Feb 10, 2025 Lockhart ISD Board of Trustees Special Meeting

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I CALL THIS MEETING OF THE LOCKHART INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES TO ORDER ON FEBRUARY 10TH,

[Call to Order]

TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, CHAPTER 551 LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT TRUSTEE RAYOS, LOCKHART, CHARLES GUYTON, PULLIAM AND WRIGHT ARE PRESENT. WELCOME TO TWO PUBLIC COMMENTS.

ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? NONE. SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO COMMUNICATION ACTION THREE A CONSIDERATION AND ACTION WITH RESPECT TO AN ORDER CALLING A BOND ELECTION FOR THE

[Consideration and Action with Respect to an "Order Calling a Bond Election" for the May 3, 2025 Uniform Election Date]

THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. AS WE KNOW, WE ARE A GROWING SCHOOL DISTRICT.

WE'VE FOR THE LAST NUMBER OF MONTHS, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT HOW WE'VE WORKED WITH OUR COMMUNITY TO DISCUSS ADDRESSING THE NEEDS AT LOCKHART JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL AND THE CAPACITY THAT WE HAVE THERE. I JUST WANT TO GO THROUGH A QUICK PRESENTATION PRESENTATION JUST TO PROVIDE US SOME CONTEXT.

WE KNOW THAT A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO IN 2022, WE ARE VERY THANKFUL THAT THE COMMUNITY SUPPORTED A BOND FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND THE ADDITION AT LOCKHART HIGH SCHOOL. BACK THEN, WE COMMUNICATED TO ALL OF OUR TAXPAYERS THAT THIS WAS A KIND OF A MULTI-PHASED APPROACH. WE KNEW THAT WE WERE GROWING.

WE KNEW THAT WE HAD TO PRIORITIZE SOME OF THE NEEDS.

FOR A COUPLE OF REASONS. ONE WE HAVE A LOT MORE NEEDS THAN THAT WE HAVE CURRENTLY, BUT ALSO THAT ARE IN THE PIPELINE ALSO. WHAT THIS BOARD HAS BEEN CONSISTENT IN GIVING US FEEDBACK ON, AS THE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION IS TO IS TO ENSURE THAT WE DO THIS WITH AS LITTLE IMPACT TO THE TAXPAYERS.

AS POSSIBLE AND WE ALL KNOW THAT PASSING THAT LAST BOND WITH THE ZERO CENT TAX RATE INCREASE WAS THE GOAL, AND WE WERE ABLE TO PROMISE THAT TO THE COMMUNITY AND KEPT THAT THIS PHASE TWO DOES THE SAME THING.

SO THAT'S THE BIG GOAL IS TO DO TWO THINGS, ADDRESS THE GROWING NEEDS OF THE DISTRICT AND RIGHT NOW THAT PRIORITY IS AT LOCKHART JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL.

BUT ALSO TO TO DO IT AND ENSURE THAT THERE'S A060 CENT TAX RATE INCREASE TO OUR COMMUNITY.

THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT WE DON'T HAVE OTHER NEEDS ACROSS THE DISTRICT.

WE YOU KNOW, WE CERTAINLY HAVE SOME OTHER NEEDS THAT WE KNOW ARE OUT THERE, LIKE, YOU KNOW, FUTURE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. WE NEED TO ADDRESS SOME CAPACITY ISSUES IN OUR CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS AT LOCKHART HIGH SCHOOL. CARVER PRE-K HAS SOME NEEDS ETC. BUT WE'RE DOING THIS IN PHASES AS WE GROW IN THE COMMUNITY.

ALSO, WE CAN NEVER SHARE THIS ENOUGH BECAUSE IT'S A QUESTION THAT I GET A LOT OUT IN THE COMMUNITY.

YOU KNOW, WE'RE OPENING UP ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

WE HAVE THE LOCKHART HIGH SCHOOL EDITION AND FOLKS CONSTANTLY ASK THE QUESTION, WELL, WHY DIDN'T WE DO A MIDDLE SCHOOL BACK THEN? WHY DID WE DO THAT? FIRST? WHY DID WE DO THE HIGH SCHOOL EDITION FIRST? AND JUST TO TAKE SOME STEPS BACKWARDS. IN 2022, ALL OF OUR ELEMENTARY CAMPUSES WERE APPROACHING THAT 100% CAPACITY.

LOCKHART HIGH SCHOOL WAS ACTUALLY 108% CAPACITY AT THE TIME.

JUNIOR HIGH WAS STILL NOT REACHING THAT 100% CAPACITY.

SO IT'S NOT THAT WE DIDN'T NEED A SECOND MIDDLE SCHOOL BACK THEN.

IT WAS JUST THAT IN ORDER TO STAY WITHIN OUR BUDGET AND CERTAINLY TO NOT RAISE THE TAX RATE, WE COULDN'T AFFORD TO DO ALL THOSE THINGS AT ONCE, YOU KNOW.

SO WE HAD TO MAKE THAT DATA INFORMED DECISION BECAUSE THE OTHER NEEDS WERE A LITTLE GREATER.

NOW, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH THOSE THINGS.

NOW IT'S TIME TO ADDRESS THE MIDDLE SCHOOL. SO THIS IS WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR.

MAY 2025 BOND REALLY LOOKS TO TO DO THREE THINGS.

ONE, BUILD A MIDDLE SCHOOL, WHICH IS THE VAST MAJORITY OF OUR BOND, WHICH IS $92 MILLION.

THEN WE HAVE ABOUT 1.5 MILLION FOR FUTURE LAND PURCHASES.

I DO WANT TO NOTE THAT THE LAND FOR THIS MIDDLE SCHOOL, NUMBER TWO, WAS ESSENTIALLY DONATED.

THE SCHOOL DISTRICT PAID $10 FOR THAT LAND, BUT ESSENTIALLY THAT LAND WAS DONATED TO US FROM A DEVELOPER AND THEN ALSO THE THIRD THING, AGAIN, TO DO THIS WITHOUT INCREASING THE INS TAX RATE WE DO HAVE OUR.

I DID WANT TO MENTION WE DO HAVE OUR FINANCIAL ADVISOR.

I KNOW I WAS ABLE TO SHARE THOSE PROJECTIONS AND ASSUMPTIONS.

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SO I JUST WANTED TO PAUSE THERE IF ANYONE WANTED TO HEAR FROM MISS RITTER.

JUST FOR SOME CONTEXT AS WELL. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO LOOK AT HOW OTHER DISTRICTS ARE ADDRESSING GROWTH AND WHAT WE KNOW IS THAT THIS BOARD HAS BEEN LASER FOCUSED ON TRYING TO DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE MAKING WISE FINANCIAL DECISIONS AND I THINK WHEN YOU COMPARE US AND LOOK AT HOW MUCH DEBT WE HAVE PER STUDENT, ESPECIALLY WITH OTHER DISTRICTS WHO ARE GROWING LIKE US YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE THAT PER STUDENT, EVEN THOUGH WE'VE PASSED BONDS RECENTLY, OUR DEBT PER STUDENT RATIO IS SUBSTANTIALLY LESS THAN THAN OUR NEIGHBORS IN SURROUNDING DISTRICTS AND I THINK THAT JUST SPEAKS TO TO YOUR FOCUS AND TRYING TO MANAGE THIS GROWTH.

LOCKHART JUNIOR HIGH. WE'RE CURRENTLY AT 1517 STUDENTS.

WE KNOW THAT BY 2029, WE'LL BE OVER 1800 STUDENTS.

THIS BUILDING, IF THE BOND WERE TO IF YOU WERE TO CALL A BOND AND IT WERE TO PASS, IT'S NOT LIKE IT'S GOING TO OPEN UP NEXT AUGUST.

IT'S GOING TO TAKE TIME TO DESIGN IT. IT'S CERTAINLY GOING TO TAKE TIME TO BUILD IT.

YOU KNOW, WE HOPE THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO OPEN IT UP IN 2027, WHICH WE WOULD HAVE AN ENROLLMENT OF 1643.

SO WELL OVER THE CAPACITY. SO THE TIME IS CERTAINLY URGENT TO TAKE THIS TO THE VOTERS.

THIS IS JUST ANOTHER CHART THAT KIND OF SHOWS YOU WHERE WE ARE 97% CAPACITY NOW.

JUST AS A REMINDER THAT GREEN DOTTED LINE THAT YOU SEE ON THIS CHART THAT REPRESENTS 85%, WHICH WE CALL FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY OR OPTIMAL CAPACITY AND THEN THAT MAROON LINE IS THE MAXIMUM CAPACITY AND YOU CAN SEE THAT WE ARE VERY QUICKLY COMING OVER THAT 100% CAPACITY. THIS IS JUST A QUICK MAP JUST TO SHOW THE LOCATION OF THE LAND THAT WAS DONATED. IF YOU THINK OF WHERE WALMART IS, IT'S ESSENTIALLY RIGHT BEHIND THAT WALMART.

SO IT GIVES US THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. IF THIS WERE TO BE APPROVED, AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY FOR, FOR REZONING, ETC.. BUT I THINK IT'S AN IDEAL SPOT FOR A SECOND MIDDLE SCHOOL WITH LOCKHART JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL BEING ON THE KIND OF THE WEST SIDE BY 130. THIS WOULD GIVE US THE SCHOOL KIND OF ON THE EAST SIDE OF TOWN.

SO JUST IF THE AS A CONVERSATION POINT, I THINK IT'S JUST IMPORTANT FOR US TO JUST TO KNOW.

RIGHT. IF THE BOND WERE NOT TO PASS YOU KNOW, HOW WOULD THE DISTRICT RESPOND? WE KNOW THAT THE CAPACITY YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO BE OVER CAPACITY NEXT YEAR ALREADY AND IT WILL JUST CONTINUE TO COMPOUND.

BUT WE WOULD HAVE TO LOOK AT BUYING PORTABLE BUILDINGS.

I THINK THAT THIS BOARD KNOWS, BUT I THINK WE ALWAYS HAVE TO TALK TO OUR COMMUNITY.

THE BOND COMES OUT OF OUR I&S BUDGET. YOU KNOW, AND THIS WOULD COME OUT OF OUR M&O BUDGET SO THAT IT WOULD CERTAINLY PUT A STRAIN ON THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO IF WE WERE NOT ABLE TO DO THAT.

THE I&S RATE, AS THIS PICTURE SHOWS, IS JUST FOR OUR DEBT.

YOU KNOW, IF THE COMMUNITY APPROVES IT, WE'LL BE ABLE TO USE THAT BUDGET TO PAY BACK THE LOAN ON THESE BUILDINGS.

PORTABLE BUILDINGS, ON THE OTHER HAND, CAN COME FROM THE SAME BUCKET AS OUR TEACHER SALARIES.

HOW WE PAY FOR STUDENT SAFETY. UTILITIES, ALL OF THOSE THINGS COME OUT OF THE M&O.

SO IF WE HAVE TO SPEND MONEY ON PORTABLES, THAT'S LESS MONEY THAT WE HAVE FOR TEACHER SALARIES, STUDENT SAFETY, ETC. WE'RE PROJECTED WELL CURRENTLY SINCE 2019, WE SPENT OVER $2.1 MILLION ON PORTABLES.

IF THIS BOND WERE NOT TO PASS, WE PROJECT THAT WE'D HAVE TO SPEND ANOTHER 2.8 MILLION ON ON PORTABLES JUST TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS AT LOCKHART JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL.

BUT FURTHER AND ARGUABLY EVEN MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE SAFETY OF IT.

THEY'RE NOT PHYSICALLY CONNECTED TO THE MAIN BUILDING, WHICH, YOU KNOW, MAKES THEM MUCH MORE VULNERABLE.

I CAN TELL YOU THAT WE'VE HAD SITUATIONS JUST BECAUSE THE SOIL IN OUR TOWN, WHERE OUR PORTABLE BUILDINGS FROM DAY TO DAY HAVE HAVE SHIFTED. DOORS GET STUCK. DOORS WILL NOT SHUT.

THOSE TYPES OF THINGS THE MAINTENANCE OF THEM.

YOU KNOW, CREATES YOU YOU KNOW, VERY VULNERABLE SITUATIONS FOR OUR STUDENTS AND FOR OUR STAFF AND IT'S NOT IDEAL.

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AGAIN, THERE'S THE DEBT PER STUDENT. YOU CAN SEE THAT CLEARLY.

WE HAVE LESS DEBT THAN, OUR NEIGHBORS AND SURROUNDING AREAS.

AS WE MOVE FORWARD, IF THE BOARD WERE TO CALL FOR THIS ELECTION, I WANTED TO GO AHEAD AND INFORM THE BOARD.

WE DO HAVE SOME MEETINGS THAT WOULD BE SCHEDULED.

WE'LL HAVE A NUMBER OF MEETINGS IN FEBRUARY AND CERTAINLY MARCH AND APRIL.

ENGLISH. WE ALSO HAVE WE ALSO PLAN TO HAVE SOME SPANISH SESSIONS AS WELL.

WE WILL ALSO RECORD ONE TO POST ONLINE, JUST TO START GETTING THE COMMUNITY EDUCATED ABOUT WHAT IS ON THIS THIS BALLOT AND WHAT IS NOT THE ELECTION IS SCHEDULED WOULD BE SCHEDULED FOR MAY THE 3RD.

LAST DAY TO REGISTER WOULD BE, APRIL THE 3RD AND THEN EARLY VOTING WOULD START APRIL THE 22ND.

THE ELECTION LOCATIONS WE WOULD ALSO HAVE THOSE AT ADAM'S GYM WOULD HAVE ONE IN DALE, ONE IN MAXWELL, ONE IN MCMAHON, AND THEN AT THE SCOTT ANNEX AS USUAL.

ANY QUESTIONS? I HAVE ONE. THE SIGNS THAT WE HAVE AT OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS THAT SHOW THE PHASE ONE, TWO, THREE. THE PHASE TWO SHOWS A MIDDLE SCHOOL AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

THIS WOULD BE ONLY FOR THE MIDDLE SCHOOL, CORRECT? YES, SIR. SO THOSE SIGNS WERE PULLED LAST WEEK.

I JUST WANT TO. I WANT TO GO BACK TO THE UPDATED PHASE CHART.

IT'S NOT THAT THOSE NEEDS ARE NOT STILL THERE.

WE ARE JUST PRIORITIZING WHAT WE CAN AFFORD BASED ON OUR DEBT CAPACITY WITHOUT RAISING THE I&S TAX RATE.

AND ESSENTIALLY, WHAT WE CAN AFFORD IS TO BUILD THIS MIDDLE SCHOOL AND BUY A LITTLE BIT OF LAND.

ANYTHING MORE THAN THAT, WE WOULD HAVE TO LOOK AT INCREASING THE TAX RATE AND IT IS THE DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION'S BELIEF THAT WE MUST PASS THIS MIDDLE SCHOOL AND TO GIVE IT THE BEST CHANCE TO PASS IN OUR COMMUNITY.

WE BELIEVE THAT NOT RAISING THE TAX RATE GIVES US THE BEST OPPORTUNITY TO PASS.

SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE NOT INCLUDING ANYTHING ELSE, BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO JUST BECAUSE THE RISK IS SO GREAT.

WE JUST WANT TO TAKE THIS TO THE VOTERS AND THIS IS ALL WE CAN AFFORD WITHOUT INCREASING THE TAX RATE AND IF YOU INCLUDED BOTH, YOU KNOW, THAT PUTS THE TOTAL BOND PACKAGE. WAY OVER $100 MILLION AND THAT MIGHT SCARE A LOT OF PEOPLE RIGHT THERE.

OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALSO. OH, I JUST MY MIND JUST WENT BLANK.

BUT, NO THE. OH. SAFETY CONCERNS. SO YOU'RE SAYING CURRENTLY THERE'S A POSSIBILITY FOR SAFETY CONCERNS IN OUR CURRENT JUNIOR HIGH AND THAT THIS WOULD POSSIBLY ALLEVIATE SOME OF THOSE SAFETY CONCERNS. YES, SIR. IF THIS BOND WERE TO PASS, WE THINK THAT WE CAN THINK CREATIVELY WHILE THIS IS BEING DESIGNED AND BUILT AND CONSTRUCTED. IF IT WERE NOT TO PASS, ESSENTIALLY THE SOON WE WOULD HAVE TO GO BACK IN NOVEMBER, YOU KNOW, SAY IT PASSED IN NOVEMBER. I MEAN, NOW YOU'RE PUSHING IT.

WE'D LOSE ANOTHER YEAR TO GOING INTO 2028, EVEN MAYBE 2029.

SO WE WOULD HAVE TO BUY MORE PORTABLES AT THE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, WHICH WOULD CREATE YOU KNOW, A SAFETY CONCERN. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? BOARD. I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPROVE THE ORDER.

CALLING A BOND ELECTION TO BE HELD ON MAY 3RD, 2025.

SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION. WE HAVE A SECOND IN FAVOR.

CALLING FOR THE BOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? PASSES 6 TO 0. ITEM

[Consider and/or Approve Borchert Loop Elementary School Furniture and other FF&E Purchases]

MISS HOLMAN. GOOD EVENING. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT ESTRADA.

IT'S THAT TIME. WE NEED TO START BUYING FURNITURE AND STUFF TO PREPARE FOR LOOP TO BE OPEN IN AUGUST.

OUR GOAL IS TO HAVE MOST OF OUR FURNITURE DELIVERED ANYWHERE FROM JUNE 15TH TO ABOUT JUNE 30TH.

SO WE NEED TO START MAKING THOSE PURCHASES. WITH THAT BEING SAID WE DID GO OUT FOR QUOTES,

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ANY QUESTIONS? I MIGHT HAVE MISHEARD YOU, BUT DID YOU SAY 25 CLASSROOMS OR 45? 45. OKAY. AND I DID PROVIDE Y'ALL WITH THE BID TABULATIONS AND STUFF, AND ALSO JUST THE LIST OF FURNITURE THAT WE WOULD BE INCLUDING IN THAT.

SO AND BASED ON MY ORIGINAL BUDGET THAT WE HAD PROVIDED AS WELL, WE'RE PRETTY MUCH ON TARGET.

SO THERE'S A LOT OF THIS FURNITURE IS IT SIMILAR TO WHATEVER WE HAD ON DISPLAY THERE AT THE ADAMS GYM A YEAR AGO? AND THERE ARE SOME PIECES. YES, SIR. AND REMEMBER, BACK IN DECEMBER, WE DID PROVIDE SOME PICTURES OF SOME OF THE FURNITURE WHEN MISS [INAUDIBLE] WAS WITH US THAT NIGHT, AND WE DISCUSSED VARIOUS OPTIONS THAT WE WERE LOOKING AT.

AND SO THERE'S A COMBINATION OF ALL OF THAT. SO ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, BOARD? I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPROVE THE PURCHASE F AND E FOR PORTRAIT LOOP ELEMENTARY AS PRESENTED.

SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION. WE HAVE A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? PASSES 6 TO 0. THANK YOU, MISS HOMAN.

NOW, ITEM C REVIEW BID RELEASE FOR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE EQUIPMENT FOR BARTLETT LOOP ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

[Review Bid Release for Computer Equipment and Infrastructure Equipment for Borchert Loop Elementary School]

THE COMPUTER EQUIPMENT WILL INCLUDE ALL THE ADDITIONAL LAPTOPS THAT WE MAY NEED FOR FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF.

ALONG WITH PRINTERS, INTERACTIVE PANELS, ALL OF THAT TYPE OF STUFF.

AND THEN THE NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE BASICALLY WOULD BE ALL OF OUR WIRELESS ACCESS POINTS, ALL OF OUR NETWORK SWITCHES, AND THAT TYPE OF INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WILL BE NEEDED TO HAVE OUR COMMUNICATION FOR OUR NETWORK AND OUR INTERNET.

SO WE PLAN TO BRING THAT BACK TO YOU ALL ON FEBRUARY 24TH.

THE BIDS ARE DUE BACK ON FEBRUARY 20TH. SO WE'LL BE BRINGING THAT BACK THEN AND SO THAT WAY THAT CAN BE APPROVED AND WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT AS WELL.

ANY QUESTIONS BOARD. THANK YOU MA'AM. THANK YOU ALL.

ITEM 3D CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO ADOPT BOARD RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PAYMENT OF EMPLOYEES DURING WINTER RELATED CLOSURES.

[Consideration and Possible Action to Adopt Board Resolution Authorizing Payment of Employees during Winter-Related Closure]

TO ENSURE THAT OUR EMPLOYEES DO NOT LOSE ANY PAY FOR THE DAY THAT THEY WERE NOT HERE AT WORK.

ANY QUESTIONS? BOARD. HEAR A MOTION. I MOVE THE BOARD, ADOPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PAYMENT OF EMPLOYEES DURING THE WINTER STORM CLOSURE AS PRESENTED. I'LL SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION.

WE HAVE A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? PASSES 6 TO 0. THANK YOU. E ITEM 3E DISCUSS, CONSIDER

[Discuss, consider, and take possible action to adopt a resolution approving the purchase of a 40 acre tract of land in Caldwell County from King Farm Partners, LP, and delegating authority to the Superintendent to further investigate the property and take all necessary actions to effectuate closing.]

YES, THIS IS THE LAND THAT WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING FOR A FEW MONTHS NOW.

I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS.

THAT DISCUSS THIS. ANYBODY HAVE MORE QUESTIONS? THEY'LL HEAR A MOTION. I MOVE THAT THE BOARD ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE PURCHASE OF A 40 ACRE TRACT OF LAND IN CALDWELL COUNTY FROM KING FARM PARTNERS, LP, AND DELEGATING AUTHORITY TO SUPERINTENDENT TO FURTHER INVESTIGATE THE PROPERTY AND TAKE ALL NECESSARY ACTIONS TO EFFECTUATE.

CLOSING. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION. WE HAVE A SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? PASSES 6 TO 0. ITEM THREE F CONSIDER AND ARE APPROVED, DELEGATING AUTHORITY TO THE SUPERINTENDENT TO NEGOTIATE A MASTER LEASE

[Consider and/or Approve delegating authority to the Superintendent to negotiate a Master Lease Agreement between Lockhart ISD and Upward Communities and returning the contract for final Board approval]

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ESSENTIALLY, WHAT I WOULD JUST LIKE SOME DIRECTION AND AUTHORITY FROM THE BOARD TO WORK WITH OUR LEGAL COUNSEL IN DRAFTING THIS CONTRACT AND BRINGING IT BACK TO YOU AT OUR NEXT MEETING. I MOVE TO APPROVE DELEGATING AUTHORITY TO THE SUPERINTENDENT TO NEGOTIATE A MASTER LEASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN LOCKHART ISD AND UPWARD COMMUNITIES, AND RETURNING THE CONTRACT FOR FINAL BOARD APPROVAL.

SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION. WE HAVE A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? NAY. PASSES 5 TO 1 AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR BUSINESS.

WE ARE ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.