>> DELIBERATIVE DINNER TO THE PORCH [LAUGHTER]

[2. CALL TO ORDER ]

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>> OKAY, IT IS FOUR O'CLOCK.

WE'LL CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.

ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRESENT.

REQUEST TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON CLOSED SESSION AGENDA ITEMS. THE PUBLIC HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON AGENDA ITEMS. THE BOARD MAY LIMIT THE TOTAL TIME FOR EACH AGENDA ITEM TO 20 MINUTES.

PERSONS WISHING TO COMMENT ON AN AGENDA ITEM CAN SUBMIT AN EMAIL TO MARGARET [INAUDIBLE] , SENIOR EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE SUPERINTENDENT.

COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC PERTAINING TO ITEMS LISTED ON THE CLOSED SESSION AGENDA WILL BE READ ALOUD DURING THIS TIME.

THEN WE WILL CONVENE INTO A CLOSE SESSION [NOISE]

[5. CLOSED SESSION AGENDA ]

[9. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG ]

[10. APPROVAL OF AGENDA ORDER AND CONTENT ]

>> SECOND.

>>THOSE IN FAVOR.

>> I.

>>UNANIMOUS. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS BOARD MEETING.

[11. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS BOARD MEETING ]

LEADER OF MOTION PLEASE. SO MOVED.

>> SECOND.

>> THOSE IN FAVOR?

>> I.

>> PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

[12. COMMUNICATIONS FROM STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES ]

>> GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT COIN, SCHOOL BOARD, SUPERINTENDED COIN, CABINET AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS.

I'M BURNING PRESIDENT OF HIGH, EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE STARTED THE SEMESTER REMOTELY WE HAVE A LOT OF EVENTS PROGRAM FULL SWING.

[INAUDIBLE] FEBRUARY- MARCH ARE GOING TO BE BUSY MONTHS FOR US.

ON MONDAY WE STARTED LOOKING AT THE BOWMAN'S SOCIETY FUNDRAISER OR WITHIN AN [INAUDIBLE] , LOW, MIDDLE AND RAMONA.

WE ARE EXCITED TO SEE HOW OUR SECONDARY SCHOOLS CAN DO WHEN WE WORK TOGETHER.

OUR HOPE IS TO RAISE, A $100 PER CLASS WHICH WILL ALLOW US TO RAISE ABOUT SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS.

ON FEBRUARY 16TH AND 17TH WE ARE HAVING A SENIOR NIGHT WALKER EVENT FOR OUR SPORTS ATHLETES.

WITH THE FALSE SCORE SEASON STILL ON HOLD, WE WOULD LIKE TO CELEBRATE OUR SENIOR ATHLETES BEFORE THE SPORTS ARE ALL BACK IN FULL SWING.

WE KNOW THAT ONCE SPORTS ARE CLEARED TO COMPETE, THERE WILL BE MOST LIKELY SPORTING EVENTS EVERY NIGHT ON CAMPUS.

WE WANT TO BE SURE TO GIVE OUR SENIOR ATHLETES A SESSION NIGHT IN OUR STADIUM BEFORE SETTLING BECOMES TOO HECTIC.

WE'D LOVE TO THIS ABOUT WOULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR SENIOR TO CELEBRATE WITH THEIR PARENTS AND TAKE PICTURES IN THE STADIUM.

WE WILL ALSO BE LIVE-STREAMING THIS EVENT, SO FRIENDS AND FAMILY CAN WATCH FROM HOME.

ON FEBRUARY 26TH WE HAVE A HOMECOMING DRIVE EVENT.

ALL OF OUR TEAMS WILL BE ABLE TO DRIVE THROUGH OUR PARKING LOT FOR AN INTERACTIVE HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL GAME [INAUDIBLE] OUR TOP FIVE HOME COMICAL WILL BE THERE TO WAVE AT THE STUDENTS AS THEY GO BY, AND STUDENTS WILL VOTE FOR KING AND QUEEN.

AFTER THE DRIVE THERE ARE HOME COMICAL WHO WILL GO EAT AND SIT PARENTS AND WE WILL LIVE STREAM THE CROWNING OF THE HOMECOMING KING AND QUEEN.

WE ARE EXCITED THAT OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY WILL BE ABLE TO WATCH AND SPEND TOGETHER, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT WE'VE BEEN MISSING OVER THE PAST YEAR.

THIS HAS BEEN A CHALLENGING YEAR FOR MANY STUDENTS ESPECIALLY OUR SENIORS AND WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO TRY TO MAKE UP FOR THE OPPORTUNITIES, MEMORIES AND MILESTONE EVENTS THAT WE ARE MISSING OUT ON.

[INAUDIBLE] SENIOR YEAR WE WERE WORKING TIRELESSLY TO CREATIVELY HONOR AND [INAUDIBLE].

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, HAVE A GREAT EVENING [NOISE].

>> GOOD EVENING [INAUDIBLE] PRESIDENT COIN, MEMBER OF THE BOARDS, CABINET MEMBERS AND AUDIENCE.

CELEBRATION AWARDS AND RECOGNITION.

ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27TH, RENAISSANCE HELD OUR AFTER SCHOOL RALLY TO RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE OUR STUDENTS OF THE MONTH.

THE BEST STUDENT OF THE MONTH IS GABRIEL COOKWARE AND [INAUDIBLE] STUDENT OF THE MONTH IS ISAIAH [INAUDIBLE] CASTRO.

OUR STAFF MEMBER OF THE MONTH IS MRS. COURTEZ.

OUR MODEL SCHOOL VISITATION WAS HELD THE WEEK OF JANUARY 11TH THROUGH 15TH.

RITUAL VISITS BY THE STATE REPRESENTATIVE WENT WELL, WITH GROUPS REPRESENTING STUDENTS, SITE AND DISTRICT STAFF, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND PARENTS AND GUARDIANS.

WE WERE VERY PROUD OF OUR SCHOOL AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE ANNOUNCED AS CALIFORNIA MODEL SCHOOL IN A FEW WEEKS.

NEXT UP, WE LOOK FORWARD TO OUR SIXTH WEEK VASE ACCREDITATION VISIT, THE WEEK OF MARCH 15.

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IN COLLEGE PREPARATION ALL STAFF REPRESENTATIVES WILL BE MEETING VIRTUALLY WITH SENIORS ON FEBRUARY 18TH AS PART OF OUR HIGH SCHOOL OUTREACH.

PARTNERSHIP TO FACILITATE OR WORKSHOP TO HELP STUDENTS COMPLETE THEIR APPLICATION PROCESS.

ANOTHER GROUP OF SENIORS PRESENTED THEIR SENIOR PROJECT, PUTTING THEM ONE REQUIREMENT CLOSER TO GRADUATION.

THE BLOGS JUST BEGAN OUR STANDARD SPACED IN A STUDY, NUMBER SEVEN.

TO ELICIT A PROGRAM IN ENGLISH STUDENTS ARE ANALYZING INFORMATIVE TEXT TO WRITE A PERSUASIVE ESSAY AND WILL STAY SITE EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT THEIR CLAIMS AND ARGUMENTS.

IN WORLD HISTORY, THEY ARE ANALYZING THE COURSE AND EFFECTS OF WORLD WAR ONE.

IN EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE, THE SAME STUDENTS ARE PARTICIPATING IN DISCUSSIONS ABOUT FRESHWATER ORIGINS AND SUSTAINABILITY AND COMPETITION, OR FRESHWATER SPECIFIC TO CURRENT HUMAN MIGRATION PATTERN FROM CALIFORNIA, OREGON, WASHINGTON, AND IDAHO AND 2020 AND PARTICULARLY THROUGH 2021.

STUDENTS WILL DEBATE THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON WATER AVAILABILITY AND INCREASED TEMPERATURES AS A FACTOR AND HUMAN MIGRATION FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO PACIFIC NORTHWEST.

ALL THE INFORMATION PRESENTED IN RESEARCH WILL BE CORRELATED WITH ONE FAMILY'S STRUGGLE TO GET FRESHWATER AND HOW BIG CORPORATIONS ARE DEPLETING FRESHWATER RESOURCES AT AN ALARMING RATE.

STUDENTS IN BOTH OUR CLASSES ARE WORKING ON REFLECTIVE PROJECTS AND AN INTRO TO ART.

STUDENTS ARE WORKING ON COLLAGES AND DRYING DESIRED BY SINGLE WORD OF THEIR GENE TO USE AS A FOCUS FORWARD TO HELP DEVELOP POSITIVE CHANGE IN THE NEW YEAR.

IN MAKES MEDIA STUDENTS ARE ALSO REFLECTING ON LAST YEAR AND THINKING OF A NEW YEAR BY CREATING A MORE OR LESS PROJECT.

STUDENTS ARE COLLATING, DRAWING, OR PAINTING NEGATIVE THINGS IN THEIR LIVES THAT THEY WANT LESS OF THIS YEAR AND ALSO CREATING POSITIVE THINGS THEY WANT TO SEE MORE OF THIS YEAR.

ACTIVITIES. ATTITUDINAL MONTH RILEY WE PLAYED A SCHOOL LIKE, WHERE STUDENTS WERE GIVEN A DEFINITION AND THEY HAD TO GUESS WHICH FELT MASCOT MASH THE DEFINITION.

WHENEVER OUR BRIDGES STUDENTS, CAESAR CREWS, TO CALL BOOK OLD ALONG WITH A GIFT CARD TO RAISING GAINS.

I'D LIKE TO THANK THE BOARD, MR. COALS AND THE CABINET FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE WHAT'S HAPPENING IN SHADOW.

>> THANK YOU. [NOISE]

>> HI [INAUDIBLE] BOARD PRESIDENT MR. COYNE.

MY NAME IS LAURYN O'LEARY AND I'M THE ASB PRESIDENT HERE AT SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL.

I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO WELCOME THE NEW BOARD MEMBERS, KRISTA CHAKMAK AND GREGG PALATTO.

I AM GOING TO TELL WHAT'S GOING ON AT SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL USING THE THREE A'S, ACADEMICS, ACTIVITIES, AND ATHLETICS.

FIRST, I AM GOING TO START WITH ACADEMICS.

OUR GOLDEN ROLES FIRST OBLIGATIONS ARE OUT FOR STUDENTS WHO RECEIVED A 3.0 GPA OR HIGHER LAST SEMESTER.

WE'RE ALSO OFFERING FREE TUTORING FOR OUR STUDENTS THROUGH THE SYSTEM PAPER, WHICH IS OPENING 24-7 FOR OUR STUDENTS TO USE.

OUR OWN TEACHER MR. SETH IS REACHING OUT TO STUDENTS, ASKING THEM HOW HE CAN MAKE THEIR DISTANCE LEARNING EXPERIENCE BETTER.

WE ARE SO THANKFUL FOR YOU MR. SETH.

WE ALSO HAD MULTIPLE SAINTS OF THE MONTHS.

OUR FRESHMAN SAINTS OF THE MONTHS WERE SOFIA WEATHERBEE AND (PHONETIC)ANTHONY ROCIO.

OUR SOFTWARE SAINTS THE MONTHS WERE CASEY LEWIS AND [INAUDIBLE] TUNNER.

OUR JUNIOR SAINT OF THE MONTHS WERE [INAUDIBLE] AND JASON MARS AND OUR SENIOR OF THE MONTH, WERE [INAUDIBLE] HANNAH AND JACOB RAGAS.

CONGRATULATIONS GUYS. WE'RE SO PROUD OF YOU.

NOW I'M GOING TO TELL YOU ABOUT THE ACTIVITIES GOING ON AT SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL.

THIS PAST WEEK ANY STUDENT WHO PURCHASED AN FP CARD WAS ABLE TO COME TO THE SCHOOL AND PICK UP A SHIRT FOR FREE.

ALSO, IF THEY'RE A SENIOR, THEY RECEIVE A FREE BARBER TEA DRINK.

ALSO MR. PARTY HELD GREAT MEETINGS THIS PAST WEEK ON MONDAY, TUESDAY, AND WEDNESDAY, AT 5:00PM, WHICH WAS OPEN TO ANY SENIOR TO GO.

AT THIS MEETING THE SENIORS ARE ABLE TO SHARE THE FRUSTRATION AND HOPES FOR THE SENIOR YEAR.

WE ARE STARTING OUR FUNDRAISER FOR THE LEUKEMIA AND LYMPHOMA SOCIETY.

OUR SCHOOL GOAL IS $2,021 TO RAISE.

IF EACH HOMEROOM TEACHER RAISES $50, THEN WE WILL BE ABLE TO REACH OUR GOAL OF$2,021 RAISE.

ALSO ON FEBRUARY 6TH, WE'LL BE HAVING A FUNDRAISER AT [FOREIGN] TO RAISE MONEY FOR THIS COURSE.

NOW ON TO ATHLETICS.

UNFORTUNATELY, RECENTLY THE CIF JUST ANNOUNCED THAT THEY WILL NOT BE HOSTING CIF PLAYOFFS FOR THE FALL SPORTS.

BUT CROSS COUNTRY WILL BE HAVING OUR FIRST MEET NEXT WEDNESDAY.

WE ARE ALSO HOPEFUL TO SEE GOLF, TRACK, SWIM, AND TENNIS PLAY THIS YEAR.

IT'S NOT GUARANTEED THAT ANY OTHER SPORTS WILL BE ABLE TO PLAY, BUT MOST SPORTS ARE STILL PRACTICING JUST IN CASE THEY HAVE OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY, SUCH AS BASKETBALL.

BASKETBALL WILL BE STARTING PRACTICE FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR ON FEBRUARY 8TH.

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>>THANK YOU TO OUR STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES.

[13. FEATURED PRESENTATIONS ]

FIRST UP, THE ROTARY CLUB OF SAN DIMAS TEACHER MINI GRANT RECIPIENTS INTRODUCED BY MATT WING.

>> OKAY, THANK YOU. THE ROTARY CLUB OF SAN DIMAS HAS ALWAYS BEEN A WONDERFUL SUPPORTER OF OUR BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOLS.

TONIGHT THEY CONTINUE THEIR TRADITION OF BEING AN ORGANIZATION THAT EMPHASIZES COMMUNITY SERVICE.

THIS YEAR, THE ROTARY OFFERED GRANTS TO TEACHERS IN GRADES 1 TO 12 OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF SAN DIMAS.

TONIGHT WE WILL CELEBRATE BONITA UNIFIED TEACHERS WHO WERE AWARDED A GRANT.

FIRST UP, KERRI COOPER, $500 FROM LONE HILL MIDDLE SCHOOL.

KERRI WILL SPEND HER GRANT MONEY TO IMPLEMENT ADDITIONAL HANDS-ON EXPERIENCES AND VISUALS IN HER CLASSROOM.

THESE ITEMS WILL INCLUDE NUMBER LINES FOR EACH DESK, 3D SHAPES, MEASURING SETS, AND VARIOUS OTHER MANIPULATIVE.

ALSO FROM LONE HILL, WE HAVE ANDREA CASTANEDA, $300.

SHE'S A SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER AT LONE HILL.

SHE WILL USE HER MONEY TO PURCHASE TOOLS TO ASSIST HER STUDENTS WITH DISTANCE LEARNING.

WE'LL ALSO PURCHASE A NEW SET OF LEVELED TEXTS TO INCREASE HER STUDENTS ACCESS TO NEW BOOKS.

FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL, JEROLYN PRUST, $500 AS PART OF HER FEMINEERS CLUB, WHICH ENCOURAGES YOUNG WOMEN IN THE STUDY OF ENGINEERING.

JEROLYN, WILL USE THE FUNDS TO PURCHASE ADDITIONAL HUMMINGBIRD ROBOTIC KITS SO THAT EACH STUDENT CAN HAVE ONE AT HOME.

THESE KITS ALLOW STUDENTS TO DESIGN, BUILD, AND PROGRAM A ROBOT.

LAST WE HAVE JESSICA TRUAX , $500 FROM SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL.

WITH THIS MANY GRANT JESSICA WILL PURCHASE TWO FULL SIZE DISARTICULATED SKELETONS.

WITH THESE SKELETONS, STUDENTS HAVE A CHANCE TO VIEW WHAT HUMAN BONES LOOK LIKE AND LEARN WHICH BONES ARE WHICH BY PUTTING TOGETHER THE PUZZLE OF THE HUMAN BODY.

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR AWARD RECIPIENTS AND THANK YOU TO THE ROTARY CLUB OF SAN DIMAS FOR THEIR GENEROSITY TO OUR DISTRICT.

SPECIAL THANKS TO RAYMOND FOSTER, WHO HAS BEEN OUR POINT OF CONTACT FOR THIS PROJECT. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU MATT. [APPLAUSE] NEXT WE WILL HAVE A RECOGNITION OF THE COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS DEPARTMENT AND EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT.

[BACKGROUND]

>> TONIGHT IS A REALLY SPECIAL NIGHT.

I MEAN, YOU CAN IMAGINE, IF YOU THINK BACK TO MARCH, THE WEEK OF MARCH 13TH, THE FRIDAY, THE 13TH.

EVERYBODY WAS STILL IN SHOCK AND AWE THAT WE'RE REALLY GOING TO GO AHEAD AND SHUT ALL OUR CAMPUSES DOWN.

WE THINK ABOUT WHAT IT TAKES TO MAKE DISTANT LEARNING WORK.

THESE TWO DEPARTMENTS MADE IT ALL HAPPEN.

THERE IS NO DISTANT LEARNING WITHOUT THE COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS DEPARTMENT AND EDTECH.

IT WILL NOT HAPPEN, IT WILL NOT EXIST.

SO ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, I WANT TO EXTEND MY SINCERE THANKS TO BOTH DEPARTMENTS.

WHEN YOU WERE ASKED TO CALLED INTO ACTION, THE MOMENT THAT IT WAS DECIDED THAT STUDENTS AND STAFF WOULD NEED TO WORK REMOTELY, YOU IMMEDIATELY JUMPED RIGHT IN.

SINCE THEN, YOU'VE WORKED TIRELESSLY TO BRING OUTSTANDING SUPPORT TO 10,000 STUDENTS AND 1,100 EMPLOYEES FOR NEARLY A YEAR.

YOU'VE WORKED SEAMLESSLY AND HAD PROGRAMS AND SOFTWARE UP AND RUNNING WHEN STUDENTS NEEDED TO LOGIN ON THE VERY FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.

YOU HANDED OUT THOUSANDS OF CHROMEBOOKS AND HOTSPOTS TO STUDENTS AND FAMILIES WHO ARE IN NEED.

TO SAY THAT DISTANT LEARNING WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT YOU.

WORDS CAN'T EVEN EXPLAIN THE GRATITUDE THAT WE HAVE GIVEN THE CIRCUMSTANCES FOR SUCH A SUCCESSFUL DISTANT LEARNING PROGRAM.

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NOT ONLY THAT, YOU'RE INCREDIBLY SKILLFUL.

I NEVER WANT YOU TO THINK THAT IT IS NOT UNNOTICED.

I APPRECIATE IT MORE THAN EVER BEFORE WHEN I CALL YOU AND YOU REMIND ME TO JUST RESTART MY COMPUTER AND IT WORKS [LAUGHTER].

I DON'T KNOW WHY I HAVE TO KEEP MAKING THAT PHONE CALL[LAUGHTER].

IT'S A PERSONAL ISSUE, I SUPPOSE [LAUGHTER].

BUT ALL I KNOW WHAT'S IMPORTANT IS THAT YOU ANSWER THAT PHONE AND YOU NEVER MAKE SOMEBODY FEEL LESS THAN AND YOU'RE JUST THERE TO HELP THEM.

THAT DOESN'T GO UNNOTICED EITHER.

TONIGHT IT'S SPECIAL BECAUSE ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD, WE RARELY PASS OUT COMMUNITY PURPOSE AWARDS.

TODAY WE WANT TO DO BOTH.

WE WANT TO PASS OUT COMMUNITY PURPOSE AWARDS TO EACH OF THE DEPARTMENTS, AND THEN IN ADDITION, A CHALLENGE COIN TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU IN THE DEPARTMENTS.

YOU'RE SO DESERVING OF THIS.

WE ARE FOREVER INDEBTED TO THE POSITION THAT WE'RE IN RIGHT NOW BECAUSE OF YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

[APPLAUSE].

[BACKGROUND].

[APPLAUSE]

>> [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING OUT TONIGHT.

IT'S A DIFFERENT ATMOSPHERE.

NORMALLY, THIS ROOM WOULD BE FULL BUT THIS RECOGNITION HAS BEEN OVERDUE.

AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE AND WHAT YOU'LL CONTINUE TO DO TO SUPPORT THE STUDENTS AND STAFF OF BONITA UNIFIED. THANK YOU AGAIN.

>> THANK YOU.

>> [APPLAUSE] YOU GUYS ARE AMAZING.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]

>> THERE IS SOME IRONY IN THAT THE FIRST GROUP THAT HAS BEEN BACK IN AS A GROUP SINCE ALL THIS STARTED, IS THE ONES THAT MAKE EVERYTHING REMOTE POSSIBLE.

[LAUGHTER]

>> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. [NOISE]

>> MOVING ON, NUMBER 14 REQUESTS TO SPEAK ON OPEN SESSION AGENDA ITEMS. THE PUBLIC HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON AGENDA ITEMS. THE BOARD MAY LIMIT THE TOTAL TIME FOR EACH AGENDA ITEM TO 20 MINUTES.

PERSONS WISHING TO COMMENT ON AN AGENDA ITEM CAN SUBMIT AN E-MAIL TO MARGARET MCDONALD, SENIOR EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE SUPERINTENDENT.

COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC PERTAINING TO ITEMS LISTED ON THE OPEN SESSION AGENDA WILL BE READ ALOUD DURING THIS TIME, WE HAVE NO COMMENTS.

THE CONSENT AGENDA, MATTERS

[15. CONSENT AGENDA ]

IF ANY MEMBER OF THE BOARD SO REQUESTS, AN ITEM SHALL BE REMOVED FROM THIS SECTION AND PLACED IN THE REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS FOLLOWING THE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.

ITEMS WILL BE APPROVED WITH ONE MOTION, WHICH IS NOT DEBATABLE AND WHICH REQUIRES A UNANIMOUS VOTE FOR PASSAGE. MAY I HAVE-

>> SO MOVE.

>> SECOND.

>> THOSE IN FAVOR?

>> AYE. [OVERLAPPING]

>> THAT'S A UNANIMOUS VOTE.

>> JUST HAVE A QUICK SECOND AND JUST THANK THE FIVE OF YOU BECAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS JUST PASSED WAS THE RESOLUTION URGING CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR AND THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO WAIVE THE TESTING REQUIREMENTS THIS YEAR.

IT'S A SIGNIFICANT REQUEST.

OUR TEACHERS ARE DEDICATED TO TEACHING AND THEY REALLY WANT TO STAY FOCUSED ON THE WORK AT HAND.

INSTEAD OF SPENDING TWO WEEKS TESTING STUDENTS,

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THE MECHANISM FOR THIS IS WE WILL GET YOUR SIGNATURES TODAY.

I WILL SEND IT OFF ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD TO THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE AS WELL AS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION WITH THE COVER LETTER URGING THE GOVERNOR TO DO SO.

WE'RE IN GREAT COMPANY, A LOT OF DISTRICTS ARE FOLLOWING SUIT, SO WE CAN JUST CARRY WITH THE MOMENTUM OF EDUCATING THE STUDENTS. THANK YOU FOR THAT.

>> THANK YOU. NEXT DISCUSSION

[16.1.1. BUSINESS SERVICES ]

THIS IS A LITTLE NOT UNUSUAL, BUT WE DO HAVE TWO BRAND NEW MEMBERS OF THE BOARD WHO HAVE NOT BEEN THROUGH THE ORDERING CLASSES, SO MAYBE IN TERMS OF GIVING A LITTLE MORE BACKGROUND THAN WE'RE USED TO, THE HISTORY OF WHY DISTRICTS AND AUDITIES ALREADY DID WHAT THEY ALREADY DID, AND WHY THE AUDITY IS IMPORTANT TO GOOD HOUSEKEEPING AND GOOD WAY OF RUNNING A DISTRICT.

>> OKAY. GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY.

I'LL JUST JUMP IN THERE RIGHT ON TOP OF WHAT YOU JUST SAID [INAUDIBLE] BECAUSE IS IMPORTANT.

AS A FORMER AUDITOR I MUST HAVE TO SAY THAT.

BUT WE ARE REQUIRED ALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS DISTRICTS TO HAVE AN AUDIT BY AN INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM THAT'S AN ANNUAL AUDIT, AND TONIGHT WE HAVE JESSICA BERRY, OUR OTHER PARTNER, JEFF WAS GOING TO COME IN JANUARY JESSICA WAS AVAILABLE TONIGHT SHE'S IN CHARGE OF OUR AUDIT, AND SHE WILL GO OVER THE PROCESS AND THE OPINION AND SHE WILL TELL YOU YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THE AUDIT. THERE SHE IS.

>> THANK YOU FOR THAT INTRODUCTION.

I CAN GO THROUGH ALL THE BACKGROUND, SOME SEARCH WAS REQUESTED AND I'M JUST GOING TO WALK YOU THROUGH THE AUDIT CLASSES AND THEN WE CAN GET TO ALL THE QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE ON THE REPORT ITSELF.

SO AS FAR AS THE AUDIT CLASSES, WE DO KNOW ALL IT'S PRIMARILY SPLIT IN SEPARATE SECTIONS.

WE START OFF AT THE BEGINNING OF THE [INAUDIBLE] BECAUSE SIGHT CASTING OR THE [INAUDIBLE] OF INDIVIDUAL SUICIDES WE'LL PICK A SAMPLE OF THOSE.

THEN WE'LL LOOK AT THE TENDERS TAKING PROCEDURES [INAUDIBLE].

WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT AND ALSO LOOKING AT [INAUDIBLE].

I'M SURE THERE IS CONTROLS IN PLACE, THE BODY IS BEING HANDLED PROPERLY AND RECORDED PROPERLY.

THAT'S ALL WE'RE GOING TO DO ABOUT THE SIGHTS THEMSELVES.

THEN WE'RE ALL HERE [INAUDIBLE] THAT'S ALL INTRODUCE I GOT THIS AND LOOKING PRIMARILY AT STATING COMPLIANCE AND ALSO AT [INAUDIBLE] OF OUR CONTROLS.

WHEN WE SAY IN FRONT OF OUR COMPLIANTS WE HAVE A SHORTLIST OF THINGS THAT WE SPECIFICALLY ARE REQUIRED TO LOOK AT BY STATE FEDERAL AUDIT GUYS, AND THEY STATE THAT THEY CHANGE [INAUDIBLE] WHEN IT COMES TO THE SAME BASICALLY THAT WE LOOK AT.

WE PAY THEM IN FEDERAL PROGRAM THAT YOU GUYS OPERATE HERE AND ROTATE AROUND BROADCASTING ABOUT.

[INAUDIBLE] SO IN THAT ONE WE ALSO HIT CONTROLS.

THERE ARE A LOT OF QUESTIONNAIRES, AND STUFF, MAKING SURE THERE'S PROPER APPROVALS ON EXPENDITURES, MAKING SURE THERE'S CHARTS AND BALANCES, IN THE WAY THAT YOU HOLD CASH, IN THE WAY YOU GET APPROVALS TO GET SOME THINGS, IN THE WAY THINGS ARE RECORDED, JUST GOING THROUGH ALL YOUR FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS TO MAKE SURE THAT PROCEDURES IN PLACE AND EVERYTHING IS SAFELY AND PROPERLY HANDLED.

I CAN BE LOOKING AT THE ACTUAL TRANSACTIONS AND ALSO I GET SET DURING QUESTIONNAIRES [INAUDIBLE] KIND OF WALK US THROUGH PROCEDURES IN PLACE.

DO YOU HAVE ANY [INAUDIBLE] WE COME BACK LATER IN A POLL ONCE EVERYTHING HAS BEEN CLOSED AND FINALIZED, AND THAT'S HOW WE ACTUALLY GO IN AUDIT THE NUMBERS THAT YOU HAVE PRESENTED.

SO YOU SAY YOU HAVE THIS IN CASH WE WANT TO SEE EVIDENCE OF THAT CASH IN THERE.

YOU SAY THAT THESE ACCOUNTS ARE PAYABLE OVERDUE WE GO THROUGH AND LOOK AT ACCOUNTS PAYABLE TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE ARE ACCURATE.

SO THAT'S BASICALLY GOING OVER YOUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MAKING SURE EACH OF THE NUMBERS THAT ARE PRESENTED THERE ARE MATERIALLY AND ACCURATELY PRESENTED.

SO THAT'S TRULY OUR PROCESS IN A NUTSHELL, WHAT WE GO THROUGH AND LOOK AT.

I CAN WALK THROUGH THE AUDIT REPORT AS WELL AND GIVE YOU A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THAT AND THEN HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.

THE AUDIT REPORT STARTS OFF WITH AN OPINION LETTER BEFORE ANYTHING, WHICH IS REALLY THE HEART OF THE AUDIT.

IF YOU HAVE A CLEAN OPINION WHICH YOU'LL NOTICE [INAUDIBLE] SAYING THAT YOU AGREE, THEN YOU HANG ON UNTIL PRESENTED EARLIER ON MATERIAL ASPECTS [INAUDIBLE].

THEN IT GOES INTO MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS, IT'S LIKE A CONDENSED VERSION OF [INAUDIBLE] IN THE BACK, IT ALSO HAS EURO COMPARITY OF DATA WHICH IS NICE TO JUST PUT THINGS IN A CONTEST ALL

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AFTER THAT WE GET INTO THE MAIN FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, THOUGH THESE ARE SOMEHOW UNIQUE BECAUSE THEY HAVE PREPARE THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO ON TWO DIFFERENT ACCOUNTING CENTERS.

THE FIRST ONE IS A GOVERNMENT ONE, WE'VE THOUGHT OF ALL YOUR PENSION, YOUR POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS, YOUR LONG-TERM DEBTS, ALL OF THOSE MUST BE RECORDED AND SHOW OUR NOTES.

THEN FOLLOWING THOSE FIRST COUPLE OF STATEMENTS WE GO INTO YOUR BANK FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

THESE ARE THE [INAUDIBLE] YOU SEE YOUR REPORTS FROM THE DISTRICT, HOW YOU TRACK THINGS INTERNALLY.

IT'S YOUR REGULAR EXPENDITURES, YOUR ASSETS, YOUR LIABILITIES, HOW YOU'VE HELD ON FIRM BY FIRM.

I YOU HAVE A COUPLE OF MAJOR FIRMS YOU WANT TO DO [INAUDIBLE] HERE AND THEN COME BACK AND DO MAJOR FIRMS INTO THAT COLUMN.

IN THOSE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WE ALSO HAVE RECONCILIATIONS, YOU CAN SEE HOW THERE ARE ONE TYPE OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT TO THE OTHER BECAUSE ARE VERY DIFFERENT.

BECAUSE WE ADD ALL THOSE LONG TERM ITEMS, IT DRASTICALLY CHANGES THE NUMBER SO WE HAVE THOSE RECONCILIATIONS AT THAT.

ONCE YOU GET PAST THE STATEMENT AND YOU CAN ACHIEVE, BY FAR THE MOST GOING TO BE ABLE TO RECORD AND THAT IS NOT SECONDS ON FOR MOST OF IT.

THERE ARE A LOT OF REQUIRE DISCLOSURES, TALKING ABOUT THE COMPANY POLICIES IN PLACE, MOSTLY DEBT TO GROW ON THESE NOTES, THERE'S PAGES AND PAGES OF NOTES REQUIRED FOR ANY OF YOUR PENSION PLANS, FOR YOUR OTHER POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFIT PLANS, THINGS LIKE THAT IS REALLY WHERE THE BULK OF YOUR NOTES ARE.

BUT IT'S SHAPING THE DOUBTS. THE ANSWER IS SOME SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION THAT A BANK FEES OR THINGS THAT MIGHT LOOK SOMEWHAT FAMILIAR.

WE PAY OUT YOUR INSTRUCTIONAL TIME FOR THE YEAR, YOUR AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE FOR THE ERROR, WE HAVE SOME MORE SCHEDULED ON PENSION AND POSTED ENVIRONMENT THAT EVENTS THAT ARE ALSO REQUIRED AND THE BUDGET IS IN THERE AS WELL, YOUR ORIGINAL LEGIT VERSUS YOUR REVISED BUDGET AND THEN YOUR FINAL NUMBERS FOR GENERAL FUND.

AS A TO TRY AND SCHEDULE THAT SHOWS FOR TWO PAST YEARS, START YOUR FUTURE BUDGET A YEAR.

AGAIN, HOW TO PUT THINGS IN PERSPECTIVE.

THEN RAFTS AND A PERMANENT END WITH OUR OPINIONS ON WE HAVE THREE DIFFERENT ACTUAL OPINION, MOTORS AND BACK, WE HAVE AN OPINION WITH GOVERNMENTAL AUDITING STANDARDS, BACHELOR'S FINANCIAL, WE HAVE ONE WITH STATE COMPLIANCE AND THEN WE HAVE AN OPINION WITH FEDERAL COMPLIANCE.

THEN AROUND THAT WITH ANY FINDINGS AFTER THAT, AND THEN THEY MANAGE THE COMMENTS THAT ARE SO VERY LAST QUESTION WOULD BE THINGS THAT ARE MAYBE AN IMPROVEMENT BUT I DIDN'T HAVE TO ACTUALLY BE WRITTEN IN.

I JUST A QUICK OVERVIEW OUR PROCESS AND A VERY QUICK OVERVIEW OF WHAT AN AUDIT REPORT.

BUT I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR DIG INTO ANY OF THE STATEMENTS OR DETAILS THAT YOU MIGHT WANT TO TALK ABOUT FURTHER.

>> ANY QUESTIONS?

>> I'VE GOT ONE QUESTION.

TYPICALLY IN THE PAST, AT LEAST TO MY MEMORY, AND MAYBE THEY'VE CHANGED HOW THINGS ARE DONE.

AN AUDIT WAS RECEIVED IS EITHER QUALIFIED OR UNQUALIFIED?

>> CORRECT IT CAN AN UNQUALIFIED OR A QUALIFIED OPINION, WHICH IS WHAT THIS ONE IS.

YOU HAVE A QUALIFIED OPINION.

YOU CAN HAVE AN ADVERSE OPINION, OR YOU CAN HAVE A DISCLAIMER OF OPINIONS.

THE UNMODIFIED OR CLEAN OPINION IS HOW THE SUPPORT IS.

QUALIFIED IS SAYING IT'S CLEAN OVERALL, BUT THERE ARE A FEW AREAS THAT WE JUST CAN'T GET ANY OPINION.

ADVERSE IS PRETTY MUCH THE WHOLE THING, ISN'T NEGATIVE OPINION OR [INAUDIBLE].

DISCLAIMER OPINION, BASICALLY, WE NEED TO HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION TO GIVE AN OPINION.

BUT THIS WAS A CLEANER AND MODIFIED OPINION.

>> CAN YOU DEFINE WHAT AUDITEE QUALIFIED AS LOW-RISK AUDITEE? THE QUESTION WAS ANSWERED AS, YES.

>> THAT'S ACTUALLY RELATED TO FEDERAL AWARDS.

WHEN WE TEST YOUR DIFFERENT FEDERAL PROGRAMS, THAT YOU OPERATE, WE VIEW THEM ON A ROTATING BASIS.

THERE ARE CERTAIN CRITERIA AS TO WHICH ONES WE PICK AND WHAT PERCENTAGE WE HAVE TO TEST.

IF YOU QUALIFY AS A LOW-RISK, WHICH YOU DO, WE HAVE A LOWER THRESHOLD OF THE NUMBER OF PROGRAMS, OR THE DOLLAR FIGURE THAT WE HAVE TO TEST.

YOU QUALIFY AS A LOW-RISK IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD AUDIT FINDINGS FOR YOUR FEDERAL AWARD IN PAST YEARS IF YOU SUBMITTED ALL OF YOUR REPORTS TIMELY, THAT HAVE GOTTEN THEIR CRITERIA WITH LITTLE BUT REALLY THE BIGGEST ONES.

BECAUSE YOU HAVE HAD CLEAN AUDIT REPORTS ON YOUR FEDERAL PROGRAMS IN THE PAST, AND THEY'VE ALL BEEN TO SUBMIT IT ON TIMELY MANNER, THEN YOU QUALIFY AS A LOW-RISK BECAUSE OF THAT.

[NOISE]

>> EXCUSE ME FOR NOT BEING MORE UNDERSTANDING HERE.

PREVIOUSLY OUR AUDITS WOULD TYPICALLY COME IN AS UNQUALIFIED.

>> YES. THEY COME UNQUALIFIED. YES.

>> THIS ONE IS NOT?

>> NO, THIS ONE IS SAME, THIS IS AN UNMODIFIED OPINION.

>> [OVERLAPPING] OKAY.

>> THE OPINION ON THERE,

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THAT'S AN UNMODIFIED OPINION, OR SWINGING OPINION.

>> CLEAN OPINION AND UNQUALIFIED MEAN THE SAME THING?

>> YEAH. CLEAN OPINION IS JUST HOW LONG CAN WE [INAUDIBLE].

WE'RE SAYING THAT WE AGREE THAT YOUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE PRESENTED PERFECTLY.

>> VERY GOOD. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND I APOLOGIZE FOR CALLING YOU, JEFF.

MY [LAUGHTER] SCRIPT SAID JEFF, [LAUGHTER] I WAS JUST GOING BY WHAT I WAS GIVEN.

>> NO, THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

HE WAS SCHEDULED THE FIRST TIME AROUND BUT WE GOT MOVED TO A DIFFERENT DATE.

I'M INITIATING FOR HIM.

>> I APPRECIATE YOU COMING TO THE MEETING TONIGHT. THANK YOU.

>> OF COURSE.

>> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

[16.2.1. STUDENT DISCIPLINARY ACTION ]

>> STUDENT DISCIPLINARY ACTION.

THE GOVERNING BOARD WILL TAKE ACTION IN AN OPEN SESSION ON THE FOLLOWING STUDENT DISCIPLINARY ITEMS LISTED, STUDENT DISCIPLINARY ACTION FOR STUDENT NUMBER 130704593.

STUDENT DISCIPLINARY ACTION PURSUIT TO EDUCATION CODE NUMBER 4890081 AND 48915C2, RECOMMENDATION THAT STUDENT NUMBER 130704539 BE READMITTED TO A SCHOOL WITHIN THE BENITO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.

>> [INAUDIBLE]

>> SECOND.

>> THOSE IN FAVOR? [OVERLAPPING]. IT'S UNANIMOUS.

OKAY, REPORTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT,

[17. REPORTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND SUPERINTENDENT ]

>> FIRST, I HAVE A COUPLE CORE VALUES IN PARENTING.

ONE OF THEM IS TIME.

I WAS MORE INTENTIONAL ABOUT THAT WHEN I THINK MY SON WAS TWO PLAYING WITH LEGOS AND HE JUST LOOKED AT ME AND IT WAS 10:00.

I HAVE NO IDEA WHY HE WAS STILL UP AT THAT TIME.

I AM THE COURSE WORKING BECAUSE MY KIDS ONLY WANT STUFF AT THE MOST INOPPORTUNE TIME.

MY SON LOOKED AT ME, "DADDY, I HAVE NO FRIENDS. WILL YOU PLAY WITH ME?" I SAID, YES. AFTER THAT I'VE MADE IT VERY INTENTIONAL TO STOP WHAT I'M DOING AND GIVE MY CHILDREN TIME BECAUSE I THINK IT'S GOOD DEVELOPMENTALLY.

WELL, MY SON IS NOW GETTING VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE MATERIAL HIS KINDERGARTEN TEACHER IS TEACHING, WHICH IS GREAT, THAT HE'S LEARNING, WHICH IS BAD THAT HE FEELS THE NEED TO STOP EVERYTHING I'M DOING SO HE CAN TELL THIS TO ME.

THIS WEEK, I GUESS, [INAUDIBLE] SAW HIS SHADOW AND THAT IS AN AMAZING EVENT THAT HAPPENED FOR MY SON.

HE HAD TO INTERRUPT EVERYTHING I'M DOING TO TELL ME THAT WE'RE GETTING SIX MORE WEEKS OF WINTER.

I LOOKED AT HIM AND I THINK THAT WASN'T RECEPTIVE.

I'M LIKE, WELL, ACTUALLY SON, I THINK IT'S MORE ABOUT THE VERNAL EQUINOX AND THE SUN CROSSING THE EQUATOR.

I THINK THE [INAUDIBLE] HAS ONLY BEEN RIGHT 40 PERCENT OF THE TIME.

HE JUST LOOKED AT ME AND I AM LIKE, "YOU'RE RIGHT SON, THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION." SORRY, SOMETIMES THINGS LIKE THAT ARE JUST ONE OF THOSE BENEFITS THAT YOU GET TO MAKE THOSE WONDERFUL MEMORIES DURING COVID.

COUPLE OF THINGS I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT.

WE ONCE AGAIN RECEIVED THE TOP WORKPLACE AWARD.

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR EXECUTIVE TEAM, DISTRICT OFFICE PRINCIPALS, TEACHERS, AND STAFF FOR MAKING THIS PLACE.

EVEN THOUGH WE'RE GOING THROUGH A PANDEMIC AND HAVING A WHOLE BUNCH OF UNIQUE CHALLENGES.

ONCE AGAIN, ONE OF THE TOP WORKPLACES IN THIS AREA, I THINK THAT'S PRETTY AMAZING.

ANOTHER THING I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT IS THE SANDY MISS ROTARY.

I KNOW WE HAD A PRESENTATION ON THE MINI-GRANTS.

HOWEVER, I DID NOTICE THAT IT'S NOT JUST OUR COMMUNITY GROUPS SUPPORTING OUR TEACHERS TO GIVE BETTER LESSONS TO THEIR STUDENTS.

BUT WE ALSO HAD A LOT OF COMMUNITY LEADERS.

THEY'RE MAYOR VIDAR, I BELIEVE WAS THERE RYAN VIENNA, MR. BELLA THORNE.

WE HAD A COUPLE OF BOARD MEMBERS, CRAIG CLAUDIO, AND CHUCK COYNE WHO WERE THERE AS WELL AS CARL POLLS, OUR SUPERINTENDENT AND OUR CITY MANAGER, CHRIS CONSTANTINE.

FOR ALL OF YOU WHO SUPPORT THE SANDY MISS ROTARY AND SUPPORTING OUR TEACHERS, I'D DEFINITELY LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU.

WE ALSO HAD ONE PERSON IN THE COMMUNITY.

I THINK HER NAME IS LYNN BROOKS AND SHE DONATED A VEHICLE TO OUR AUTO SHOP SO THAT KIDS CAN GET A BETTER HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE.

I'D LIKE TO DEFINITELY THANK HER.

SOME THINGS COMING UP.

WE HAVE ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9TH, THE RED CROSS IS HAVING A BLOOD DRIVE AT THE SANDY MASONIC LODGE AND THAT'S FROM 1:00 P.M TO 9:00 P.M.

THE ADDRESS IS 220 NORTH MONTE VISTA AVENUE, 91773.

ALSO, IF YOU'VE BEEN FOLLOWING ANY OF THE BLOGS ON CINDY, MR. LAVERNE,

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JUST WANTED TO MAKE THE GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENT [LAUGHTER] THAT HAS BEEN SOLVED.

WASTE MANAGEMENT IS NOW PICKING UP ALL THREE CANS.

SO YAY FOR THAT. THAT'S ALL I GOT.

>> GLENN, PLEASE.

>> ON THE PAST WE'VE ALWAYS PICKED OUR NICHES AND BOARD MEMBERS REPORTED ON DIFFERENT THINGS AND DIANE DID THE ARTS AND PATTI DID HER CTE AND LEARN YOUTH AND FAMILY ACTION COMMITTEE, AND I TRENDED TOWARD THE SPORTS AND FOR A YEAR NOW, WE HAVEN'T HAD ANYTHING TO REPORT [LAUGHTER].

SO I'M PLEASED TO SAY THAT SPRING SPORTS HAVE STARTED AND MAY ACTUALLY GET TO HAVE SOME COMPETITIONS GOING FORWARD.

IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE ACTUALLY ADDED A NEW SPORT THIS YEAR BENITO ADDED A GIRLS GOLF TEAM, BEFORE THEY HAD THE BOYS, THE GIRLS COULD PLAY ON THE TEAM, BUT THEY NOW ACTUALLY HAVE THEIR OWN TEAM.

WE'RE GETTING TO WHERE WE CAN ACTUALLY, MAYBE PLAY OR RUN OR WHATEVER IT IS AND HAVE ADDED AN ADDITIONAL TEAM IN THAT, AND I WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW THAT THE DISTRICT FROM TOP TO BOTTOM IS WORKING TIRELESSLY AND HARD.

SO WHEN WE CAN REOPEN, NOT IF, BUT WHEN WE REOPEN WE'LL BE READY.

WE DON'T KNOW WHAT MODEL IT'S GOING TO BE.

YOU CAN PRETTY MUCH GUARANTEE WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE GOING TO CLASS, FIVE DAYS A WEEK FROM 8-3, BUT WHENEVER IT HAPPENS, WE WILL BE READY.

>> ALL RIGHT. I'M STILL TRYING TO FIND MANDATE, IT'S, WHY I'M BRAND NEW.

MY INITIAL COMBO, WHERE I HAVE BEEN ENJOYING MOST IS TAKING PART, BEING PART OF THE KID'S SCHOOLS, SAYING THAT TEACHERS WORK, THE STAFF WORK, AND WE GOT TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT A FEW SCHOOLS EVEN THOUGH WE DID IT VIRTUALLY.

AS YOU SEE I'M REPRESENTING THEIR MASS, THEY GENEROUSLY DONATED, GO INHALE AND BENITO.

I KNOW IT'S STRESSFUL, HAVING YOUR PRINCIPAL SHOWCASE YOU IN FRONT OF ALL THE EXACT CABINET AND A BUNCH OF BOARD MEMBERS.

BUT THESE TEACHERS REALLY KNOCK IT OUT OF THE PARK.

ALL THESE KIDS FROM KINDERGARTEN TO CALCULUS, WERE ENGAGED, THEY'RE SMILING WHILE THEY ARE LEARNING.

SO IT'S REALLY, SO I MEAN THAT A LOT OF LEARNING IS HAPPENING.

IT'S NOT THAT WE'RE NOT OPEN.

WE'RE NOT LOOKING AT REOPENING, WE MIGHT BE LOOKING AT RETURNING TO SCHOOL, THE CLASSES ARE OPEN, WE'RE JUST A LITTLE BIT NON-TRADITIONAL RIGHT NOW.

ONE OF THE CLASSES HAS SOME KIDS REPORT ON WHAT THEY MISSED THE MOST, AND THIS GOT TO ME.

I KNOW A LOT OF THEM SAID MOSTLY, HE WAS HANGING OUT WITH THEIR FRIENDS AND MAKING THOSE CONNECTIONS WITH THE TEACHERS.

ONE OF THEM REALLY HOPE FOR AN EIGHTH GRADE PROMOTION, AND I HOPE THAT AS WELL.

HOPEFULLY WE SEE THE LIGHT COMING AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL.

LIKE YOU SAID, GLENN, IT'S COMING SOON, AND I HOPE TO BRING THAT TO YOU AS WELL.

I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE INCREASED EFFORT THOUGH FROM THE DISTRICT WITH THE SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL AND THE FUN.

CHRIS MILLER, WE HAVING A PAINTING PROJECT NEXT WEDNESDAY, A VALID TYPE PAINT PROJECT.

RONIN IS HAVING THE MYSTERY READER WHICH I'M EXCITED TO BE A PART OF READING TOMORROW, SO PLEASE TUNE IN.

LOT OF DIFFERENT SCHOOLS FROM MIDDLE SCHOOLS, ELEMENTARY, ARE HAVING HANGOUTS WITH THE SCHOOL COUNSELOR DURING LUNCHTIME.

AN OPPORTUNITY FOR KIDS TO GO INTO BREAKOUT ROOMS ON SPECIFIC TOPICS, JUST TO TALK, AND THAT PART OF SCHOOL IS MISSING WHERE IT'S, YOU JUST GET TO TALK TO PEERS.

I'M GLAD THAT'S COMING IN.

LONE HILL, KNOCKED IT OUT OF THE PARK.

THEY HAD A CLUB RUSH A WEEK OR TWO AGO.

THINK 80 KIDS SIGNED UP FOR COOKING.

WE GOT ABOUT A 100 FOR GAMING CLUB.

WE'RE MAKING A LOT OF PROGRESS.

WE NEED A WHILE, MIGHT NOT SO MUCH BE HANGING OUT.

THEY'RE STILL BRINGING THE FUN.

I RECENTLY DISCOVERED A SERIES CALLED THE PAWSE P-A-W-S-E, IS ONE OF THE MOST HILARIOUS THINGS I'VE SEEN.

I BINGE WATCHED ALL SEASON [LAUGHTER] SIX LAST WEEK, THIS EPISODE ABOUT KIDS AND ZOOM TO SEEM THE FOREHEADS, AND IT WAS AMAZING, THAT'S MY NEW FAVORITE SHOW, SO THANK YOU TO THE STUDENTS WHO RUN THIS.

THAT'S ABSOLUTELY LIKE MY FAVORITE THING TO WATCH NOW.

THANK YOU FOR THE PSEUDO REPRESENTATIVES, BENITO, THE FUNDRAISER WITH RAMONA AND LONE HILL, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTRIBUTING TO THE LEUKEMIA, I LOVE WHEN NOT ONLY COMMUNITY GROUPS HELP OUT BUT THE STUDENTS THEMSELVES, AND THESE SHAPE, THESE CAMPAIGNS.

I LOVE HOW YOU'RE BEING CREATIVE AT BENITO WITH THE HOMECOMING DRIVE THROUGH.

I HOPE TO BE ABLE TO ATTEND THAT.

CHAPERONED, GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR MODEL SCHOOL VISIT. IT'S COOL.

IT WAS A VIRTUAL VISIT, BUT GOOD LUCK WITH THAT AND YOUR LAST MEETING.

SANDY. THANK YOU FOR THE CAFE LAST [INAUDIBLE] BECAUSE I'VE BEEN GOING TO A LOT OF FUNDRAISERS AND EVERY TIME IT IS CHICK-FIL-A, AS MUCH [LAUGHTER] AS I LOVE CHICK-FIL-A, I'M A BIT TIRED OF CHICK-FIL-A THIS WEEK.

I HAD IT FOR RAMONA, HAD IT FOR CHRIS MILLER, EXTRA HAVING EVEN RONIN CON ME INTO HAVING

[00:40:01]

THANK YOU FOR SWITCHING IT UP ON ME, AND GOOD JOB.

KEEP ON PRACTICING THE SPORTS JUST FOR WHEN WE GET BACK.

WHILE ALL THE ROOMS ARE CLOSED, I THINK WE'RE ALL WORKING EVEN HARDER.

NO ONES HAVING THE EASY WAY OUT.

PARENTS I KNOW YOU'RE SACRIFICING A LOT.

ALL OF US UP HERE ARE DOING THE SAME THING, TRYING TO KEEP OUR KIDS A FLOAT ACADEMICALLY AND SOCIALLY.

TEACHERS, I KNOW IT'S LESS TIME TO GET THROUGH THE DAY, GETTING LESS TIME BUT YOU'RE TAKING A LOT MORE HOURS TO PREP.

YOU GUYS ARE LOT MORE INNOVATIVE FROM WHAT I SAW FROM THE ROTARY GRANTS USING BOOM CARDS FOR SPECIAL ED OR THE MANIPULATES.

JUST FROM WHAT I SEE WITH MY OWN KIDS, YOU GUYS ARE GETTING A LOT MORE INNOVATIVE AND CREATIVE AND THESE KIDS ARE SMILING WHILE THEY'RE LEARNING. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

STUDENT'S LEARNING IN NON-TRADITIONAL WAYS.

YOU DON'T GET AS MUCH SOCIALIZATION, SO IT'S HARD TO MAKE THAT CONNECTEDNESS.

BUT YOU KNOW, I SEE MY KIDS TRYING AND MOST OF ALL CLASSIFIED.

THESE GUYS HAVEN'T MISSED A BIT IN ABOUT A YEAR.

I STILL DRIVE BY AND SEE FOOD DELIVERED EVERY DAY, EVEN THOUGH THOSE BIG, WINDY DAYS WE HAD LAST WEEK IN THE RAIN, THEY NEVER MISS A BIT.

SCHOOL AGE CARE NEVER MISSED A BIT.

TECH, AS WE HONOR TODAY, I'M SURE THEY COULDN'T IMAGINE THEIR JOBS TWO YEARS AGO LOOKING LIKE IT DOES THIS YEAR, AND OUR CAMPUSES STILL LOOK GREAT, EVEN THOUGH IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S ONLY TEACHERS THERE.

I HOPE, I REALLY HOPE THAT THE COUNTY COMES THROUGH WITH THEIR PROMISE TO GET THESE VACCINES OUT.

FOR WHOEVER CHOOSES TO GET IT.

I'M NOT FOR A MANDATE, BUT IF WE HAVE THESE AVAILABLE, AND PEOPLE WHO CHOOSE FOR IT, I'M EXCITED TO SEE THAT COMING HOPEFULLY THIS MONTH.

NOW I WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE'S COMFORTABLE TO WORK IN OUR DISTRICT, TO BRING YOUR KIDS IN OUR DISTRICT, I SEE THAT PART IS REALLY COMING SOON.

WHAT I'M REALLY PROUD ABOUT FOR THIS BOARD AND FOR THIS MEETING IS I'M SIGNING THE RESOLUTION FOR THE STATE TESTING.

I'D LIKE TO PRESSURE THE GOVERNOR TO WAVE THIS IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF WHAT'S REALLY GOOD FOR OUR KIDS.

BECAUSE THIS IS REALLY AN INAPPROPRIATE TIME, AND RIDICULOUS MEASURE TO TEST OUR STUDENTS.

I WOULD RATHER HAVE OUR TEACHERS HAVE THE EXTRA TWO WEEKS TO ACTUALLY TEACH THAT CURRICULUM TO MAKE OUR KIDS GET THOSE LEARNING OUTCOMES.

IT'S HARD TO GET THROUGH CURRICULUM IN THIS NON TRADITIONAL WAY.

BUT I KNOW WE'RE COMING THROUGH IT, BUT MORE TIME TO DO THAT I'M EXCITED ABOUT, AND OUR KIDS HAVE ENOUGH STRESS.

TO HAVE TO GO THROUGH MORE TESTING FOR INVALID RESULTS.

BUT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO EATING SOME CAFE [INAUDIBLE] [LAUGHTER] AND ANY MORE IDEAS FOR DIFFERENT RESTAURANTS ON ALL FOUR, SEND ME AN E-MAIL AND I'LL BE THERE. [LAUGHTER] THANK YOU.

>> GOOD EVENING. IT'S NIGHT TIME NOW.

GOOD EVENING AND HAPPY FEBRUARY.

FEBRUARY IS HEART AWARENESS MONTH.

I CHANGED UP MY MASK HERE.

IT'S VERY NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE ALL ACTIVELY TAKING CARE OF YOUR HEARTS PHYSICALLY AND EMOTIONALLY.

A COUPLE GOOD WAYS THAT I'VE SEEN THIS HAPPENING PHYSICALLY IS A LOT OF THE TEACHERS ARE USING I GUESS IT'S THROUGH YOUTUBE, IT'S CALLED WOULD YOU RATHER? IT REALLY GETS THE KIDS TO MOVE AND BE ACTIVE DURING THEIR DISTANCE LEARNING.

I HAVE BEEN JOINING IN AND I'M ENJOYING IT.

I'M TRYING TO GET MORE PARENTS TO GET ON THAT, SPEND THAT TIME WITH THEIR KIDS BECAUSE IT'S BEEN REALLY FUN AND I KNOW MY SON'S TEACHER IS PROBABLY LAUGHING AT ME, BUT THAT'S OKAY.

TAKING CARE OF YOUR HEART EMOTIONALLY, WE HAVE SOME GREAT PROGRAMS FOR THE KIDS AND RESOURCES.

SO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE ALSO TAKING PART OF THAT, SEEKING HELP IF YOU NEED IT.

I WAS ALSO ABLE TO ATTEND THE VIRTUAL SCHOOL TOUR FOR SHOAL, LONE HILL, AND BONITA HIGH.

I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY THAT MADE THAT POSSIBLE.

THE PRINCIPAL, STAFF, STUDENTS, IT WAS A REALLY GREAT EXPERIENCE.

ALTHOUGH I LIVE IT, I SEE IT EVERY DAY.

IT WAS NICE TO SEE THE OLDER KIDS AND EXPERIENCE IT THROUGH THEIR EYES A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE ALL SEE THE DIFFERENT LEVELS IN DIFFERENT CLASSES.

I WAS REALLY IMPRESSED BY THE TEACHERS.

YOU GUYS PUT YOUR HEARTS INTO THIS AND IT SHOWS.

I ESPECIALLY AND THEY WERE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT TODAY.

BUT THE CIS AND ET TEAM, THEY ARE TRULY THE UNSUNG HEROES.

AS A BOARD MEMBER AND AS A PARENT, OH MY GOSH, THEY HAVE HELPED ME MORE TIMES AND THEY'RE ARE ALWAYS EAGER TO HELP AND MAKE IT HAPPEN.

I'M REALLY HAPPY TO SEE SOME OF THE SPORTS RETURNING AND CLUBS AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS OF THE SANDY MISS ROTARY AWARDS.

THE WAYS THAT YOU GUYS ARE PLANNING ON USING THAT MONEY SOUNDS AMAZING AND I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THE PRODUCT OF YOUR WINNINGS IN OUR KIDS AND OUR COMMUNITY.

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WE HAVEN'T MET IN ALMOST A YEAR.

THIS COMMITTEE IS VERY IMPORTANT TO OUR COMMUNITY AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING BACK IN MEETING THROUGH ZOOM.

BUT I REALLY URGE ALL COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO ATTEND THIS MEETING.

IF YOU NEED INFORMATION ABOUT IT, YOU CAN CONTACT ME OR YOU CAN SEE IT ON BOTH CITY WEBSITES, I'M SURE.

ALSO, I'M EXCITED FOR THE ROWING READING MYSTERY NIGHT THAT I AM ALSO ATTENDING, BUT IT'S A MYSTERY SO I WON'T TELL WHEN I'M DOING IT.

SO YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU GET ON THE ZOOM AND IT'S GOING TO BE EVERY TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND THURSDAY EVENINGS AT 5:00 PM.

A LITTLE HINT, I'LL BE READING A STORY ABOUT HEARTS.

SO YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU CATCH MY NIGHT.

I HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A GREAT LOVE MONTH AND TAKE CARE OF YOUR HEARTS.

>> THANK YOU. IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS, I'VE ATTENDED ZOOM MEETINGS FOR THE MCKINLEY CHILDREN'S HOME, DELIVERING SAN DIMAS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION.

ALSO, THE ROTARY MEETING WHERE THE TEACHERS WERE AWARDED WITH THEIR GRANTS.

ALSO ENJOYED THE VIRTUAL CLASSROOM VISIT.

I CAN RELATE TO THE TEACHERS IN A VERY SMALL WAY, HOW THEY MUST MISS THE KIDS ACTUALLY BEING IN THEIR CLASSROOMS. ONE OF THE FUN PARTS OF THIS JOB IS WALKING THROUGH AND VISITING CLASSROOMS. IF I MISS JUST THAT LITTLE SMALL SEGMENT OF WHAT A GOOD TEACHER'S, GOOD DAY IS WITH ALL THE KIDS.

IT WAS ESPECIALLY HEARTWARMING TO SEE IN THE KINDERGARTEN THEY HAD ALL THEIR LITTLE FACES UP ON A GALLERY.

I CAN SEE WHY KINDERGARTEN TEACHERS JUST MISS THOSE LITTLE KIDS SO MUCH.

THERE ARE STUDENTS THAT THEY'VE NEVER EVEN MET IN PERSON YET, SO REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO BETTER TIMES AHEAD AND HOPEFULLY THEY'RE NOT IN THE TOO FAR DISTANT FUTURE. MR. COLES.

>> I HAD A FEW THINGS HERE ON MY LIST, BUT IN LISTENING TO THE FIVE OF YOU, IT BRINGS ME GREAT JOY THAT YOU RECOGNIZE AND THAT YOU SEE WHAT TAKES PLACE EACH AND EVERY DAY OUT THERE.

IN THIS DISTRICT JUST ISN'T ABOUT FINDING WAYS TO SURVIVE, IT'S NOT ABOUT JUST RETREATING, THIS DISTRICT IS GOING TO FIND A WAY TO THRIVE.

THAT'S WHY IT HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS A TOP WORKPLACE.

THAT'S WHY YOU'RE ABLE TO COMMENT ON THE GREAT THINGS THAT YOU CONTINUE TO SEE.

I THINK YOU SAID IT BEST.

SO THANK YOU FOR THE RECOGNITION OF THE STUDENTS AND STAFF IN THIS DISTRICT AND YOUR WORDS MEAN A LOT TO THEM AND TO ME. THANK YOU.

>>THANK YOU. REQUESTS TO SPEAK ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS,

[18. REQUESTS TO SPEAK ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS COMMUNICATION FROM THE PUBLIC ]

THE PUBLIC HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE BOARD.

NO ACTION OR DISCUSSION CAN TAKE PLACE ABOUT ITEMS NOT APPEARING ON THE AGENDA.

THE BOARD MAY LIMIT THE TOTAL TIME FOR EACH AGENDA ITEM TO 20 MINUTES.

PERSONS WISHING TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT CAN SUBMIT AN EMAIL TO MARGARET MCDONALD, SENIOR EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE SUPERINTENDENT, AND WE HAVE A COMMENT TO BE READ ALOUD AT THIS TIME.

>> WE DO. WE HAVE TWO.

FIRST FROM JACKSON CELINESS.

HE WRITES, I AM ASKING EVERYONE ON THIS BOARD TO SUPPORT ASSEMBLY CONCURRENT RESOLUTION, LET THEM PLAY, WHICH WILL PERMIT YOUTHS SPORTS TO PLAY IF PASSED.

NOTE, JACKSON HAS ALSO INCLUDED AS PART OF HIS COMMENTS, THE LET THEM PLAY RESOLUTION.

SECOND ONE TONIGHT IS FROM CAMILLE WAGI.

SHE WRITES, TO OUR DEDICATED SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS.

FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK ALL OF THOSE AND LEADERSHIP IN BUSD FOR THE EFFORTS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE TO ASSIST OUR STUDENTS AND MEET THEIR VARIOUS NEEDS THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC.

I'M SO PROUD TO CALL SAN DIMAS HOME AND CONFIDENT THAT MY KIDS ARE RECEIVING THE BEST POSSIBLE EDUCATION EVEN DURING OUR CURRENT SITUATION.

THE PURPOSE OF MY LETTER TODAY IS TO ASK THAT OUR HIGH-SCHOOL SENIORS BE CONSIDERED FIRST WHEN PLANS ARE BEING MADE FOR REOPENING PROCEDURES.

YOU MAY HAVE ALREADY ADDRESSED THIS IN PREVIOUS BOARD MEETINGS AND OR DISTRICT ADMIN CONVERSATIONS, BUT I WANTED TO SAY SOMETHING IN THE MEETING TODAY JUST IN CASE.

SHE CONTINUES AND WRITES.

MY DAUGHTER IS A SENIOR AS SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL.

SHE MENTIONED TO ME A FEW WEEKS AGO THAT SHE'S WORRIED THAT EVERYONE WILL JUST ASSUME THE SENIORS ARE DOING OKAY.

THAT ADMINISTRATORS AND TEACHERS WILL THINK THAT STUDENTS HAVE FIGURED OUT DISTANCE LEARNING AND WILL GIVE UP ON THE IDEA OF BRINGING STUDENTS BACK ON CAMPUS.

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I'VE ALSO SEEN RECENT EFFORTS BY BOTH THE SCHOOL, AND BY PARENTS TO CREATE SOME SAFE INTERACTIVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SENIORS.

BUT EVEN WITH ALL THIS, I STILL WANT TO REMIND YOU THAT OUR KIDS ARE NOT OKAY.

MY DAUGHTER IS HANDLING THINGS SOME DAYS AND NOT OTHER DAYS.

SHE MISSES HER FRIENDS AND DOES NOT FEEL CONNECTED WITH MOST OF HER CLASSMATES.

SHE EXPERIENCES WAVE AFTER WAVE OF GRIEF AS EACH LAST PASSES BY WITHOUT HOPE THAT ANYTHING WILL BE MEANINGFULLY CELEBRATED THIS YEAR.

AS SHE WORKED THROUGH THE STAGES OF GRIEF, SHE STILL HAS TO PUSH THROUGH AND MEET THE HIGH EXPECTATIONS OF HER CLASSES.

HER TEACHERS ARE WONDERFUL, BUT AS WITH EVERYTHING ELSE, THERE ARE LIMITS TO WHAT CAN BE DONE IN THE DISTANCE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT.

PLEASE, AS YOU CONSIDER REOPENING AND THE VARIOUS HYBRID MODELS, CONSIDER OUR SENIORS WHO WILL NEVER GET THIS YEAR BACK.

THEY WILL NEVER GO TO PROM AND MANY HAVE LOST THEIR ENTIRE FINAL SPORTS SEASON.

THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN PROUDLY WALKING THE HALLWAYS OF THEIR HIGH SCHOOL EVERYDAY, BUT INSTEAD HAVE BEEN ISOLATED IN BEDROOMS. IF YOU BRING ANYONE BACK ON CAMPUS, PLEASE BRING THE CLASS OF 2021 BACK FIRST.

AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR ALL THE CONSIDERATION YOU HAVE ALREADY GIVEN, WHAT IS SEEN, IS NOTICED AND APPRECIATED.

I HAVE FULL CONFIDENCE THAT YOU WILL DO WHAT IS BEST FOR OUR STUDENTS. CAMILLE WAGI.

>> THANKS FOR THOSE COMMENTS.

AS PREVIOUSLY NOTED, THE BOARD CANNOT COMMENT OR TAKE ACTION ON ITEMS BROUGHT UP, BUT MAYBE STAFF CAN FOLLOW UP WITH THOSE FOLKS AND GIVE THEM SOME INSIGHT.

>> YES, ABSOLUTELY. WE WILL REACH OUT TO BOTH JACKSON AND CAMILLE.

>> THANK YOU. FUTURE MEETING DATES.

[19. FUTURE MEETING DATES ]

ARE THERE ANY ITEMS FOR FUTURE AGENDAS?

[20. ITEMS FOR FUTURE AGENDAS ]

I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US DISCUSS GETTING BACK TO A REGULAR SCHEDULE WITH OUR AD HOC COMMITTEES WITH THE CITIES.

THREE OF YOU HAVE NEVER EVEN BEEN ONE YET, I DON'T THINK SO.

IT'S AN IMPORTANT EXCHANGE OF WHAT'S GOING ON WITH EACH OF THE CITIES AND WE TELL THEM WHAT'S GOING ON WITHIN THE DISTRICT.

I THINK IT'S A VALUABLE COMMUNICATION TOOL THAT WE NEED TO GET BACK ON TRACK WITH.

>> WHAT WE CAN DO IS, YOU READ MY MIND ANYWAYS, WE NEED TO GET SOME AD HOC MEETINGS SCHEDULED.

THEN WHAT WE CAN DO IS ONCE THEY'RE SCHEDULED WILL HAVE THE MEETINGS.

THOSE ARE STILL OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

THEN ONCE THOSE ARE DONE, WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT WE REPORT OUT, PROBABLY MAYBE NOT NEXT MONTH, MAYBE A MONTH AFTER IF WE CAN GET ONE OR TWO SCHEDULED.

THEN I'LL REACH OUT TO BOTH CITY MANAGERS TO GET THOSE GOING.

>> THAT WOULD BE GREAT. WE WILL ADJOURN THIS OPEN SESSION AT 5:54 AND CONVENE IN THE CLOSED SESSION.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.