[1. Call to Order]
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          GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. I CALL THIS PRE-MEETING BRIEFING OF THE CARROLLTON-FARMERS BRANCH ISD SCHOOL BOARD TO ORDER AT 6 P.M. ON FEBRUARY 6TH, 2025. THE PURPOSE OF THE PRE-MEETING IS TO CONDUCT A BRIEFING SESSION WITH ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF REGARDING THE POSTED AGENDA FOR THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING, WHICH IS SCHEDULED FOR 7 P.M. TONIGHT. FOR THE RECORD, BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT ARE TARA HABAKKUK, KIM BRADY, MARJORIE BARNES, CAROLYN BENAVIDES, ELIANA GARZA ROJAS, CASSANDRA HATFIELD, AND I'M RANDY SHACKMAN. NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS AUDIENCE FOR GUESTS. 
          WE HAVE NO ONE THAT SIGNED UP TO PARTICIPATE. AUDIENCE FOR GUESTS DURING THE PRE-MEETING, SO WE 
          [3. Administrative Reports]
WILL MOVE RIGHT ON TO THE NEXT ITEM. DOCTOR ELDRIDGE, ARE THERE ANY REPORTS BY ADMINISTRATION? AND YES, MR. BLACKBURN HAS ITEM FIVE K, L, M, N, O AND P. SO, MR. BLACKBURN, TONIGHT IS YOUR NIGHT. SO WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT OUR CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK, OUR ATHLETIC FACILITIES AND SOME BOND APPROVALS. CAMPUS MULTI CAMPUS CHANGE OUTS AND MORE. BOND ROUND TWO. PRESIDENT SHACKMAN MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. IT'S GOOD TO SEE EVERYONE TONIGHT. I'D LIKE TO REFER YOU TO SOME HANDOUTS THAT YOU SHOULD HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU. BEFORE WE GET INTO THE AGENDA ITEMS, I'M VERY HAPPY TO REPORT THAT THE NEW LIGHTING AT STANDARD STADIUM IS OPERATIONAL. IT'S READY TO GO, SO IF YOU SEE A VERY BRIGHT SPOT DRIVING DOWN VALWOOD PARKWAY, YOU'LL KNOW WHY. I'M EXCITED TO SEE THAT. ALL RIGHT. FOR ITEM K, THIS IS PHASE ONE FOR KENT RAINWATER AND CREEKVIEW. AS WE HAVE IN PAST BOARD MEETINGS, WE'RE TAKING A PHASED APPROACH TO TRY AND START THE WORK AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN FOR THAT RENOVATION PACKAGE. FOR ITEM L, THIS IS THE INDOOR PRACTICE FIELD VENTILATION AND THE WEIGHT ROOM EQUIPMENT RENOVATIONS. ITEM M IS JUST THE DESIGN FOR THE TRACK REPLACEMENTS AND OVER SPRAYS, AND THE TENNIS COURT REPLACEMENT AND OR OVER OR REFINISHING. WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE HAD THE ENGINEERING IN PLACE BEFORE WE GOT FINAL NUMBERS FOR THE TENNIS COURTS AND THE TRACK, SO THAT'S WHY THAT'S JUST A PARTIAL FOR THE DESIGN WORK. ITEM N IS THE 2018 BOND FUNDED HVAC REPLACEMENTS THAT WE DISCUSSED A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO. SO THAT'S THE PRICING. AND THAT'S EQUIPMENT ONLY FOR ITEM N, AND I APOLOGIZE, BUT I DID NOT CATCH TILL THIS AFTERNOON THAT THE RIGHT ATTACHMENT WAS NOT INCLUDED. SO IF YOU LOOK IN YOUR HANDOUTS, YOU'LL SEE THE BACKUP FOR ITEM N. IT SAYS ITEM N AT THE TOP AND IT SHOULD BE IN FRONT OF YOU THERE. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT. AND THEN OH, YOU DO HAVE THE BACKUP THERE. THAT IS THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT PORTION OF THE 2018 FUNDED RTU REPLACEMENTS. AND THEN ITEM P ALSO WAS MISSING THE BACKUP. AND IT'S IN FRONT OF YOU AS WELL. AND THAT'S AT THE TOP OF THIS PAGE. SO HOPEFULLY YOU ALL HAVE THAT IN FRONT OF YOU. 
          FOR YOUR REFERENCE, I APOLOGIZE FOR THE THAT NOT BEING ATTACHED CORRECTLY. IT GOT LOST SOMEWHERE BETWEEN PURCHASING AND THE BOARD AGENDA AND THEN FINALLY IN FRONT OF YOU, JUST FOR SOME CONTEXT, YOU HAVE A SUMMARY OF WHAT WE HAVE PRICED TO DATE FROM THE 2018 EXTRA PROJECTS THAT WE WERE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH. SO I JUST WANT TO REFER YOUR ATTENTION TO THAT. YOU CAN SEE WE DID HAVE A COUPLE OF VARIANCES AS USUAL, A FEW OVER A FEW UNDER. I CAN SPEAK TO A COUPLE OF THOSE. THE INDOOR PRACTICE VENTILATION VARIANCE. WHEN WE INITIALLY DID THE ESTIMATE FOR THAT, WE ONLY ESTIMATED TO REPLACE WHAT WAS ACTUALLY BROKEN, EVEN THOUGH THAT EQUIPMENT IS 30 TO 40 YEARS OLD AND IT MIGHT BE WORKING, BUT IT'S VERY OLD, AND WE FELT LIKE THE BETTER APPROACH WOULD BE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE SYSTEM TOGETHER AND KEEP IT AS A UNIT. WE FELT LIKE WE'D GET A BETTER VALUE THAT WAY, SO THAT'S WHY THERE'S THAT VARIANCE. AS FAR AS THE WEIGHT ROOMS, THE NUMBER THAT WE CARRIED INITIALLY FOR THE ESTIMATE WAS THE VALUE OF THE EQUIPMENT THAT WE'RE 
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REPLACING IN THE MAIN BUILDINGS, WHICH THE MAIN BUILDINGS HAVE A ROOM THAT'S ABOUT A THIRD THE SIZE OF THE ROOMS IN THE FIELD HOUSES. SO THAT'S THE REASON FOR THE NUMBER BEING CHANGED FOR THAT LINE ITEM. AND THEN YOU CAN SEE AT THE BOTTOM SEVERAL ITEMS THAT WERE NOT YET PRICING UNTIL WE GET A LITTLE BIT FURTHER ALONG. AND THE CURRENT VARIANCE TOTAL OF THERE AT THE BOTTOM CORNER. SO ANY QUESTIONS. HOPEFULLY THAT HELPS A LITTLE BIT. I KNOW IT WAS A LOT. ANY QUESTIONS BOARD. YES MA'AM. SO THE ESTIMATES WERE 2.640. AND WHAT YOU'VE WHAT WE'VE AUTHORIZED AND WHAT THE VARIANCE IS NOW 2.486. WHAT ABOUT THE REMAINING PROJECTS. IS THERE FUNDING FOR THAT. THE 2.6. WE'RE NOT PRICING YET. SO WE'RE GOING IN ORDER. WE'RE GOING IN THE ORDER THAT THE BOARD PRIORITIZED FOR US. WE'RE TRYING TO DO THAT IN ORDER. SOME OF THE PRICING IS COMING IN. SOME OF THE PRICING IS TAKING A LITTLE BIT LONGER THAN SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS. 
          SO WHAT'S BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IS WHAT WE'VE GOT PRICING FOR SO FAR. THE 2.6 THAT'S HIGHLIGHTED IN THE YELLOW IS THINGS THAT WE ARE NOT PRICING RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE WE WANT TO SEE HOW EVERYTHING ELSE SHAKES OUT. BUT YOUR CURRENT VARIANCE IS ALMOST AT THAT. YES, MA'AM. CORRECT. 
          YES, MA'AM. SO IS IT MEAN THAT WE WON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO DO THOSE OTHER ITEMS? THAT MEANS WE CAN WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO, DEPENDING ON HOW SOME OTHER THINGS SHAKE OUT. I DO EXPECT TO SAVE SOME MONEY IN A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT ARE ON THIS LIST THAT WE HAVEN'T PRICED YET, SO I'M HOPEFUL WE CAN STILL DO THOSE, BUT WE'LL HAVE TO SEE HOW THE PRICING COMES IN. YEAH, THE YELLOW ONES. BOARD MEMBERS ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MR. BLACKMAN? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DOCTOR ELDRIDGE, IS THAT THAT CONCLUDES THE ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS. BOARD. IS THERE ANY QUESTION OR 
          [4. Briefing Session with Administrative Staff Regarding the Posted Agenda for the Regular Board Meeting Scheduled for 7:00 PM on February 6, 2025]
DISCUSSION RELATIVE TO THE CONSENT AGENDA? OKAY, THEN I THINK WE'VE REACHED THE END OF OUR AGENDA AND WE WILL CALL THIS PRE MEETING SESSION CLOSED AT 6:07 P.M.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.