[Consider and/or Approve Order Calling General Election to be held November 5, 2024 for LISD Board of Trustees District #1, #2, #3 and #4 Positions]

GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD NOVEMBER 5TH, 2024 FOR LISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

DISTRICT ONE, TWO, THREE AND FOUR POSITIONS.

DOCTOR CAMARILLO. SAME THING.

WE'RE ASKING NOW FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE THAT CALLING OF THE ELECTION FOR NOVEMBER 5TH OF THIS YEAR.

SO MOVED. WE HAVE A MOTION.

WE HAVE A SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? PASSES 7 TO 0.

THANK YOU. ITEM TEN C CONSIDER AND/OR APPROVE THE AUTHORIZATION TO SELL/LEASE LEAVES OF APPROXIMATELY TEN ACRES OF LAND FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN

[Consider and/or Approve the Authorization (sale/lease) of approximately ten (10) acres of land for the construction of an Aquatics Facility on the southwest portion of the Navarro Elementary School property located at the intersection of San Jacinto Street and Center Street]

AQUATIC FACILITY ON THE SOUTHEAST PORTION OF THE NAVARRO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PROPERTY, LOCATED AT THE INTERSECTION OF SAN JACINTO STREET AND CENTER STREET.

MR. ESTRADA. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT WRIGHT.

WE HAVE MR. HUGHES HERE FROM CITY OF LOCKHART TO GIVE US A BRIEF PRESENTATION ON THE WORK THAT HIS TEAM AND A CITIZENS COMMITTEE HAS UNDERGONE THE LAST NUMBER OF MONTHS, AND WHERE THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS ARE AND WHAT THE NEXT STEPS ARE MOVING FORWARD.

MR. HUGHES. GOOD EVENING, BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT ESTRADA HAPPY TO BE HERE.

AS SUPERINTENDENT ESTRADA MENTIONED, WE'VE BEEN UNDER A GOING THROUGH A PROCESS.

MOST OF YOU ARE AWARE THAT THE MUNICIPAL POOL IS QUITE OLD AND IT'S REACHED THE END OF ITS LIFESPAN, AND WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT THE SOLUTIONS TO THAT AND TRYING TO DETERMINE WHAT TYPE OF FACILITY TO BUILD, WHAT KIND OF PROGRAMS TO OFFER IN THAT FACILITY, WHERE TO PLACE THIS FACILITY.

BUDGETS FOR THIS FACILITY, ETC..

SO WE'VE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS FOR ABOUT 18 MONTHS NOW.

MYSELF AND THE AQUATICS COMMITTEE AND THE PARKS BOARD AND SOME OTHER SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS GIVING US SOME INPUT.

JUST LAST WEEK AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

I ASKED THE CITY COUNCIL TO GIVE ME PERMISSION TO SEEK GRANT FUNDING FROM TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE TO ASSIST WITH THE FINANCING OF THIS PROJECT. SO WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT, AND I ALSO SOUGHT PERMISSION, TO ENGAGE IN A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO CREATE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT, BECAUSE FOR ONE REASON, ONE OF THE PROPERTIES WE LOOKED AT THAT WE THOUGHT WOULD BE EXCELLENT FOR THE LOCATION IS NEXT TO NAVARRO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ON SCHOOL ISD PROPERTY.

SO THOSE ARE THE MAIN REASONS I'M HERE THIS EVENING.

SO I'M GOING TO TALK TO YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE FACILITY.

AS MUCH OR AS LITTLE AS YOU LIKE.

I DON'T WANT TO WASTE YOUR TIME, BUT I ALSO WANT TO BE VERY THOROUGH WITH YOU.

IF YOU DO HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT OUR PLANS ARE.

THIS IS A RENDERING CONCEPTUAL PLAN OF THE FACILITY THAT WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME PUTTING TOGETHER WITH THE HELP OF EXPERTS IN THE FIELD, INCLUDING A COMPANY CALLED WATER TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED THAT'S OUT OF THE DALLAS FORT WORTH AREA.

THAT HELPED US PUT THIS PARTICULAR DESIGN TOGETHER.

YOU'LL SEE ON THE RIGHT THE DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE POOL ARE LABELED, AND THOSE ALLOW FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF PROGRAMS BECAUSE LOCKHART IS A FAIRLY SMALL COMMUNITY.

IT MAKES SENSE TO BUILD A FACILITY THAT CAN DO AS MANY THINGS AS POSSIBLE ALL IN ONE PLACE, SO WE DON'T HAVE TO BUILD TWO OR 3 OR 4 POOLS LIKE A LARGER COMMUNITY COULD DO.

LIKE OUR CURRENT FACILITY, THIS ONE'S GOING TO PROBABLY BE OUR AQUATIC FACILITY FOR THE NEXT 40 TO 50 YEARS.

SO WE WANT IT TO BE ABLE TO SERVE PURPOSES FOR THAT DURATION, AND AS MANY DIFFERENT THINGS AS WE CAN DO WITH IT.

ANOTHER THING ABOUT BEING IN A SMALL COMMUNITY IS IT MAKES SENSE TO JOIN FORCES.

SO IT MAKES SENSE FOR THE CITY AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO COMBINE NOT ONLY FINANCIAL RESOURCES, BUT ALSO EXPERTISE AND BRING OUR DIFFERENT ABILITIES TO

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BEAR FOR A FACILITY LIKE THIS.

IF WE PUT THE FACILITY BACK UP THERE IF I CAN DO IT OR THERE WE GO.

I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THE MAIN AREAS OF THE FACILITY.

OBVIOUSLY, YOU CAN SEE THERE'S TWO SEPARATE POOLS.

THERE'S A LEISURE POOL, AND THERE'S A COMPETITIVE LAP SWIMMING POOL.

OBVIOUSLY THE LAP SWIMMING POOL IS GOING TO BE ABLE TO HOUSE PROGRAMS LIKE COMPETITIVE SWIMMING, HOPEFULLY A HIGH SCHOOL OR EVEN JUNIOR HIGH SWIM TEAM IN THE FUTURE FOR THE ISD. WE CAN ALSO DO COMPETITIVE DIVING IN THAT POOL AS WELL.

IT'S GOT A DEEP WELL. SO WE CAN ALSO DO SCUBA CLASSES, WATER POLO, A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS IN THAT BODY OF WATER.

WE CAN ALSO DO ADVANCED SWIMMING CLASSES IN THAT BODY OF WATER AND LAP SWIMMING.

THE LEISURE POOL, LIKE IT SOUNDS LIKE, IS MORE FOR HAVING FUN.

IT'S GOT A ZERO DEPTH ENTRY AREA AT THE TOP THERE FOR EASY ACCESS FOR YOUNG ONES AND OLD ONES ALIKE.

THERE'LL BE GEYSERS AND FOUNTAINS IN THAT SHALLOW AREA TO ENGAGE WITH.

THERE WILL BE SOME DIFFERENT ITEMS THAT FLOAT ON THE POOL THERE, LIKE, LIKE BIG ALLIGATORS AND DIFFERENT ANIMALS YOU MAY HAVE SEEN AT OTHER POOLS THAT ARE ANCHORED TO THE BOTTOM, THAT WE CAN MOVE AROUND AND SWITCH OUT AND BUY NEW ONES AND KEEP IT INTERESTING.

IT'S ALSO GOING TO HAVE AN AREA FOR WATER VOLLEYBALL, WATER BASKETBALL.

IT WILL HAVE A LEARN TO SWIM TEACHING AREA.

THAT'S THERE AS WELL, AND AS MUCH COVERED SEATING WITH SHADE STRUCTURES THAT WE CAN PUT OUT THERE.

SHADE IS OBVIOUSLY A BIG ISSUE IN THE TEXAS HEAT.

WE'LL ALSO HAVE A PARTY PAVILION, THE GREEN RECTANGLE UP THERE AT THE TOP LABELED P FOR BIRTHDAY PARTIES AND THINGS LIKE THAT, AND WE HAVE ALSO SOME SLIDE AMENITIES WE'RE PLANNING ON ADDING TO THE POOL.

THOSE ARE OBVIOUSLY YOU CAN YOU CAN CHOOSE TO DO THOSE OR NOT.

OR MAYBE DO THEM IN THE FUTURE, BUT THOSE WERE THE AMENITIES THAT WE THOUGHT MIGHT BE IMPORTANT TO KEEP ALL OF OUR FOLKS ENGAGED.

SO IF YOU HAVE ANY DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT JUST THE GENERAL DESIGN LAYOUT PROGRAMING FOR THE FACILITY? WHAT IS THE DEPTH OR THE MAXIMUM DEPTH ON THE LEISURE POOL? ON THE LEISURE POOL, THERE'S NOTHING OVER 4.5FT DEEP.

IT'S GOING TO BE FROM ZERO DEPTH AT THE TOP TO ABOUT FOUR TO 4.5FT DEEP IN THE VOLLEYBALL AREA, AND THIS IS A I LIKE THAT DEPTH. YEAH IT'S YOU CAN HAVE YOUR FLOATIES.

WE'LL GET YOU FLOATIES ALSO IN THE IN THAT LEISURE POOL WHERE IT'S LABELED I THAT'S A TRAINING AREA.

SO IT'S GOT BENCHES ON EITHER SIDE THAT ARE ABOUT TWO FEET DEEP WHERE WE CAN HAVE SAFE INSTRUCTION SET UP FOR SMALLER KIDS.

WE WANTED TO BE ABLE TO DO LEARN TO SWIM PROGRAM FOR ALL THE SECOND GRADE KIDS AT THE ISD TO GO THROUGH AND LEARN WATER SAFETY AND BASIC SWIMMING SKILLS.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT THE FACILITY ITSELF? IT'S NOT COVERED, IS IT? IS IT COVERED? THE PLAN IS TO COVER THE COMPETITIVE POOL WITH A RETRACTABLE.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE SEEN THESE.

THERE'S SORT OF A NEWER WAY TO DO THIS WHERE YOU HAVE A RETRACTABLE BUILDING.

IT'S NOT JUST THE ROOF, BUT THE WHOLE BUILDING COMES APART.

IT BASICALLY SLIDES OPEN AND CLOSED.

WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT TYPE OF A STRUCTURE FOR THAT SECTION OF THE POOL.

SO IT CAN BE USED YEAR ROUND AND HEATED.

IF YOU HEAT THE COMPETITIVE POOL, WE CAN USE IT COMFORTABLY YEAR ROUND FOR SWIM TEAM AND ADVANCED TO SWIM CLASSES AND ANYTHING ELSE WE CAN FIGURE OUT TO DO WITH IT.

I DON'T SEE RESTROOMS THERE.

OR AM I MISSING RESTROOMS? THAT'S THE BIG PURPLE BUILDING THERE.

THAT'S THE MAIN ENTRANCE WHERE THE LIFEGUARD OFFICES WOULD BE, AND THE BATHHOUSES AND THE SHOWERS AND LOCKER ROOMS. WHERE IS SAN JACINTO IN RELATION? YES, I CAN SHOW YOU.

I THINK I HAVE A MAP HERE.

IT SHOULD BE A GOOGLE MAP HERE WITH A YELLOW OUTLINED AREA.

I'M NOT SURE IF YOU CAN HELP ME OUT BACK THERE.

THERE WE GO. OKAY, SO THIS SHOWS THE NAVARRO SCHOOL PROPERTY AND SAN JACINTO AND CENTER STREET.

EXACTLY HOW THIS WOULD BE LAID OUT HASN'T BEEN DETERMINED YET.

OBVIOUSLY WE WANT TO FACE ONE STREET OR THE OTHER.

THE OTHER THING I WANT TO MENTION TO YOU IS THAT AS WE STARTED TALKING ABOUT BUILDING AN AQUATICS FACILITY WE WERE WORKING ON OUR NEW MASTER PLAN FOR THE CITY AND OTHER THINGS THAT CAME UP THAT THE CITIZENS EXPRESSED A DESIRE FOR WERE THINGS LIKE OUR RECREATION CENTER, AND SO KNOWING THAT THERE'S ANOTHER NEED, THE COMMUNITY

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HAS AND WANTING TO FULFILL THAT SOMEWHERE DOWN THE LINE, MAYBE IN THE NEXT 4 OR 5 YEARS, WE'D LIKE TO PUT THOSE FACILITIES NEXT TO EACH OTHER.

THAT'S WHY WE SELECTED A FAIRLY LARGE SITE, ALMOST TEN ACRES TO ACCOMMODATE BOTH FACILITIES AND PARKING FOR BOTH FACILITIES.

SO ONE WOULD FACE CENTER STREET AND ONE WOULD FACE SAN JACINTO, IDEALLY WITH PARKING ALONG BOTH STREETS AND ENTRANCES FROM BOTH STREETS FOR EASY ACCESS, AND THEN THE POOL WOULD BE BEHIND THAT SORT OF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TWO FACILITIES.

[INAUDIBLE] OKAY, BUT AGAIN, THAT WOULD NEED TO BE FLESHED OUT BY THE DESIGN ARCHITECTS ONCE WE GET A LITTLE FURTHER INTO THE PROCESS.

SO THERE WILL BE PARKING INSIDE.

YES. NOT PARKING ALONG THE.

NO, NO YOU NEED A COUPLE OF ACRES OF PARKING.

OKAY. CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE OTHER? SURE. CAN YOU EXPLAIN? I GUESS THIS YELLOW PART.

WHAT EXACTLY IS THE DROP SLIDE? I'M SORRY. A DROP SLIDE IS JUST A SLIDE THAT WHEN YOU COME OFF THE SLIDE, YOU'RE ABOUT SIX FEET ABOVE THE WATER.

SO THERE'S A DROP BETWEEN THE SLIDE AND HITTING THE WATER.

IT DOESN'T SLIDE INTO THE WATER.

YOU SLIDE AND DROP IN.

SO IT REQUIRES DEEPER WATER, AND THAT'S WHY IT'S LOCATED IN THE LAP POOL WHERE THE WATER IS GOING TO BE PROBABLY ABOUT EIGHT FEET RIGHT THERE WHERE IT DROPS.

THERE ARE A LOT OF FUN, REAL EXCITING.

PRETTY POPULAR RIGHT NOW.

I GET TO GO DOWN AT FIRST.

GOOD. SO THE CITY WILL BE ABLE TO USE IT? I GUESS NOW WHEN THE SCHOOL'S NOT USING IT.

CORRECT. OR HOW'S THAT GOING TO WORK, THE AGREEMENT? SO WE WANT WE HAVEN'T HAMMERED OUT THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT YET.

WE JUST WANT TO GET PERMISSION TO START DOING THAT.

I HAVE A SKELETAL ONE THAT I'VE GIVEN TO MARK TO LOOK AT, TO PUT EYES ON.

THAT WE'RE GOING TO START WITH THAT ONE, BUT OBVIOUSLY WE NEED TO FLESH SOME THINGS OUT.

SO THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS WE NEED TO DETERMINE IS PRIORITY USAGE TIMES.

OBVIOUSLY, DURING THE SCHOOL DAY, THE GOOD THING ABOUT COMMUNITY AND SCHOOL USAGE OF A SWIMMING POOL IS PRIME TIMES ARE DIFFERENT.

DURING THE SCHOOL DAY, MOST PEOPLE ARE AT WORK.

KIDS ARE AT SCHOOL, SO THERE'S NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE COMING FROM THE GENERAL COMMUNITY DURING THE SCHOOL HOURS TO A FACILITY LIKE THIS.

SO DURING THOSE HOURS, IT MAKES SENSE THE SCHOOL WOULD HAVE PRIORITY USE OF IT.

WE DO THE LEARNING SWIM CLASSES WITH THE SECOND GRADERS HAVE SWIM TEAM PRACTICE ONCE A SWIM TEAM HOPEFULLY GETS ESTABLISHED, AND ANY OTHER WATER SPORTS THERE MAY BE THAT COME ALONG, AND THEN AFTER SCHOOL'S OUT, THAT'S WHEN IT STARTS TO GET RAMPED UP FOR COMMUNITY USE AFTER 5:00.

PEOPLE WANT TO COME BRING THEIR KIDS TO DO LEARN TO SWIM CLASSES.

THERE'LL BE A GOOD PLACE ALSO FOR AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMING FOR KIDS THAT ARE INTERESTED IN MAYBE A SWIM CLUB ONCE THEY'VE LEARNED HOW TO SWIM.

SO THERE'S A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY FOR THAT, TOO, RIGHT AFTER SCHOOL, AND THEN IN THE SUMMERTIME, OBVIOUSLY IT KIND OF SWITCHES TO MORE OF A RECREATIONAL USE POOL, BUT IT CAN STILL BE USED FOR SUMMER PROGRAMS FOR ISD, YOU KNOW, AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS. WELL, THEY'RE NOT AFTER SCHOOL, SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND CAMPS, THINGS LIKE THAT.

ANYTIME YOU BUILD A FACILITY LIKE THIS, THAT'S EXPENSIVE AND NOT ONLY JUST EXPENSIVE TO BUILD, THEY'RE EXPENSIVE TO OPERATE BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT TO PUT CHEMICALS IN IT YEAR ROUND.

YOU'VE GOT TO HEAT THIS ONE YEAR ROUND.

THERE'S YOU'VE GOT TO STAFF IT.

SO IF IT'S JUST SITTING THERE EMPTY, YOU'RE WASTING A LOT OF MONEY.

SO WE LIKE TO TRY TO KEEP THIS THING BUSY FROM THE TIME IT OPENS UNTIL THE TIME IT CLOSES.

SO THE INDOOR COMPETITION IN THE WINTERTIME, THE PUBLIC WILL STILL HAVE ACCESS? CORRECT. SO YOU COULD DO LAP SWIMMING THERE YEAR ROUND.

WE COULD DO ADULT OR ADVANCED LEARN TO SWIM CLASSES.

IT'LL BE COVERED, RIGHT? YEAH, IT'LL HAVE A RETRACTABLE TOP SO IT CAN BE OPENED OR CLOSED DEPENDING ON THE WEATHER.

SO LIKE JUST REGULAR.

[INAUDIBLE] SO IT'LL BE LIKE THAT SIMILAR.

THAT ONE OPENS HAS LIKE GARAGE STYLE DOORS.

I'VE BEEN THERE.

I'VE ONLY BEEN THERE ONCE BUT IT CAN OPEN UP THE SIDES AS WELL AT THAT FACILITY.

YEAH, BUT YOU KNOW SO DURING THE WINTERTIME YOU CAN STILL.

YEAH. EXACTLY.

EXACTLY. YEAH THAT HELPS WITH THAT HELPS WITH, YOU KNOW, MAXIMIZING YOUR USE OF THE FACILITY.

IT'S SAD TO SEE POOLS JUST SITTING EMPTY DURING THE WINTER.

SO THAT'S THE PLAN FOR THE POOL.

OBVIOUSLY IT COSTS MONEY TO BUILD IT.

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WE'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT AN $8 MILLION PROJECT TOTAL BETWEEN THE SWIMMING POOLS AND THE PARKING AND THE LANDSCAPING AND THE LIGHTING, THE WHOLE DEAL, ENGINEERING EVERYTHING.

IT'S ABOUT 4 MILLION FOR THE POOL, AND IT'S ABOUT 4 MILLION FOR EVERYTHING ELSE.

WE'RE LOOKING AT DOING THIS IN PHASES.

THEIR MAXIMUM AWARD FOR THEIR GRANT IS $750,000 BUT IT'S AN ANNUAL PROCESS.

SO YOU COULD DO IT TWO YEARS IN A ROW, WHICH THEY SUGGESTED IT AT THAT LEVEL OF CONSTRUCTION COST, SAID, HEY, WHY DON'T YOU DO THIS IN PHASES? YOU'VE GOT TWO POOLS YOU CAN BUILD ONE, YOU KNOW, APPLY FOR THE GRANT AND THEN APPLY FOR THE GRANT AGAIN TO BUILD THE OTHER ONE.

SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT DOING.

SO WE'D LIKE TO START OFF BUILDING THE LEISURE POOL FIRST, AND THAT GIVES THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TIME TO START, I THINK DEVELOPING A SWIM TEAM, IT'S GOING TO TAKE A LITTLE TIME. IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN OVERNIGHT.

SO WE COULD USE THE TRAINING AREA IN THE LEISURE POOL INITIALLY AND THEN SECOND PHASE BUILDING THIS YOU KNOW IMMEDIATELY AFTER NOT SECOND PHASE FIVE YEARS LATER.

SECOND PHASE IS LIKE AS SOON AS THIS IS DONE, THAT ONE STARTS.

IT TAKES ABOUT TEN MONTHS TO BUILD A POOL.

TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE, BECAUSE OF THE GRANT STRUCTURE, KIND OF SETS THE TIMETABLE FOR HOW THIS WOULD WORK OUT.

SO WE'RE APPLYING FOR THE GRANT NOW.

IT WON'T GET AWARDED UNTIL NOVEMBER, AND THEN YOU CAN'T LET FOR CONSTRUCTION UNTIL LIKE MARCH APRIL TIME FRAME.

SO FROM THERE THE TEN MONTHS WOULD START TICKING FOR MARCH AND APRIL.

SO WE'D PROBABLY GET IT FINISHED AROUND DECEMBER, JANUARY THE FOLLOWING YEAR, WHICH IS WHEN WE WOULD FIND OUT WE COULD START BUILDING THE SECOND PHASE IN MARCH OR APRIL RIGHT AFTER THAT. [INAUDIBLE] IS IT 25 YARD, SIX LANE, 25 YARD POOL, WHICH IS YOUR STANDARD UIL COMPETITION DISTANCE.

IT'S FROM 4 TO 12.5 FEET DEEP, SO IT ACCOMMODATES TWO ONE METER DIVING BOARDS.

YOU CAN ALSO DO DIVING.

SO YOU SAID IT'S GRANT-BASED, RIGHT, INITIALLY? WELL A PORTION OF IT.

IT'S $750,000.

THE FIRST PHASE OF THE PROJECT IS GOING TO BE THE MAJORITY OF IT, BECAUSE YOU STILL HAVE TO BUILD THE BATHHOUSE AND ALL THE ENGINEERING AND THE PLUMBING AND EVERYTHING FOR THE FIRST POOL TO WORK AND OPERATE IN THE PARKING LOT.

SO YOU'RE LOOKING AT PROBABLY DOING ABOUT $6 MILLION IN THE FIRST PHASE WITH THE $750,000 SUPPORT FROM THE GRANT AND ABOUT $2 MILLION IN THE SECOND PHASE, WITH ANOTHER $750,000 SUPPORT FROM THE GRANT.

MR. HUGHES, CAN YOU CLARIFY WHO'S PAYING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION COST? SURE. SO THE CITY'S GOING TO PAY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION COST WITH THE GRANTS CASH ON HAND IN THE GENERAL FUND.

WE'RE LOOKING AT ALSO DOING CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION TO ROUND THAT OUT.

SO IS THERE ANY COMPETITION FROM ANY OTHER AREAS TO COMPETE WITH THAT GRANT? THERE ARE IT'S AN OPEN GRANT.

THEY HAVE TWO GRANTS FOR THIS PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

THERE'S THESE RECREATIONAL GRANTS, ONES FOR LARGE COMMUNITIES AND ONES FOR SMALL COMMUNITIES.

WE'RE APPLYING FOR THE SMALL ONE.

THERE'S LESS COMPETITION THERE.

WE GOT WE HAD A PRE-GRANT MEETING WITH THE TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE STAFF A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, AND THEY WERE VERY EXCITED ABOUT OUR PROJECT BECAUSE OF THE COMMUNITY NEED IS OBVIOUSLY THEY'RE A VERY OLD EXISTING FACILITY.

THERE'S NO OTHER ONES CLOSE BY ANY YOUNGER THAN OURS.

STATE PARK POOLS, THE SAME AGE.

THE LULING POOLS IS JUST AS OLD.

SO YOU FEEL CONFIDENT THAT [INAUDIBLE]? THEY MADE IT SOUND LIKE IT WAS ALMOST A I DON'T WANT TO SAY IT'S A SLAM DUNK.

IT NEVER IS, BUT THEY MADE IT SOUND LIKE IT WAS.

THERE WAS NO REASON THERE WERE.

NO, THEY DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING TO US THAT WE COULDN'T ANSWER.

THEY DIDN'T ASK US ANY QUESTIONS. WE COULDN'T ANSWER.

THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANY. THEY DIDN'T FIND ANY HOLES IN OUR INFORMATION.

WE HAD ALREADY DONE A LOT OF LEGWORK, SO WE'D ALREADY DONE.

WE REDID OUR MASTER PLAN FOR LOCKHART.

SO IT'S A BRAND NEW MASTER PLAN, WHICH IS IMPORTANT.

SO IT SHOWS THE COMMUNITY DESIRE AND SUPPORT FOR THE FACILITY THAT WE'RE WANTING TO BUILD.

YOU GET BETTER POINTS FOR HAVING A RELATIONSHIP WITH ANOTHER ENTITY LIKE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT INVOLVED, RIGHT.

SO THAT'S A BIG PLUS.

YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO DO A LARGE VARIETY OF PROGRAMING.

SO IT SERVES AGE GROUPS FROM THREE MONTHS OLD, YOU KNOW, TO AS OLD AS YOU CAN GET AND A LOT OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF PROGRAMS, AND SO IT'S THEY WERE VERY HAPPY WITH WHAT WE'VE DONE SO FAR TO PREPARE FOR THIS DOING OUR MASTER PLAN WITH GETTING THE CITIZENS INVOLVED WITH THE AQUATICS COMMITTEE, WHICH WAS VERY HELPFUL, AND OF COURSE, THE PARKS BOARD.

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WE HAD A COUPLE OF SURVEYS WE PUT OUT WITH THE MASTER PLAN.

SO ALL THE T'S AND I'S WERE CROSSED AND DOTTED PROPERLY, IT LOOKED LIKE.

SO ALL THE REQUIREMENTS OF [INAUDIBLE].

YES. THE ONLY OTHER REAL REQUIREMENTS ARE THAT WE HAVE TO WORK OUT AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT.

NOW IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE READY WHEN I APPLY FOR THE GRANT.

WE JUST HAVE TO LET THEM KNOW WE'RE WORKING ON IT.

SO WE'LL HAVE SOME KIND OF JUST A STATEMENT AND SUBMIT THAT TO THEM, LETTING THEM KNOW THAT WE'RE WORKING ON IT AND WHEN WE THINK IT WILL BE READY, AND THEN ONCE IT'S READY, WE SUBMIT THAT TO THEM.

MR. HUGHES? YES.

CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT HAVING A SITE SELECTED AND AGREED UPON WORKS IN OUR FAVOR FOR THE GRANT.

IT DOES.

A SITE SELECTION IS IMPORTANT.

WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THAT FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS.

WE CONSIDERED SEVERAL SITES AND CAME DOWN TO FOUR FINAL SITES WE WERE MOST SERIOUS ABOUT, WITH THE SITE NEXT TO NAVARRO BEING THE ULTIMATE WINNER BASED ON ALL THE PROS WE SAW ASSOCIATED WITH THAT SITE.

ONE THE PARKS BOARD CHOSE AND THAT WAS RECOMMENDED TO CITY COUNCIL AND THEY APPROVED THAT SITE.

SO SO TONIGHT IN TERMS OF PROCESS WHAT THE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION IS SEEKING IS APPROVAL TO IDENTIFY THIS SITE BEHIND NAVARRO ELEMENTARY AND THEN TO BEGIN NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE CITY TO ACTUALLY WORK ON THAT INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WHICH WILL THEN COME BACK TO THE BOARD FOR FOR APPROVAL DOWN THE ROAD.

Y'ALL HAVE A ROUGH GUESS WHAT THE YEARLY OPERATIONAL COST [INAUDIBLE]? OUR PREDICTIONS ARE BETWEEN 350 AND $400,000 A YEAR.

OUR STAFFING CHEMICALS, UTILITIES.

HOW DOES THAT COMPARE TO WHAT I'M SPENDING ABOUT 100 RIGHT NOW, ALMOST.

[INAUDIBLE] CAN'T DO A LOT WITH. IT'S JUST A BIG RECTANGLE.

YEAH. IS THAT GOING TO STAY OPEN? IT'S NOT; IT'S GOING TO STAY OPEN UNTIL THIS IS OPERATIONAL.

YEAH. WE'VE BEEN LIMPING ALONG THE LAST TWO SUMMERS.

I'VE HAD TO DROP A LOT OF MONEY INTO IT.

WE DON'T WANT TO DROP ANY MORE MONEY INTO IT.

WOULD THE SPLASH PADS STAY OPEN? WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT.

YOU KNOW, SINCE THAT POOL MAY GO AWAY FROM THAT SITE, YOU KNOW, SERVING THAT SIDE OF TOWN, WE MIGHT KEEP THAT SPLASH PAD OPEN.

WE MIGHT EVEN EXPAND IT.

THERE'S ROOM THERE TO DOUBLE THE SIZE OF THAT.

HOW DO YOU TURN THAT ON? HOW DO YOU TURN? BAREFOOT OR BARE HAND? [CHUCKLING] IT DOESN'T WORK WITH SHOES.

WHAT ARE THE PLANS FOR THE OLD POOL, LIKE JUST SPACE WISE? YEAH. SO WE'VE LOOKED AT ALL OF OUR PARKS AS FAR AS TRYING TO DO RENOVATIONS IN THE UPCOMING YEARS.

THAT WAS PART OF THE MASTER PLAN PROCESS AND SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS WE'VE BEEN DOING FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS.

WE HAVE A REAL NICE PLAN TO RENOVATE LIONS PARK FIRST, SINCE IT'S THE MOST VISIBLE PARK THAT WE HAVE BASED ON ITS LOCATION.

SO IN ADDITION TO THIS FACILITY, WE'RE ALSO SEEKING FUNDING THIS YEAR TO RENOVATE THAT AND THEN CITY PARKS THE NEXT PLACE TO GO, BECAUSE IT'S THE NEXT MOST POPULAR SPOT, AND ONE OF THE THINGS WE'VE TALKED ABOUT.

SINCE WE'RE PLANNING ON ELIMINATING THAT POOL, IS MAKING THAT AREA MORE OF AN EVENT SPACE.

WE'VE ALREADY GOT THE THREE PAVILIONS RIGHT THERE NEAR THE POOL WE RENT OUT FOR PARTIES.

WE ALREADY DO THINGS LIKE CHISHOLM TRAIL THERE.

THAT'S LIKE THE BASE FOR CHISHOLM TRAIL.

SO MAKING THAT PLACE MORE AMENABLE TO THAT KIND OF ACTIVITY IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.

SO WHETHER THAT POOL BECOMES ANOTHER RENTAL SPACE FOR PAVILION OR WHAT? I'M NOT SURE YET, BUT WE WANT TO MAKE THAT AREA MORE ACCOMMODATING FOR EVENTS LIKE THAT.

I GUESS YOU WOULD HAVE. WOULD YOU EVENTUALLY BACKFILL THAT? CORRECT. YOU COULD.

THE PROBLEM WITH THAT POOL, I MEAN, IT'S GOT A LOT OF PROBLEMS, BUT THE MAIN PROBLEM WITH THAT POOL IS IT'S BUILT ON A HILL.

I'M NOT SURE WHO DECIDED TO BUILD IT ON A HILL, BUT IT'S SLOWLY BEEN SLIDING DOWN THAT HILL.

SO THE NORTH SIDE OF THAT POOL IS THREE INCHES LOWER THAN THE SOUTH SIDE.

ONCE YOUR POOL'S GOING LIKE THAT, YOU CAN'T DO MUCH.

IT STARTS CREATING PLUMBING PROBLEMS BENEATH DISJOINING PIPES AS THINGS MOVE AROUND.

SO YOU CAN'T REALLY GET UNDERNEATH THE POOL TO FIX THAT OR STOP IT FROM CONTINUING TO GO DOWN THAT HILLSIDE.

THAT'S WHY WE'RE NOT BUILDING IT THERE.

WE'RE NOT RENOVATING IT IN THE SAME SPACE.

OKAY, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AUTHORIZE THE SUPERINTENDENT TO NEGOTIATE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF LOCKHART AND LOCKHART ISD FOR THE PLACEMENT OF A CITY AQUATIC CENTER ON THE SITE ADJACENT TO THE NAVARRO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PROPERTY.

FURTHER, A FINAL AGREEMENT DEFINING RESPONSIBILITIES OF EACH ENTITY REGARDING THE MANAGEMENT, UTILIZATION, AND FIDUCIARY OBLIGATION MUST BE APPROVED BY THE

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LOCKHART ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND THE LOCKHART CITY COUNCIL.

SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION.

WE HAVE A SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? PASSES SEVEN ZERO. THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. BOARD.

THANK YOU. ITEM TEN D CONSIDER AND OR APPROVE LOCKHART ISD 2024-2025 STUDENT CODE OF HANDOUT.

[Consider and/or Approve Lockhart ISD 2024-2025 Student Code of Conduct]

CONDUCT. I'M SORRY.

[CHUCKLING] A HANDOUT? IT'S JUST A FORMALITY.

WE HAD NO LEGISLATIVE CHANGES TO THE POLICY OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT'S COME DOWN THE PIPE.

SO THE OTHER THAN UPDATING NAMES, PRINCIPAL NAMES, THAT'S THE ONLY CHANGE TO THE STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT THAT WE ASK YOU TO APPROVE FOR THIS YEAR.

I MOVE TO APPROVE THE LOCKHART 2024-2025 STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT AS PRESENTED.

WE HAVE A MOTION. WE HAVE A SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? PASSES 7 TO 0.

THANK YOU. CONSIDER AND APPROVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN LOCKHART ISD AND COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF CENTRAL TEXAS 2024-2025.

[Consider and/or Approve Agreement Between Lockhart ISD and Communities In Schools of Central Texas, 2024-2025 ]

MR. DAVIDSON. SO GOOD EVENING BOARD PRESIDENT WRIGHT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

SUPERINTENDENT ESTRADA I'M HERE TO PROVIDE THE UPDATE OF WHERE WE CURRENTLY ARE.

AFTER A YEAR OF TALKING TO CIS ABOUT EXPANDING FROM 5 TO 7 CAMPUSES.

WHAT YOU HAVE HERE ARE THE TWO TABLES THAT SHOW WHAT THE TOTALS WOULD BE FROM MOVING FROM 5 TO 7 CAMPUSES.

THE TWO ADDITIONAL CAMPUSES THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN PUT INTO THE BUDGET FOR THE CURRENT YEAR ARE CLEAR FORK AND NAVARRO.

SO WHAT YOU HAVE HERE IS WHAT THE COST WOULD BE FOR THE DISTRICT ROUGHLY, NOT ROUGHLY, IT'D BE $90,000, $45,000 FOR EACH CAMPUS, AND THEN YOU HAVE ALSO THE COST SHARE THAT CIS WILL CONTINUE TO PUT IN, WHICH IS AN ADDITIONAL $122,400 FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR.

I WOULD SAY $90,000 IS PRETTY REASONABLE.

[INAUDIBLE] SERVICES WE GET, YES, SIR.

DIFFERENT FORUMS WITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS [INAUDIBLE], AND THIS WOULD PUT US AT ALL COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOLS.

EVERYBODY WAS VERY COMPLIMENTARY OF THE CIS PROGRAM.

YES, SIR.

JUST WANT TO REMIND THE BOARD THROUGH OUR BUDGETING PROCESS, THIS HAS BEEN INCLUDING THROUGH ALL THOSE CONVERSATIONS.

WE APPROVED OUR BUDGET A FEW WEEKS AGO.

NOW WE'RE BRINGING THIS CONTRACT.

WE HAD THAT APPROVAL.

SO DO WE HERE HAVE A MOTION? ANY QUESTIONS? ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS. I MOVE [INAUDIBLE].

MOTION IS KIND OF LIKE.

I MOVED [INAUDIBLE].

I'LL SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION.

WE HAVE A MOTION. WE HAVE A SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? PASSES 7 TO 0.

[Consider and/or Approve Memorandum of Understanding Between the City of Lockhart and Lockhart ISD for the 2024-2025 School Year for School Resource Officers]

ITEM TEN F. CONSIDER AND OR APPROVE.

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF LOCKHART AND LOCKHART ISD FOR THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR FOR SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER, MR. ACUNA OR MR. MILLER. YES, SIR.

THANK YOU. BOARD PRESIDENT, I'M GOING TO TAKE THIS ONE TONIGHT.

THANK YOU AGAIN.

PRESIDENT WRIGHT, SCHOOL BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT ESTRADA.

TONIGHT WE ARE GOING TO THE COMMUNICATION ACTION ITEM IS TO CONSIDER THE OR AND APPROVE THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF LOCKHART AND LOCKHART ISD FOR OUR SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS.

WE REALLY WANT TO JUST STRESS THE IMPORTANCE OF THE PARTNERSHIP THAT BETWEEN LOCKHART INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT AND LOCKHART POLICE DEPARTMENT.

BY APPROVING THIS, WE ARE CONTINUING OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH LPD.

WE WILL THIS WILL ALLOW US TO HAVE THREE DESIGNATED SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS FOR THE 2425 SCHOOL YEAR, AND THIS COLLABORATION ENSURES A SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT. MEETING ALL REGULATORY STANDARDS AS WELL.

WHAT THIS WOULD DO AND WE WOULD KEEP OBVIOUSLY SERGEANT TORRES, WHO IS THE SRO SUPERVISOR, HE WILL BE ON DUTY AS OF THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL. ALSO, OFFICER CASTILLEJA IS ALSO CURRENTLY A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER IN THE DISTRICT.

HE WILL START THE SCHOOL YEAR AT LOCKHART HIGH SCHOOL, AND HE WILL BE ON DUTY AS THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL AS WELL, AND THEN THERE WAS ALSO INTERVIEWS ON JULY 9TH.

THIS SUMMER. FOR A NEW SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER AT MR. ACUNA AND LOCKHART ISD PARTICIPATED IN THE INTERVIEW PROCESS, AND OFFICER MCCONNELL WAS SELECTED.