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ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THE CALL BOARD MEETING, A MEETING OF THE DALLAS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

[1. Notice and Return]

IF YOU PLEASE STAND AND JOIN US FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE, REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND A SALUTE TO THE FLAG.

THE FOLLOWING TRUSTEES ARE EITHER PHYSICALLY PRESENT OR PARTICIPATING SIMULTANEOUSLY BY VIDEOCONFERENCE.

A QUORUM OF THE BOARD IS PHYSICALLY PRESENT AT THIS LOCATION.

HERE WE HAVE DISTRICT FOUR, CAMILLE WHITE IS IN THE ROOM.

DISTRICT FIVE TRUSTEE MACKEY JOHNSON IS HERE IN THE STEPPED OUT.

DISTRICT SIX TRUSTEE JUSTICE JOYCE FOREMAN.

DISTRICT SEVEN TRUSTEE BEEN MACKEY.

DISTRICT EIGHT TRUSTEE JOE CARREON, OUR DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF BUSINESS SERVICES DUANE THOMPSON JOINS US.

AND I'M JUSTIN HENRY, BOARD PRESIDENT.

THIS MEETING WILL BE AVAILABLE IN SPANISH ON SOCIAL MEDIA THROUGH DALLAS ISD ESPANOL, ON FACEBOOK AND THROUGH THE DISTRICT'S WEBSITE.

JOE, DO YOU WANT TO READ THIS [INAUDIBLE] THANK YOU. OUR AGENDA NOW CALLS FOR THE FORM SEGMENT OF OUR MEETING.

HOWEVER, I WAS INFORMED NO ONE WAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.

THE BOARD IS GOING TO NOW RETIRE TO THE CLOSED SESSION.

[4. CLOSED SESSION - The Board will retire to closed session pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551 concerning the following sections:]

THE PUBLIC AND STAFF ARE WELCOME TO STAY IN THIS ROOM WHILE THE BOARD LEAVES THE MEETING TO ATTEND THE CLOSED SESSION.

THE PUBLIC PORTION OF THE MEETING WILL RESUME AFTER CLOSED SESSION.

THE BOARD WILL RETIRE THE CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551 CONCERNING ANY AND ALL PURPOSES PERMITTED BY THE ACT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING 551.087.

TO DELIBERATE WITH THE DISTRICT'S CONSULTANT REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION FOR PROJECT REDEEMER B551.129 TO CONSULT WITH HIS ATTORNEYS BY USE OF TELECONFERENCE, CALL VIDEOCONFERENCE, CALL COMMUNICATIONS OVER THE INTERNET AND OPEN MEETING AND OR CLOSED MEETING AND ADVICE ON ISSUES RELATED TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

APPLICATION FOR PROJECT REDEEMER.

THE TIME IS NOW 5:03 P.M.

AND WE'RE IN CLOSED SESSION.

ALL RIGHT. THE TIME IS NOW 6:40 P.M.

AND WE'RE BACKING UP IN SESSION.

THE BOARD TOOK NO ACTION IN CLOSED SESSION.

WE HAVE ONE ACTION ITEM ON THE AGENDA.

[5. Action Item]

ACTION ITEM, FIVE A. CONSIDER AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION TO ACCEPT AND APPROVE THE APPLICATION FOR PROJECT REDEEMER FOR AN APPRAISED VALUE LIMITATION ON QUALIFIED PROPERTY AND AUTHORIZE THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS TO SUBMIT TO THE CONTROLLER TO HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT AND APPROVE THE APPLICATION FOR PROJECT REDEEMER FOR AN APPRAISED VALUE LIMITATION ON QUALIFIED PROPERTY AND AUTHORIZE THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOL TO SUBMIT TO THE COMPTROLLER.

MOVE TO APPROVE.

SECOND. MOTION MADE BY TRUSTEE MACKEY SECOND BY TRUSTEE CARREÓN.

TRUSTEES, IS THERE DISCUSSION? YES. THANK YOU. BASED OFF INFORMATION THAT I RECEIVE, I WILL BE ABSTAINING FROM THIS VOTE.

I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION TO MAKE A PRUDENT DECISION AND SO I WILL NOT PUT MY DISTRICT FIVE IN HARM'S WAY BY VOTING ON SOMETHING THAT I HAVE REALLY NO UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT'S REALLY GOING ON.

THANK YOU. THE DISCUSSION TRUSTEES, WILL YOU PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES BY.

OH, SORRY, TRUSTEE MICCICHE.

GO AHEAD. THANK YOU, CHANTELLE.

I JUST WANTED TO HAVE SOMEONE EXPLAIN THE PROCEDURAL POSTURE HERE THAT THIS IS NOT A FINAL DECISION, AS I UNDERSTAND IT, BUT BUT SIMPLY A DECISION THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO HAVE FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF THIS PROPOSAL.

IS THAT CORRECT? TRUSTEE MICCICHE, THIS IS DUANE.

YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

WHAT THE BOARD IS BEING ASKED TO APPROVE IS TO SUBMIT THE APPLICATION TO THE COMPTROLLER.

THE COMPTROLLER WOULD THEN CONSIDER THE APPLICATION AND IF APPROVED, IT WOULD COME BACK TO THE BOARD AT A LATER DATE IN THE FORM OF A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT THE BOARD COULD CONSIDER AT THAT TIME.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU TRUSTEE MICCICHE.

TRUSTEE WHITE. THANK YOU.

ALSO, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO STATE FOR THE RECORD THAT, OF COURSE, WE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSION AND I DEFINITELY

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WOULD HAVE LIKED TO HAVE MORE INFORMATION.

THOSE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WAS, YOU KNOW, DEFINITELY DISCUSSED.

AND I'M REALLY I REALLY HAVEN'T MADE A DECISION YET.

I HAVE THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE WILL BE NO CASH OUTLAY FROM THE ON THE DISTRICT STANDPOINT AND THAT THIS WILL GENERATE CAPITAL FOR US.

BUT THERE ARE SOME DETAILS THAT I DEFINITELY AM IN NEED OF ADDITIONAL DETAILS.

THANK YOU, TRUSTEE WHITE.

ALL RIGHT, SEEING NO OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.

[INAUDIBLE] TRUSTEES WILL YOU PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES BY HAND.

TRUSTEES, IF YOU'RE IN FAVOR, WILL YOU PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

TRUSTEES THAT ARE OPPOSED, WILL YOU PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

AND TRUSTEES THAT ARE ABSTAINING.

YOU JUST ABSTAIN? MOTION PASSES EIGHT VOTING YES AND ONE ABSTAINING.

THANK YOU, TRUSTEE. YOU JUST ADOPTED THE MOTION TO ACCEPT AND APPROVE THE APPLICATION FOR PROJECT REDEEMER FOR AN APPRAISED VALUE LIMITATION ON QUALIFIED PROPERTY AND AUTHORIZE THE SUPERINTENDENT SCHOOL TO SUBMIT TO THE COMPTROLLER.

THE TIME IS NOW 6:44 P.M.

AND THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.