[1. Notice and Return]
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>> GOOD MORNING. WELCOME TO THE CALL BOARD MEETING OF THE DALLAS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
PLEASE STAND AND JOIN US FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE AND REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND THE SOLITARY TO THE TEXAS FLAG.
>> THE FOLLOWING TRUSTEES ARE EITHER PHYSICALLY PRESENT OR PARTICIPATING SIMULTANEOUSLY BY VIDEO CONFERENCE, A QUORUM OF THE BOARD IS PHYSICALLY PRESENT AT THIS LOCATION.
DISTRICT ONE EDWIN FLORES IS JOINING US VIRTUALLY, DISTRICT TWO DUSTIN MARSHALL, DISTRICT THREE DAN MICCICHE IS JOINING US VIRTUALLY, DISTRICT FOUR KARLA GARCIA IS JOINING US VIRTUALLY DISTRICT SIX, JOYCE FOREMAN, DISTRICT SEVEN, BEN MACKEY, DISTRICT EIGHT, JOE CARREON, AND DISTRICT NINE, JUSTIN HENRY.
OUR SUPERINTENDENT SCHOOLS MICHAEL HINOJOSA JOINS US AND I AM BOARD PRESIDENT BEN MACKEY.
IN ORDER FOR THE BOARD TO HOLD THIS MEETING IN AN EFFECTIVE MANNER, I WANT TO LET IT BE KNOWN, THAT THIS MEETING WILL BE CONDUCTED IN AN ORDERLY FASHION AND ASK THE PUBLIC TO ABIDE BY THE RULES OUTLINED IN BOARD POLICY BED LOCAL PERTAINING TO PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.
ADDITIONALLY, IT'S A CRIMINAL OFFENSE FOR A PERSON WITH INTENT TO PREVENT OR DISRUPT A LAWFUL MEETING TO SUBSTANTIALLY OBSTRUCT OR INTERFERE WITH THE ORDINARY CONDUCT OF A MEETING BY PHYSICAL ACTION OR VERBAL UTTERANCE AND THEREBY CURTAIL THE EXERCISE OF OTHERS FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS.
EVERYONE IS ASKED TO PLEASE WEAR YOUR MASK OVER YOUR NOSE AND MOUTH WHILE IN DISTRICT PROPERTY.
ANY PERSON WHO REFUSES TO WEAR A MASK BECOMES BOISTEROUS OR DISRUPTIVE WHILE ADDRESSING THE BOARD, WHILE ATTENDING TO THIS BOARD MEETING, SHALL BE ASKED TO LEAVE BY OUR SECURITY OFFICERS.
FAILURE TO LEAVE WHEN REQUESTED TO DO SO BY OUR SECURITY OFFICERS MAY RESULT IN A PERSON BEING ESCORTED FROM THE MEETING AND SUBJECT TO ARREST.
OUR AGENDA NOW CALLS FOR THE PUBLIC FORUM SEGMENT OF OUR MEETING.
HOWEVER, I WAS INFORMED THAT NO ONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.
WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO ACTION ITEMS. ACTION ITEM A, IS PULLED BY ADMINISTRATION DUE TO A CHANGE THAT MAKES IT NO LONGER NECESSARY FOR THE BOARD AS WE WILL NOT BE PURSUING THESE EXPENDITURES.
WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEMS. [BACKGROUND].
[B. Consider and Take Possible Action to Approve an Interlocal Agreement with Recommended Vendor for the Purchase of Dart Passes and Vouchers for Districtwide Use (Not to Exceed $1,000,000 Through June 30, 2023 / General Operating Funds)]
WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM B, APPROVING IN OUR LOCAL AGREEMENT WITH RECOMMENDED VENDOR FOR THE PURCHASE OF DART PASSES AND VOUCHERS FOR DISTRICT WIDE USE NOT TO EXCEED $1 MILLION THROUGH JUNE 30TH, 2023, GENERAL OPERATING FUNDS. DO I HAVE A MOTION?>> MOVE TO APPROVE [OVERLAPPING]. SECOND?
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED BY TRUSTEE MARSHALL, SECONDED BY TRUSTEE FLORES.
IS THERE A DISCUSSION TRUSTEE MARSHALL?
>> I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS JUST ABOUT OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH DART AND I HAD PURSUED PROBABLY A YEAR AND A HALF AGO SOME POSSIBLE CHANGES TO OUR WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH DART AND AT THE TIME I THINK THE HEAD OF DART WASN'T INTERESTED IN PURSUING THOSE CHANGES AND SO THEY DIED ON THE VINE, BUT NOW THAT THERE'S NEW LEADERSHIP THERE, I'M CURIOUS IF WE HAVE LOOKED INTO THE POSSIBILITY OF ALL STUDENTS IN DALLAS, LET ALONE DISD WRITING FREE ON DART, WHICH WAS THE SUB TOPIC OF THE DISCUSSION A YEAR AND A HALF AGO.
HAS THAT CONVERSATION OCCURRED ANY FURTHER OR HAS THAT NOT BEEN BROUGHT UP SINCE THE LAST TIME I WAS INVOLVED IN THE CONVERSATION?
>> TRUSTEE MARSHALL I WOULD SAY THAT THE CONVERSATION HAS NOT BEEN HELD SINCE YOU BROUGHT IT UP.
BUT IT'S A CONVERSATION THAT WE NEED TO GO BACK TO DART SINCE THEY HAVE NEW LEADERSHIP IS SOMETHING WE CAN LOOK INTO.
>> TRUSTEE MARSHALL I'M GOING TO HER RECEPTION TONIGHT.
WE HAVE A GROUP OF COMMUNITY LEADERS, COUNTY JUDGE, CITY MANAGERS, AND SEVERAL OF US IN THE DART IS ON THAT GROUP, BUT SHE HAS NOT BEEN AT THE MEETINGS YET.
I THINK SHE'S STILL TRYING TO GET ORIENTED BUT FIRST OPPORTUNITY I GET, I WILL RE-KINDLE THAT CONVERSATION AND GET BACK WITH YOU AND DUE KNOW ABOUT HAVING THAT CONVERSATION WITH HER.
>> IF THAT WERE TO COME TO PASS, HOW WOULD THAT RELATE TO THIS AGENDA ITEM?
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>> WELL, IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ALL STUDENTS, THEN IF YOU'RE GOING TO RIDE FOR FREE, THEN WE WOULDN'T NEED THAT.
>> IS THIS JUST AN ANNUAL EXPENDITURE?
>> FOR HOW LONG IS THIS ITEM? I DON'T KNOW HOW TO [INAUDIBLE]
>> THE MONTHLY PASSES THAT WE USE FOR STUDENTS.
>> UP UNTIL THE END OF THIS SCHOOL YEAR, UNTIL MAY OF 22?.
>> BUT WE BUY THEM ALL AT ONE TIME IS WHAT I'M ASKING.
>> WE BUY THEM AS WE NEED THEM.
>> YEAH, SO IT'S ONE OF THOSE AS WE NEED IT.
>> WE CAN STOP THE EXPENDITURE AT ANY MONTH IF DART WERE TO MAKE CHANGES TO ALLOW THIS NO LONGER BE NECESSARY BECAUSE ALL KIDS WERE WRITING FOR FREE?
>> OKAY. WELL, I WOULD LOVE TO RE-INITIATE THAT DIALOGUE.
IT SEEMS TO ME AT THE TIME, I KNOW THE SUPERINTENDENT WAS SUPPORTIVE OF THE IDEA.
I KNOW OUR COO AT THAT TIME WAS SUPPORTIVE OF THE IDEA.
OUR HEAD OF TRANSPORTATION WAS SUPPORTIVE OF THE IDEA.
THERE WERE FOLKS ON THE DARTBOARD THAT WERE SUPPORTIVE.
THERE WERE FOLKS IN THE ADMINISTRATION AT DART THAT WERE SUPPORTIVE.
IT WAS JUST THE HEAD OF THE ORGANIZATION AS FAR AS I CAN TELL THAT NEVER VOICED ANY OPPOSITION, BUT HE ALSO NEVER ALLOWED IT TO MOVE FORWARD.
I THINK THAT THERE'S HIGH POTENTIAL FOR A WIN-WIN SITUATION THERE FOR OUR KIDS AND OUR FAMILIES ALL ACROSS THE CITY AND ON TOP OF THAT, SOME COST-SAVINGS OPPORTUNITIES FOR DISD, SO I HOPE WE CAN RE-INITIATE THAT DIALOGUE AND I'D BE HAPPY TO PLAY A ROLE IF IT'S USEFUL. THANKS.
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE MARSHALL, ANY OTHER TRUSTEES? TRUSTEE FOREMAN.
>> YES, WOULD YOU STAY THERE FOR JUST A MINUTE? THAT IN THE HOUSE DON'T LEAVE I WANT TO SAY THIS TO YOU TOO. THANK YOU.
AS I WAS LISTENING TO TRUSTEE MARSHALL, YOU MUST REMEMBER THAT DART HAS AT LEAST 12 MEMBER CITIES WHO ALSO HAVE STUDENTS, AND SO I DON'T WANT US TO GET CAUGHT IN A BOX OF BELIEVING THAT WE CAN GET DALLAS ISD STUDENTS FREE PASSES WITHOUT UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE ARE OTHER MEMBER CITIES INVOLVED THAT WILL FORM A DART BOARD MEMBER AND CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND THE OPERATION.
I DON'T WANT ANYTHING HELD UP BASED ON A PREMISE THAT WE COULD GET FREE PASSES.
BECAUSE THERE ARE OTHER MEMBER CITIZEN THIS IS JUST THE NEW LEADERSHIP TAKING THAT POSITION.
IT WOULD HAVE TO BE THE WHOLE BOARD TAKING THAT POSITION.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT CLEAR SO THAT THERE IS A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING EITHER THIS IS NOT GOING TO JUST HAPPEN.
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE FOREMAN.
TRUSTEES, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS HERE? I DO JUST WANT TO UNDERSCORE, I FULLY CONCUR WITH TRUSTEE MARSHALL.
IN FACT, I REMEMBER HAVING THAT CONVERSATION A WHILE AGO, AND I THINK THERE IS A WORLD IN WHICH IF WE CAN CONTINUE TO BUILD THESE RELATIONSHIPS WITH [INAUDIBLE] WITH THE CITY, THERE SHOULD BE NO REASON WHY A KID WITH A DISD SCHOOL BADGE CAN'T USE THAT TO GET ON [INAUDIBLE] CAN'T USE THAT TO GO TO A REC CENTER WITHIN THE CITY OF DALLAS.
I THINK THAT'S INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT, WHETHER IT TAKES THE FORM OF AGREEMENT THAT RESULTS IN FREE PASSES.
WHETHER IT IS NEGOTIATING A REDUCED RATE FOR ALL STUDENTS.
I KNOW SMU OR SOME OF THESE OTHER UNIVERSITIES HAVE THOSE THINGS.
I JUST WANT TO UNDERSCORE THAT I THINK WE DEFINITELY SHOULD EXPLORE WHAT THIS COULD LOOK LIKE BECAUSE IT COULD BE A GAME CHANGER. THANK YOU ALL.
>> TRUSTEES, SEEING NO OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS HERE, WE WILL NOW TAKE A VOTE AND WE WILL VOTE BY ROLL CALL HERE.
WE'LL START WITH TRUSTEE EDWIN FLORES, DISTRICT 1.
>> TRUSTEE JOHNSON IS NOT HERE AT THE TIME OF VOTE.
>> TRUSTEE MACKEY, VOTES YES. TRUSTEE CARREON.
>> THANK YOU TRUSTEES, YOU HAVE JUST ADOPTED THE MOTION, IMPROVING AN INNER LOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE RECOMMEND VENDOR FOR THE PURCHASE OF [INAUDIBLE] PASSES AND VOUCHERS FOR DISTRICT WIDE USE.
WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM C. APPROVE THE USE OF
[C. Consider and Take Possible Action to Approve the Use of Cooperative Purchasing Agreements to Purchase As-Needed Products and Services for Districtwide Use and to Waive Board Policy CH (Local) for the Requirement of 3 Quotes for Cooperative Purchases (Not to Exceed $7,000,000 Through June 30, 2022 / General Operating/Special Revenue Funds)]
A COOPERATIVE OF PURCHASING AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE AS NEEDED PRODUCTS AND SERVICES FOR DISTRICTWIDE USE, AND TO WAIVE BOARD POLICY CH LOCAL, FOR A REQUIREMENT OF THREE QUARTS FOR COOPERATIVE PURCHASES.NOT TO EXCEED SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS THROUGH JUNE 30TH OF 2022 GENERAL OPERATING SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS. DO I HAVE A MOTION?
>> HAS BEEN MOVED BY TRUSTEE MARSHALL AND SECONDED BY TRUSTEE FLORES.
TRUSTEES, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? TRUSTEE MARSHALL?
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>> ALL RIGHT. SEEING NO QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS HERE, WE WILL NOW VOTE, WE'LL VOTE BY ROLL CALL.
>> DISTRICT 5 IS NOT HERE AT TIME OF VOTE.
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEES, YOU'VE JUST ADOPTED THE MOTION APPROVING THE USE OF COOPERATIVE PURCHASING AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE AS NEEDED PRODUCTS AND SERVICES FOR DISTRICTWIDE USE AND TO WAIVE BOARD POLICY CH LOCAL FOR THE REQUIREMENT OF THREE QUARTS FROM COOPERATIVE PURCHASES.
[D. Consider and Take Possible Action to Approve the Master Intergovernmental Cooperative Purchasing Agreement with Educational Purchasing Interlocal Cooperative at Region 6, EPIC6 (Region 6 ESC) for Participation in Cooperative Purchasing (No Financial Impact)]
[E. Consider and Take Possible Action to Approve the Master Intergovernmental Cooperative Purchasing Agreement with Equalis Group, LLC for Participation in Cooperative Purchasing (No Financial Impact)]
[F. Consider and Take Possible Action to Approve the Master Intergovernmental Cooperative Purchasing Agreement with National Cooperative Purchasing Alliance (Region 14 ESC) for Participation in Cooperative Purchasing (No Financial Impact)]
[H. Consider and Take Possible Action to Approve the Master Intergovernmental Cooperative Purchasing Agreement with Southeast Texas Purchasing Cooperative (Region 5 ESC) for Participation in Cooperative Purchasing (No Financial Impact)]
[I. Consider and Take Possible Action to Approve the Master Intergovernmental Cooperative Purchasing Agreement with Sourcewell for Participation in Cooperative Purchasing (No Financial Impact)]
WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEMS D, E, AND F. D, E, F, AND H, AND I ARE ALL ABOUT APPROVING MASTER INTERGOVERNMENTAL COOPERATIVE PURCHASING AGREEMENTS.IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTIVES, THESE ITEMS CAN BE CONSOLIDATED AND VOTED ON TOGETHER.
ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS TO CONSOLIDATING THESE ITEMS? OKAY. SEEING NONE, WE WILL THEN TAKE A MOTION ON ITEMS D, E, F, H, AND I AROUND APPROVING MASTER INTERGOVERNMENTAL COOPERATIVE PURCHASING AGREEMENTS. DO I HAVE A MOTION?
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED BY TRUSTEE MARSHALL AND SECONDED BY TRUSTEE FLORES.
>> ARE THESE THE AGREEMENTS FOR FOOD SERVICES?
>> OKAY, BECAUSE IT DOESN'T SAY THAT ON THERE, AND THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE WAS AN UNDERSTANDING. I'M GOOD.
>> [OVERLAPPING] THANK YOU, TRUSTEE FOREMAN.
TRUSTEES, ANY OTHER OTHER QUESTIONS? TRUSTEES, WE'LL VOTE BY ROLL CALL, WE'LL START WITH DISTRICT 1.
>> DISTRICT 5 IS NOT PRESENT TO VOTE. DISTRICT 6?
>> TRUSTEES, YOU HAVE JUST ADOPTED MOTION FOR ITEMS D, E, F, H, AND I, ALL AROUND APPROVING MASTER INTERGOVERNMENTAL COOPERATIVE PURCHASING AGREEMENTS.
[G. Consider and Take Possible Action to Approve Interlocal Agreements for Participation in Cooperative Purchasing Programs (No Funding Required)]
G. APPROVE INTER LOCAL AGREEMENTS FOR PARTICIPATION IN COOPERATIVE PURCHASING PROGRAMS. DO I HAVE A MOTION?>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED BY TRUSTEE MARSHALL AND SECONDED BY TRUSTEE FLORES. IS THERE A DISCUSSION?
>> I NEED MORE [NOISE] SPECIFICATION ON WHAT THIS COOPERATIVE PURCHASING AGREEMENT IS FOR.
>> WE ARE ASKING THE BOARD TO APPROVE THE LIST OF COOPERATIVE PROGRAMS THAT WE PARTICIPATE IN.
THERE WERE ISSUES FROM THE STAND POINT OF TIMING BECAUSE COOPERATIVE PURCHASING AGREEMENT WAS DIFFERENT.
THEN LET'S SAY WE DID AN AGREEMENT, WE HAD A BOARD DOC THAT SAID WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH 2024 WITH A PARTICULAR ITEM.
BUT THE AGREEMENT WOULD END IN '23, AND SO BY DOING THIS ACTION, WE WILL BE ABLE TO UTILIZE THOSE AND WE WON'T HAVE THE TIMING ISSUE ANYMORE.
>> DO WE HAVE A LIST OF THOSE THAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO, EDWIN?
>> YES, MA'AM. ON THE SECOND PAGE THERE'S 12 COOPERATIVES THAT WE PARTICIPATE IN.
>> I'M UNDERSTANDING YOU TO SAY THAT NEXT YEAR THEY WILL ALL BE ON THE SAME TIMELINE.
>> THEY WILL BE ON THE ANNUAL RENEWAL. THAT IS CORRECT.
>> THANK YOU, TRUSTEE FOREMAN.
TRUSTEES, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, WE'LL NOW VOTE BY ROLL CALL. DISTRICT 1.
>> DISTRICT 5 IS NOT PRESIDENT TO VOTE. DISTRICT 6?
>> DISTRICT 7 VOTES YES. DISTRICT 8.
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>> TRUSTEES, YOU HAVE JUST ADOPTED THE MOTION APPROVING INTO LOCAL AGREEMENTS FOR PARTICIPATION IN COOPERATIVE PURCHASING PROGRAMS. [NOISE] WE HAVE DONE THE OTHER ONES BECAUSE WE HAVE COMBINED THEM, SO THE TIME IS NOW 11:28 AM AND THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
[NOISE]
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.