTION AND THAT IS GOOD. SO IT IS NOT ABOUT TAKING MONEY FROM PEOPLE IT'S ABOUT AMBER COUNTY, THE PEOPLE WHO LEAD OUR COUNTY AND GIVE YOU THE MONEY HAVE THE MONEY AND SHOULD GIVE IT TO US TO DO THIS. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. >> THAT CONCLUDES THE SPEAKERS. >> THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME IS THERE ANY FUTURE BUSINESS? >> TURF FIELDS. >> GET OUT OF HERE. >> CAN WE ALSO AS FAR AS NOT FUTURE BUSINESS BUT COULD WE ALSO GET AN ESTIMATE ON HOW MUCH IT IS COSTING US TO MAINTAIN THESE FIELDS OVER THE LAST WAS A REASONABLE NUMBER, MAYBE FIVE TO EIGHT YEARS. BECAUSE I KNOW WE ARE PUTTING A LOT OF MONEY INTO THE UPKEEP OF THAT NUMBER NOT NOT REALLY SEEING RESULTS. OUR STUDENTS ARE PLAYING ON A COUPLE OF BLADES OF GRASS. >> ANY BOARD COMMENTS IF YOU [BOARD COMMENTS] TONIGHT? WE SAID ENOUGH. >> MR. HARRISON ANY COMMENTS? >> I'LL MAKE A FEW. WE HAVE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP CALIBER TEAMS IN THIS COUNTY AND WE HAVE MIDDLE-OF-THE-ROAD SPORTS FACILITIES. SO I WENT LIKE TO FRAME -- BRING THAT FACILITIES UP TO THE CALIBER OF ATHLETES THAT WE HAVE HERE NOT JUSTIFIABLE, I LOVE FOOTBALL. THAT IS CERTAINLY AN IMPORTANT POINT. THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF BANTER BACK AND FORTH ON A SOCIAL MEDIA THIS WEEK ON THE DATA CENTERS, I DON'T KNOW IN ORDER TO FIND THINGS YOU HAVE TO HAVE REVENUE AND I'M SURE THE COMMISSIONERS ARE LOOKING AT THE DATA CENTERS AS A BIG GIANT BAGS OF CASH BUT I THINK THERE'S AN AN OFFSET TO THAT AND IT'S QUALITY-OF-LIFE IT CAN'T BE A LOT OF THINGS. AND THINK YOU NEED TO BE CAREFUL BEFORE WE OPEN THAT BOX. BUT THAT IS ALL I WILL SAY ABOUT THAT. THANK YOU. >> MS. GOSHORN. >> I THINK WE STILL HAVE PLAYS HAPPENING, IF YOU HAVE NOT GONE TO SOME OF OUR WONDERFUL PLAYS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MIDDLE SC SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL MAKE SURE YOU HAVE GONE TO THAT BECAUSE WE ARE THE BEST. I ALSO WANTED TO SHARE, I THOUGHT THIS SWEET CARD FROM ONE OF OUR STUDENTS, SHE ACTUALLY SPOKE AND A MEETING LAST YEAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FROM PLUM POINT WHO WENT TO DO THE GLOBALS FOR DESTINATION IMAGINATION, THEY HAVE TWO TEAMS ON THEIR WAY TO REPRESENT MARY LAND AT GLOBAL AGAIN THIS YEAR AND SHE WROTE ME THIS WE DISCARD THAT I WANTED TO SHARE WITH THE COMMUNITY. THEY HAVE SEVERAL FUND-RAISERS GOING ON APRIL, MAY, MARCH, I WANT TO SHARE THESE WITH EVERYONE. THE COMMUNITY CAN COME OUT AND SUPPORT THESE TWO TEAMS. FOSTER'S GRILLED AND PRINCE FREDERICK APRIL THE 5TH TO WEDNESDAY THE EIGHTH. ALL DAY LONG THEY WILL BE SUPPORTING THAT DESTINATION [01:00:01] IMAGINATION GROUP, THE PIZZA AN% PRINCE FREDERICK ON THURSDAY APRIL THE 9TH, ALL DAY. THAT WHEN YOU HAVE TO USE THE CODE AND THAT COUPON IF YOU ARE ORDERING ONLINE. CHIPOTLE AND PRINCE FREDERICK ON MONDAY MAY FOURTH FROM FOUR TO 8:00 P.M. THEY WANT YOU TO SHOW A PICTURE OF THE FLIER. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO GET THIS TO EVERYONE IT TO NEED TINY BUT IF YOU WANT IT YOU CAN EMAIL ME AND I WILL SEND YOU A PICTURE OF IT. THEY ARE HAVING A BAKE SALE THIS SATURDAY AT 10:00 A.M. AND TRACTOR SUPPLY SO GO PICK UP A SWEET TREAT. THEY ARE DOING A LEMONADE STAND ON THE ROUTE OUTSIDE OF MARLEY RUN ON SATURDAY APRIL 11TH FROM 11:00 A.M. TO 2:00 P.M. AND THEY WILL BE BAKED GOODS AT THE LEMONADE STAND. AND THEY RAISED A FAMILY THROUGH TRUCK FESTIVAL ON SATURDAY MAY NINTH FROM 11:00 A.M. TO 4:00 P.M. AT THAT CALVERT COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS AND THEY WILL BE THERE AS WELL. SO PLEASE, LET'S SHOW UP FOR THESE KIDS AND LET'S HAVE CALVERT COUNTY MAKE GLOBALS. THANK YOU. >> MS. GRENIS. >> FIRST AND WOULD LIKE TO THANK THAT PRE-K CLASS FOR THE ADORABLE PICTURES AND THEY STAND. WAS AGAINST READER THERE AND THEY WERE SUCH AN AMAZING GROUP OF STUDENTS TO READ TO. AND REALLY ENJOYED THAT. I ALSO ATTENDED THE ALL-COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COURSE CONCERT AND WE HAVE SOME AMAZING TALENTED MOVE -- TALENT MOVING UP AND LAST I WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT OUR CCP ASKED FOURTH AND FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE MONEY SEVENTH MATH CHALLENGES AWARDS. THE TEAM WORK AND ENTHUSIASM FROM THAT THIS PLATE WAS IMPRESSIVE. THE TOP TEAMS FOR FOURTH GRADE RACKMOUNT HARMONY IN FIRST PL PLACE, PATUXENT AND SECOND, SUNDERLAND FIFTH PLACE. TOP TEAMS FOR GRADE FIVE BEACH ELEMENTARY IT WAS NUMBER 1, HUNTING TOWN NUMBER 2, PLUM POINT NUMBER 3 CALVERT COUNTY NUMBER 4, AMOUNT HARMONY NUMBER 5. CONGRATULATIONS AND IT IS JUST SO INCREDIBLE TO SEE CHILDREN SO EXCITED ABOUT MATH. SENT THANK YOU TO THE STAFF AND STUDENTS -- THIS POSSIBLE, STAFF AND PARENTS REALLY -- THIS POSSIBLE. >> HAVE A GREAT EVENING. >> HAVE BEEN THINKING A LOT ABOUT WHAT I WOULD SAY TONIGHT AND THEN I WAS GOING TO WRITE IT DOWN AND I DECIDED I'M NOT GOING TO DO THAT I WOULD RATHER STAY UP HERE AND RAMBLE ON. THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF CONVERSATION ABOUT IN MEETINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING ABOUT DATA CENTERS AND I DON'T INTEND TO SHARE MY OPINION ONE WAY OR ANOTHER I CANNOT SAY FOR SURE WHETHER I AM FOR OR AGAINST THEM I AM CERTAINLY IT FOR TRANSPARENCY AND I THINK THAT THERE HAS BEEN A LACK OF THAT. THAT BEING SAID WHEN THE CONVERSATION STARTED I TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK A NUMBER OF THE COMMISSIONERS IF THEY HAVE BEEN ANY CONVERSATION OR CONSIDERATION FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND WHAT IS IN IT FOR US. IF YOU LOOK AT WHAT IS HAPPENING AND FREDERICK, IF YOU LOOK GO TO ATLANTA, GEORGIA,, AND LOTS OF OTHER PLACES THAT THERE ARE DATA CENTERS WHETHER THEY ARE ESTABLISHED OR BEING BUILT. THOSE COMMUNITIES AND LIKE I SAID I AM NOT FOR OR AGAINST, I'M JUST STATING. THOSE COMMUNITIES ARE GETTING STATE-OF-THE-ART SCHOOLS. THEY ARE GETTING BRIDGES THAT ARE BEING BUILT. AMONG MANY OTHER THINGS. I HAVE NOT HEARD THAT THEY LOOK AT A $30 MILLION PARK AND WHILE PARKS ARE IMPORTANT I THINK WE CERTAINLY HAVE OUR SHARE OF THOSE IN CALVERT COUNTY, I DO WONDER IF THERE HAS BEEN AN ADEQUATE AMOUNT OF THOUGHTS ABOUT WHAT THIS COMMUNITY REALLY NEEDS AND WHAT THE SCHOOL SYSTEM REALLY COULD BENEFIT FROM. THINGS LIKE DATA CENTERS COMING HERE ALONG WITH THE IMPACT AND I HAVE HEARD A LOT ABOUT HOW EDUCATION IS REALLY EXPENSIVE. I DO NOT DISAGREE IT IS EXPENSIVE AND IS CONTINUING TO BE EXPENSIVE AND I THINK ONE OF THE NICE THINGS THAT DR. KNUTSON POINTED OUT IS IN A PREVIOUS [01:05:01] SCHOOL DISTRICT AND DIFFERENT ESTATE ANY TIME THERE WAS LEGISLATION THAT WAS HANDED DOWN THERE WAS A FUNDING FORMULA ATTACHED TO THAT. WE DON'T HAVE THE LUXURY HERE IN THIS STATE. WE ARE ASKED TO FIGURE IT OUT ALONG WITH ALL THE BLUEBERRIES AND IT IS REALLY A CHALLENGE. I FEEL LIKE WE HAVE BEEN VERY REACTIONARY AND WE HAVE NOT BEEN VERY PROACTIVE AND EVEN HEARD ONE COMMISSIONER SAY WE HAVE EVERYTHING ELSE IN ORDER I DON'T SEE HOW TURF FIELDS IS A PRIORITY FOR ME. AND I SAID AND REALLY GOT TO THINKING ABOUT THAT BECAUSE WE SIT UP HERE JUST LIKE THEY DO AND IS NOT NECESSARILY ABOUT US AND IS ABOUT WHAT IS BEST FOR THE COMMUNITY WHAT IS BEST FOR THE CHILDREN AND IT IS A LISTENING TO ALL THE CONSTITUENTS IN A COUNTY WE AGREE OR DISAGREE BUT LISTENING AND THEN TAKING ALL THOSE THINGS INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN WE MAKE A DECISION. AND I AM DISAPPOINTED ALONG WITH MY OTHER FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE I DON'T FEEL LIKE WE ARE REALLY GETTING A FAIR SHAKE AND I ALSO HEARD THINGS LIKE WHAT WE HAVE TO PAY FOR CAREER EMS. YES WELL THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED WHEN YOU BUILD A LOT OF EXTRA HOUSES OR APARTMENTS ARE TOWNHOUSES AND BRINGS MORE PEOPLE THEREFORE WE NEED MORE RESOURCES. THAT IS GOING TO BE THE SAME FOR THE SCHOOL SYSTEM. WE ARE GOING TO NEED THAT. THERE IS NOT GOING TO BE A SHORTAGE. I APPRECIATE HOW THIS COMMUNITY COMES TOGETHER BECAUSE WE CAN BE VERY PASSIONATE EVEN IF WE DISAGREE, WE ALWAYS SOMETIMES FIND SOME COMMON GROUND I THANK THE FOLKS THAT HAVE BEEN A VOCAL AND HAVE SHARED THEIR OPINIONS HAVE SHARED THEIR PERSPECTIVE AND WE ARE GOING TO GUINEA -- CONTINUE CONTINUE TO DO WHAT WE CAN AND THAT IS WHAT IS BEST FOR CHILDREN. HAVE A GREAT EVENING. MEETING * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.