Sep 24, 2025 Board of Directors Meeting

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HERE IT COMES.

[1. Meeting called to Order The AACOG Board of Directors is meeting in accordance with Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code (Open Meetings Act). As such, the Board of Directors reserves the right to retire into executive session concerning any of the items listed on this Agenda whenever it is considered necessary and legally justified under the Texas Open Meetings Act.]

GOOD MORNING.

AND, UH, HOPE EVERYBODY'S DOING WELL.

GREAT TO SEE EVERYONE HERE THIS MORNING ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH, 2025 AT 10:00 AM WELCOME TO THE ALAMO AREA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS ORDER BOARD DIRECTORS MEETING.

AND I, I CALLED THE, UH, MEETING TO ORDER.

I WOULD LIKE TO NOW GO ON TO ALL CALL.

I'M GOING TO SEE THAT TODAY, SO I TURN IT OVER TO NATAL.

THANK YOU, DENNIS.

HERE, JUDGE .

HERE.

COMMISSIONER CALVERT.

LIBBY DAY FOR COMMISSIONER CALVERT.

THANK YOU.

COMMISSIONER CARPENTER.

KYLE KUTCHER HERE FOR COMMISSIONER C .

THAT'S FUNNY.

I LIKE THE SOUND.

YEAH.

COMMISSIONER, WHAT DID HE SAY? HE SAID HE WAS IN FOUR.

COMMISSIONER, JUDGE, CO COMMISSIONER LESKI.

THE COMMISSIONER'S NOT HERE, BUT THE JUDGES.

JUDGES.

YEAH.

SO I'M HERE, JUDGE EVANS, I SHOULD DONE YOU'RE WAY TOO EARLY.

COUNSEL LATIKA FOR COUNCILWOMAN DEVITO.

THANK YOU, REPRESENTATIVE IAN.

CHAIRMAN HASH WALKER HERE FOR JIMMY HASH WALKER , MAYOR HARRING.

DON RICE FOR MAYOR HARRING.

THANK YOU, LEE.

ARE YOU HAVE TO TURN IT OFF? YEAH, TURN IT OFF.

I CAN'T HEAR.

JUDGE JONES HERE.

YES, JUDGE KELLY.

HERE.

HERE.

JUDGE PROWSEY.

HERE.

MS. LEWIS.

ANGELA RODRIGUEZ.

FOR LISA LEWIS.

THANK YOU.

JUDGE LUC.

HERE.

COMMISSIONER MARTINEZ.

HERE.

THANK YOU.

SENATOR MENENDEZ.

COMMISSIONER MOODY.

MAYOR RILEY.

HERE.

COUNCIL.

THANKS BRADLEY.

HERE.

JUDGE LAR.

MAYOR SUAREZ.

JUDGE TEAL.

HERE.

MR. VALDIVIA? PRESIDENT VASQUEZ.

HERE.

JUDGE WHITMAN HERE.

MAY YOU DEION MR. HOFFMAN.

TIM VER FROM MR. HOFFMAN.

THANK YOU.

SENATORS .

WE HAVE A FORUM ON.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

I HAVE, WE HAVE A FEW GUESTS WITH US TODAY.

DOES THERE ANYONE TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR BEING HERE? UH, DIRECTOR, IF YOU INTRODUCE YOUR GUEST, PLEASE.

YOUR, YOUR ALTERNATE.

MY, MY ALTERNATE IS MARYANNE LEBOWSKI.

SHE'S A FEDERAL, A FELLOW COUNCIL PERSON HERE IN CITY OF NEW BRAS.

OH GOD.

THANK YOU.

AND JOINING US AGAIN, UM, FOR THE SECOND TIME IS COUNCILWOMAN ANGELA GREEN FROM CITY OF LIBO.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

WE'LL NOW GO TO ITEM THREE, WHICH ARE THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

AND TO THE REPUBLIC.

REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, GOD, INDIVISIBLE.

WITH LIBERTY.

LIBERTY AND JUSTICE.

JUSTICE FOR ALL.

HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD.

ONE.

INDIVISIBLE.

THANK YOU.

NOW WILL TAKE US TO ITEM FOUR, WHICH ARE PUBLIC COMMENTS.

THERE ARE NO PUBLIC COMMENTS.

CHAIR DENNIS.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

AND THAT WILL TAKE THIS ITEM FIVE, WHICH ARE DECLARATIONS OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST.

ARE THERE ANY, UH, ITEMS, COMMITTEE MEMBERS THAT NEED TO BE DECLARED AT THIS TIME? HEARING? RETAIN YOUR HONOR, MOVE TO

[6. Consider and act upon the recommendation to Executive Director’s Monthly Report - Cliff Herberg. A. Upcoming Events B. Staffing Updates C. Program Status and Operational Updates D. Organizational and General Administration Updates]

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THERE WE, THERE WE GO.

ALRIGHT, I'LL TRY, TRY THAT AGAIN.

GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.

GOOD MORNING.

THIS IS MY MONTHLY REPORT, UH, ON OUR STAFFING UPDATES.

UH, THE AREA AGENCIES ON AGING BENEFITS AND COUNSELINGS TEAM IS REACHING A SIGNIFICANT PROFESSIONAL MILESTONE.

BY THE END OF SEPTEMBER, EVERY COUNSELOR WILL HOLD AN ADVANCED BENEFITS COUNSELOR TWO CERTIFICATION.

AND THIS ADVANCED CERTIFICATION WILL ALLOW THE TEAM TO ASSIST WITH MEDICARE APPEALS AND MANAGE MORE COMPLEX CASES ON PROGRAM STATUS AND OPERATIONAL UPDATES.

UH, THE AGING, I'M, PARDON ME, THE BENEFITS COUNSELING TEAM WILL HOST COMMUNITY EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE MEDICARE OPEN ENROLLMENT S SEASON, WHICH BEGINS OCTOBER 15TH AND ENDS DECEMBER 7TH.

UH, PLEASE HELP US SPREAD THE WORD SO THAT MORE PEOPLE CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT THE ENROLLMENT PROCESS.

OUR SESSION DATES ARE LISTED ON THE FLYER THAT'S INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET, UH, SO THAT YOU'LL HAVE THAT INFORMATION.

AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, UH, CRYSTAL CAN, YOU SHOULD HAVE IT EMAILED TO YOU, BUT SHE'LL BE GLAD TO EMAIL YOU IT AGAIN, IF YOU NEED ONE IN ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION, OUR REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR OF 26 27 REGIONAL SOLID WASTE GRANT PROGRAM IS AVAILABLE FOR ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.

UH, IT OPENED EARLIER THIS MONTH.

APPLICATIONS ARE DUE OCTOBER 21ST, AND MORE INFORMATION TO BE FOUND AT OUR PROCUREMENT, UH, TAB ON OUR ACOG.GOV WEBSITE IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND COMMUNICATIONS.

THE NOMINATION PERIOD FOR REGIONAL AWARD SUBMISSIONS BEGAN AUGUST THE 29TH AND CLOSES ON SEPTEMBER THE 26TH.

UH, PLEASE NOMINATE, OR, OR PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO NOMINATE A WORTHY INDIVIDUAL ORGANIZATION OR PROJECT TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR, UH, EXEMPLARY WORK AND IMPACTFUL COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTIONS PROVIDED DURING 2025.

AND OF COURSE, UH, WITH THE, UH, UH, THE DISASTER AND THE FLOODING FROM JULY THE FOURTH, I THINK THERE MIGHT BE MANY WORTHY ORGANIZATIONS, ORGANIZATIONS THAT YOU MAY WISH TO NOMINATE.

AND PLEASE NOTE THAT THAT DATE IS THE 26TH IS CLOSING.

SO IF YOU HAVE SOMEONE YOU'D LIKE TO NOMINATE, PLEASE DO SO.

YOU CAN CONTACT CRYSTAL, UH, AND, UH, OR VISIT ACOG.GOV/FORWARD/AWARDS, UH, TO GET INFORMATION ON THAT NOMINATION PROCESS FOR REGIONAL SERVICES.

THE 2024 THROUGH 2029 COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY IS BEING UPDATED AND REVIEWED BY OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONALS AND COMMUNITIES IN THE ACOG REGION.

UH, THIS SAYS IS ENHANCING THE CLIMATE RESILIENCE GOAL TO INCLUDE STRATEGY FOR SOLAR ENERGY DEVELOPMENT.

THE UPDATES FOR ECONOMIC RESILIENCE GOAL WILL INCLUDE STRATEGIES FOR DISASTER RECOVERY.

ALSO, ALL MEMBER GOVERNMENTS WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW ANY CHANGES PRIOR TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONSIDERATION FOR APPROVAL.

THE APPROVED CHANGES TO THE CS WILL BE SUBMITTED BY EDA, I'M SORRY, SUBMITTED TO THE EDA BY DECEMBER 31ST.

AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT, PLEASE CONTACT CLAUDIA MORA.

OUR WEATHERIZATION PROGRAM, UH, IS CELEBRATING, UH, OCTOBER AS THE NATIONAL WEATHERIZATION MONTH.

ACOG WILL HOST A WEATHERIZATION DAY ROUNDUP LUNCH AND LEARN ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17TH AT 11 AOG BOARDROOM.

THIS EVENT IS DESIGNED ESPECIALLY FOR MULTIFAMILY PROPERTY MANAGERS AND OWNERS WHO WANT TO LEARN HOW WEATHERIZATION CAN MAKE THEIR PROPERTIES MORE ENERGY EFFICIENT, REDUCE COST, AND PROVIDE MORE COMFORTABLE HOMES FOR TENANTS.

AND OF COURSE, THOSE OF YOU, UM, IN YOUR REGION THAT HAVE MULTIFAMILY PROPERTIES, THERE IS A PROCESS AND, AND, UM, UH, ALICIA WILL BE GLAD TO HELP YOU.

UH, BUT, UH, THERE IS A PROCESS NOW FOR HAVING THOSE MULTI-FAMILY PROPERTIES ALL DESIGNATED AS A SINGLE UNIT, UH, SO THAT EACH INDIVIDUAL DOESN'T HAVE TO APPLY.

SO IF YOU HAVE PROPERTIES THAT ARE IN NEED OF WEATHERIZATION IN YOUR COMMUNITY, THIS IS A GREAT BENEFIT AND WE'VE BEEN FORTUNATE TO RECEIVE SOME INCREASED FUNDING THROUGHOUT THE YEARS BECAUSE OF THE SUCCESS OF THAT PROGRAM.

SO IF THERE ARE SOME LARGE COMPLEXES, WE'RE ANXIOUS TO, TO HAVE THEM, UH, LOOKED AT AND HOPEFULLY SERVICED.

UH, AND FINALLY ON A LITTLE BUILDING UPDATE, I HOPE YOU ALL NOTICED OUR NEW LOBBY AREA.

WE REPLACED THE CARPET WITH, UH, SOME NEW TILE, AND I HOPE, UH, YOU FIND THAT APPEALING.

UM, IT'S TOO LATE NOW, BUT, UM, HOPE YOU LIKE IT.

UH, AND WITH THAT, THAT, UH, CONCLUDES MY REPORT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

I GUESS YOU SAYING LATE, IT'S BETTER TO ASK FOR FORGIVENESS, BUT LOOKS REALLY NICE.

LOOKS VERY, VERY, VERY NICE.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, SIR.

ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THE RECORD? ALRIGHT, WITH THAT, WE WILL MOVE THEN

[7. Consent Agenda The consent agenda consists of items considered being of a routine nature and contains items recommended for approval by the Executive Committee or by the Board Chair and the minutes from previous Board of Directors meetings. These items will be enacted in one motion, or any member of the Board may request that items be removed from the consent agenda and considered separately for purposes of discussion and voting.]

I WILL ASK THE BODY IF WE COULD, UH, POSSIBLY PULL ITEM F AS IN FRANK, JUST TO GET A BRIEF UPDATE FROM, UH, MR. EVANS ON THIS ITEM, SINCE IT WILL REQUIRE A BUDGET AMENDMENT.

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I'LL MAKE THAT.

OKAY.

I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING.

I WAS, WE NEED TO APPROVE THE MINUTES.

WELL, THEY WILL BE ON THE, UH, ON THE CONSENT.

OKAY.

THANK YOU SIR.

SIR.

OKAY.

WE GOT A MOTION BY, UH, JUDGE, JUDGE S AND THEN JUDGE KELLY.

SECOND? SECOND.

THAT'S FINE.

ANY DISCUSSION UPON A A, A AA? OKAY.

NAME.

LONG MEETING.

OKAY.

MOTION AS CARRIED WITH A I LONG DAY.

THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT, NOW, MR.

[F. Consider and act upon the recommendation to authorize the Executive Director to accept Section 5310 funding from VIA Metro in an approximate amount of $310,000. This item will require a budget amendment - Duane Evans.]

GOOD MORNING.

CHAIR OF THE BOARD.

THE GOAL OF THE 53 10 PROGRAM IS TO IMPROVE MOBILITY FOR OLDER ADULTS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES BY PROVIDING ALTERNATIVES WHEN OTHER TRANSPORTATION SERVICES IS UNAVAILABLE, INSUFFICIENT, OR INAPPROPRIATE.

THE PROGRAM SUPPORTS TRANSPORTATION SERVICES PLAN DESIGNED AND CARRY OUT TO MEET THE SPECIAL TRANSPORTATION NEEDS OF SENIORS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.

SECTION 53 10 IS A COMPETITIVE VA PROGRAM FROM THE FTA FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION ADMINISTRATION AND ADMINISTERED BY VIA METRO FOR ELIGIBLE PROJECTS THAT BENEFIT THE ELDERLY AND OR DISABLED COMMUNITY.

ALAMO REGIONAL TRANSIT IS CURRENTLY A SUBRECIPIENT OF VIA METRO FOR THESE FUNDS.

ART WILL USE THESE FUNDS TO PROVIDE DIRECT TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, IN ADDITION TO CONTINUING OUR VOLUNTEER DRIVER PROGRAM AND THE MOBILITY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM TO PROVIDES OUTREACH AND TRAINING TO THE ELDERLY AND DISABLED POPULATION IN THE SAN ANTONIO UCA.

WITH THE ADDITION OF NEW TECHNOLOGY, THERE'S BEEN A LEARNING CURVE FOR SOME OF OUR USERS.

WE WILL USE, UM, OUR OUTREACH AND COORDINATION STAFF TO TRAIN USERS AND THE USERS OF OUR ONLINE SCHEDULING PORTAL.

AND OUR PHONE APPLICATION STAFF WILL ALSO SERVE AS CLIENT ADVOCATES TO MANAGEMENT ON AL IS POTENTIAL ISSUES CONCERNING SERVICE AND SERVICE DELIVERY.

THIS ITEM WILL REQUIRE AN AMENDMENT TO THE FY 2025 BUDGET.

AT THIS TIME, STAFF RECOMMENDS AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO ACCEPT SECTION 53 10 FUNDING FOR THE ELDERLY AND DISABLED FROM VIA METRO IN THE APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF 310,000.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, UM, FEEL FREE TO POSE THEM AND I'LL ANSWER 'EM NOW.

I THANK YOU MR. EVANS.

ANY QUESTIONS? YES, IT DOES.

THE AGENDA SAYS IT WILL NOT REQUIRE A BUDGET MEMBER, BUT IT WILL REQUIRE, UH, ITEM F WILL REQUIRE, SAYS, WILL REQUIRE, I THINK I'M READING IT RIGHT, FINANCIAL IMPACT.

IT SAYS THIS ITEM WILL NOT REQUIRE F THE SAYS MEMO.

IT SAYS WILL IN THIS ONE.

IN THE AGENDA, IT SAYS, WILL.

THAT'S A TYPO, BUT THE BACKUP SAYS, YEAH, IT SAYS WILL NOT, SAYS WILL PAST THIRD GRADE.

YEAH.

SO THE BACKUP, SO IT, THE BACKUP SAYS, IT SAYS, WILL THE BACKUP.

THE BACKUP.

OH.

IF YOU LOOK UNDER, IF IT SAYS, I DON'T LOOK AT BACK.

HE'S A, HE'S THE STUDIOUS ONE AT THIS TABLE.

WE, WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

AND THAT WAS THE ONE REASON SAID TODAY WILL BE HARD.

I THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT OBSERVATION.

ALRIGHT, ANY QUESTIONS ON THE ITEM WITH THAT? IS THERE ANY MOTION PLEASE? MOTION TO APPROVE.

S BRADLEY BRADLEY.

I'LL SECOND.

SECOND.

AYE, MAYOR RILEY, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR WITH AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? WITH NO MOTION DOES CARRY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK MR UH, EVAN.

I APPRECIATE THAT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WE'LL MOVE NOW TO

[8. Consider and act upon the recommendation to authorize the Executive Director to enter into negotiations with the North East Independent School District for the purpose of leasing a facility for the Law Enforcement Academy – Cliff Herberg & Joseph Gay.]

CONSIDER AN ACT UPON RECOMMENDATION TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO ENTER INTO NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE NORTHEAST INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR THE PURPOSE OF POLICING FACILITY FOR THE LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY, OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND MR. GETTY.

GOOD MORNING.

UH, ONCE AGAIN, UH, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

THIS IS AN EXCITING OPPORTUNITY, I THINK FOR ACOG,

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UM, AS MANY OF YOU MAY RECALL, THE POLICE ACADEMY HAS BEEN STRUGGLING FOUR YEARS, UH, FOR SEVERAL DIFFERENT FACTORS.

ONE, WE'VE HAD HUGE INCREASES IN RENT.

UM, WE'VE HAD A CLIMATE I WOULD CALL ANTI LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR YEARS.

AND SO AT TIMES DECLINING ENROLLMENT IN CLASSES AT THE SAME TIME.

UH, IF I RECALL CORRECTLY, WE HAVE NOT HAD AN INCREASE IN OUR ALLOCATION FROM THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR SINCE 2018.

AND SO WE'RE COMING ON, UM, MANY YEARS OF NO INCREASE.

AND OF COURSE, WE'VE ALL SEEN INFLATION AND, UH, RISING COSTS AND EVERYTHING THAT THE, THAT WE DO, AND THAT, THAT, UH, APPLIES TO THE ACADEMY AS WELL.

UM, AND THE OTHER THING THAT'S AFFECT AFFECTING THE ACADEMY IS, UM, REVENUE FROM OUR TRAINING PROGRAM IS DOWN WITH THE PROLIFERATION OF FREE ONLINE COURSES THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT, UH, PROFESSIONALS HAVE ACCESS TO.

SO ALL OF THOSE THINGS HAVE COMBINED TO, TO REALLY SQUEEZE THE ACADEMY.

UH, WE DO A FINE JOB.

WE, AND, AND, UH, RECENTLY WE HAVE SEEN AN UPTICK IN CLASSES.

I WILL SAY OUR CURRENT COURSE IS 41 CADETS, WHICH IS A LARGE CLASS.

SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO SEE THAT UPTICK IN, IN APPLICANTS.

BUT THAT BEING SAID, THE ACADEMY HAS BEEN FINANCIALLY SQUEEZED AND, UH, ONE OF THE BIGGEST FACTORS HAS BEEN THE CONTINUING INCREASE IN RENT IN OUR LEASES AND THE COMMON AREA MAINTENANCE.

AND I'M GONNA SHOW YOU SOME NUMBERS SHORTLY ABOUT THAT, UH, THAT SHOWS WHERE THAT INCREASE HAS BEEN.

BUT ACOG TOOK OVER THAT CURRENT LOCATION, WHICH IS PICTURED HERE ON THE, ON THE SCREEN, UM, BACK IN 2015.

SO WE'RE COMING UP ON 10 YEARS.

AND IN THAT 10 YEAR TIME, AND I, LET ME BACK UP.

THE ACADEMY USED TO BE HOUSED AT THE TERRO LOCATION, AND THIS WAS A FACILITY THAT WAS BUILT OUT BY THE ZACHARY, UM, BY, I BELIEVE IT WAS DAVID ZACHARY, TO CREATE A LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING PROGRAM, A PRIVATELY OWNED FACILITY.

UH, AND AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THAT DIDN'T WORK OUT FINANCIALLY.

AND SO BASICALLY THEY WERE LOOKING TO GET OUTTA THAT BUSINESS, AND THEY DONATED THE FACILITY AS FAR AS THE, THE BUILD OUT OF THAT, UH, TO ACOG.

AND SO ACOG TOOK OVER, THE ACADEMY, MOVED OVER FROM TEORA TO THERE.

IT'S A, IT'S A WONDERFUL FACILITY INSIDE.

I KNOW JUDGE IC HAS VISITED AND SOME OTHERS HAVE.

IT'S A GREAT FACILITY ON THE INSIDE.

IT LAYS A LOT LACKING ON THE OUTSIDE FOR SERVICING OUR CADETS.

BUT WE TOOK THAT OVER.

WE'VE HAD IT ABOUT 10 YEARS NOW.

AND IN THAT TIME, THE RENT HAS LITERALLY DOUBLED.

AND SO IF YOU LOOK AT THOSE PROJECTIONS GOING FORWARD, THE ACADEMY REALLY CANNOT SUSTAIN THAT KIND OF RENT INCREASES.

AND SO WITH THAT IN MIND, UM, WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING AROUND FOR A PLACE TO LAND.

AND, UH, FORTUNATELY IN COMES, UH, JUDGE SEAN, I MEAN, PARDON ME, UH, SUPERINTENDENT SEAN MICAH FROM NORTHEAST INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT.

AND AS YOU KNOW, UH, AS WITH MANY OF OUR, OUR SCHOOLS, THERE HAS BEEN DECLINING ENROLLMENT AND THEY HAVE EXCESS SPACE AT SOME OF THEIR FACILITIES.

UM, SO THEY, THEY HAVE OFFERED US THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEASE APPROXIMATELY THE SAME AMOUNT OF SPACE, ABOUT 21 SQUARE FEET AT THE CLARA DRISCOLL MIDDLE SCHOOL, WHICH IS LOCATED NEAR THOUSAND OAKS AND JONES MALTSBERGER HAS A JONES MALTSBERGER ADDRESS, UM, THAT GIVES US 21,000 SQUARE FEET.

THE BENEFITS, UH, ARE SIGNIFICANT, UH, IN THIS TERM, OH, I SHOULD SAY FOR A TERM OF 10 YEARS.

SO WE'LL GET A LONG-TERM LEASE WITHOUT, WELL, THE, ANY RENT ESCALATORS, I'LL GET TO THAT IN A MINUTE, ARE TO BE STILL TO BE NEGOTIATED.

AND I SHOULD HAVE INTRODUCED, OR I SHOULD HAVE AT LEAST TOLD YOU WHY I'M HERE.

AND THE PURPOSE OF THIS AT LE IS AT LEAST TO GET YOUR PERMISSION TO CONTINUE FORWARD WITH THESE NEGOTIATIONS IF THE BOARD IS, UH, INCLINED TO DO SO.

UH, DR.

MIKE HAS ALREADY GONE TO HIS BOARD.

THEY ARE ANXIOUS OR INTERESTED IN MAKING THIS WORK AND MOVING FORWARD.

AND BEFORE WE SPENT MORE TIME ON IT, WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS SINCE APRIL.

UM, BEFORE WE SPEND MORE TIME ON IT, I WANTED TO COME TO YOU AND LET YOU KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU APPROVE OF IT AS WE, UH, BEFORE WE SPEND ANY MORE TIME ON IT.

AND SO WE'VE GOT SOME FINANCIAL PARTICULARS FOR YOU TO GET YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT THIS WILL COST AND WHAT IT WILL TAKE TO MAKE THE MOVE.

UH, AND SO THAT'S THE PURPOSE FOR WHY WE'RE HERE.

BUT THEY HAVE OFFERED US THE 21,000 SQUARE FEET FOR A TERM OF 10 YEARS.

UM, THE, THE, THE BEAUTY OF IT IS IN ADDITION TO A LEASE SPACE, IT OFFERS A TREMENDOUS COLLABORATIVE WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH AN EISD.

UH, WE CAN BRING OUR PROGRAMS TO THEIR COMMUNITY.

THEY'RE WILLING TO HELP.

WE CAN, WE CAN TRAIN THEIR POLICE OFFICERS, WE CAN HELP THEM WITH EVERYTHING FROM BLOOD DRIVES, ALL THE

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AT THE SAME TIME, THEY HAVE TREMENDOUS FACILITIES THAT ARE, THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO US.

EVERYTHING FROM THE SCHOOL THAT I'M TALKING ABOUT, THEY HAVE A, I BELIEVE IT'S A 21 ACRE, UH, TRAINING COURSE THAT'S FOR INSTANCE, USED BY THE FBI TO TRAIN THEIR PEOPLE.

UM, AND DR.

MICAH HAS A VISION OF, I HOPE I'M SAYING THIS RIGHT, AND I, I, UH, HE WAS WILLING TO BE HERE TODAY, BUT I TOLD HIM, SINCE WE'VE GOT BACK TO BACK MEETINGS, I ASKED THAT, UH, HE LET ME SPEAK IN HIS STEAD BECAUSE IN THE INTEREST OF TIME, BUT HE REALLY HAS A VISION OF, UH, USING ANY ISDS RESOURCES AS A ONE STOP SHOP FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT.

HIS QUESTION IS, WHY ARE THERE SO MANY ACADEMIES? WHY ARE THERE SO MANY SHOOTING RANGES? WHY ARE THERE SO MANY DRIVING COURSES? AND SO HE HAS AN EXPANDED VISION OF CREATING, UH, A LAW ENFORCEMENT, UH, SERVICING FACILITY THROUGH N-E-I-S-D.

AND SO, UH, ACOG WOULD BE PART OF THAT.

UH, SO IT'S A TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITY FOR US AS FAR AS BEING ABLE TO COLLABORATE, SHARE OUR PROGRAMS, UM, AND, UM, WE GET ALL THE ACCESSES TO THEIR TREMENDOUS RESOURCES FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH.

IN TALKING TO, UH, DR.

MICAH, HE EXPLAINED TO ME THAT, UH, N-E-I-S-D HAS 6 MILLION SQUARE FEET OF, OF FACILITIES.

SO IT'S A HUGE ENTITY, LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES.

EVERYTHING FROM AN AUDITORIUM AND ALL THE FACILITIES THAT I'M GONNA TALK ABOUT IN A MINUTE.

UM, ACOG MAY ALSO BE ABLE TO USE, UH, THEIR, THEIR CAPABILITIES AS FAR AS BUS MAINTENANCE.

WE SPEND APPROXIMATELY $360,000 A YEAR IN BUS MAINTENANCE.

UH, AND I WOULD SAY IF YOU TALK TO SEAN SCOTT, HE'LL TELL YOU THAT WE HAVE, UM, VARYING DEGREES OF SUCCESS WITH OUR VENDORS.

UH, I THINK ALL OF US WHO SERVE IN GOVERNMENT ARE FAMILIAR WITH VENDORS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE GOVERNMENT WHEN THEY CAN.

AND SO, UM, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE SOMEBODY THAT DOESN'T NECESSARILY BE MOTIVATED BY A PROFIT MOTIVE, UH, WORKING ON WORKING ON OUR, OUR VEHICLES AND HOPEFULLY SAVE US MONEY AT THE SAME TIME, HELPING ANY I, ANY ISD.

SO THOSE ARE THE IDEAS OF THE COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIP THAT WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING.

UM, AND THE SCHOOL CAMPUS OFFERS A SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT TO OUR CURRENT PROPERTY.

I ASKED HIM TO TAKE A PICTURE OF THAT BECAUSE WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT THERE, YOU'LL SEE THE OPEN BAY DOOR ON THE FACILITY.

UM, THAT IS WHERE OUR CADETS EXIT, AND THIS IS WHERE THEY DO THEIR EXERCISES AND TRAINING RIGHT THERE.

SO THAT'S OUR, THAT'S OUR TRACK RIGHT THERE FOR THE COURSE.

AND THEN IF WE GO TO THE NEXT PICTURE HERE, LEMME SEE IF I CAN MAKE THAT WORK.

OH, THAT'S THE LASER POINTED.

NEXT PICTURE.

I'M SORRY.

NEXT PICTURE.

THERE WE GO.

THAT'S, THAT'S THE EQUIVALENT OF OUR GYM RIGHT THERE.

AND IT'S NICE ENOUGH, BUT IT'S NOT WHAT, UH, ANY ISD OFFERS.

AND SO, UM, THIS, THIS IS A FACILITY THAT'S NOT AIR CONDITIONED.

YOU CAN TELL IT'S REALLY A ROUGH BUILD OUT.

NOT QUITE THE, UH, QUITE THE, UH, THING THAT WE'RE GONNA SEE IN JUST A SECOND HERE.

UM, THIS IS THE CAMPUS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.

UH, AND THE YELLOW PART TO THE LEFT HERE.

THERE'S MY LASER POINTER IS THE 21,000 SQUARE FEET THAT WE WOULD BE, UH, RENTING FROM N-E-I-S-D.

UM, IF YOU LOOK HERE TO YOUR RIGHT, WE WOULD HAVE ACCESS TO ALL OF THESE PARKING SPACES BACK OVER HERE.

AND, UM, WE HAVE HERE APPROXIMATELY 120 AVAILABLE PARKING SPACES COMPARED TO THE 80 THAT WE HAVE AT OUR FACILITY.

AND SO, UH, IT'S A HUGE INCREASE.

IF, IF I, IF YOU SAW THAT OTHER PICTURE, THAT WAS THE PARKING LOT, WHEN WE DO TRAININGS FOR OTHER AGENCIES, THERE'S NO PARKING.

IT'S JUST REALLY VERY DIFFICULT.

SO THIS IS A HUGE IMPROVEMENT THERE.

UH, LET ME SEE HERE.

ALSO, WE WOULD, WE CURRENTLY HAVE TO GO TO CHURCH TO USE THEIR FACILITY.

THEY'RE VERY GRACIOUS AND HELP US IN, IN OUR ACADEMY, UH, GRADUATIONS.

WE WOULD HAVE ACCESS TO THEIR STAGE AND HAVE OUR OWN FACILITY AND CAMPUS RIGHT THERE TO, TO GRADUATE CADETS.

UM, THIS IS THE FRONT OF THAT FACILITY.

THIS WOULD BE THE ENTRANCE TO THE BUILDING.

UH, AND WE WOULD HAVE DEDICATED ENTRANCES EXIT, PARDON ME, ENTRANCES FROM BOTH SIDES, A SECURE FACILITY ALL UP TO, UH, OUR CURRENT ACOG STANDARDS.

AND IN MANY DEGREE, IN MANY WAYS BETTER.

THIS IS THE WORKOUT FACILITY THAT WE ENVISION THERE AS COMPARED TO THE ROUGH OUT BUILDING.

YOU SEE, UH, THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE THE ROUGH OUT STRUCTURE, SO A MUCH BETTER GYM.

UM, THAT'S THE TRACK.

INSTEAD OF RUNNING ON A, ON A, UM, PARKING LOT, YOU'LL SEE THE NICE RUBBERIZED TRACK.

SO IT'S A HUGE INCREASE IN OUR, IN OUR, UM, UH, ABILITIES TO SERVE OUR CADETS.

THAT'S SOME OF THE CLASSROOMS. UH, YOU'LL SEE THAT DIVIDING

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UH, THESE CLASSROOMS ARE DESIGNED FOR APPROXIMATELY 25 TO 30 STUDENTS.

WE HAVE CLASSES OF 40 AND 50, UH, FOR PURPOSES OF TRAINING.

AND SO, UH, THERE WOULD BE SOME MODIFICATION TO THE BUILDING, AND THAT STILL HAS TO BE DETERMINED BETWEEN ANY ISD AND US ON WHO WOULD DO IT.

UH, WE HAVE SOME PRELIMINARY ESTIMATES, AND I'LL SHOW YOU THAT IN JUST A SECOND HERE.

SO HERE'S AN IDEA OF WHAT ALL OF THIS WOULD COST.

IF YOU LOOK TO THE LEFT ON WETMORE, ON THE WETMORE BLUE BLUE BOX, YOU CAN SEE, UH, THE, THE PROJECTIONS BASED ON, UH, PAST EXP, UM, INCREASES FROM THE LANDLORD.

IF YOU SEE DOWN HERE, THE ASSUMPTIONS THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH OUR LEASE AGREEMENTS HAVE BEEN A 4% ANNUAL INCREASE.

AND SO YOU CAN SEE HOW THIS RENT HAS GONE UP.

A PARTICULAR EXPENSE IS OUR CAM, ROUGHLY ABOUT SIX SOMETHING A SQUARE FOOT.

AND YOU CAN SEE HOW THAT'S PROJECTED TO GO UP.

IF YOU LOOK OVER HERE, THOSE ARE THE ADDITIONAL EXPENSES, UTILITIES, UM, TRASH PICKUP, UH, CLEANING, ALL OF THAT.

THOSE ARE THE ADDITIONAL EXPENSES THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE IN OUR CURRENT OUT ANNUAL OPERATING EXPENSES.

NOW, WHAT THEY DON'T INCLUDE IS ADDITIONAL COSTS FOR MAINTENANCE.

THAT'S NOT PLAN, OR I SHOULDN'T SAY PLANNED FOR, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE SOME, BUT I WOULD CALL IT NON-ROUTINE MAINTENANCE.

FOR INSTANCE, IF YOU LOOK RIGHT DOWN HERE, WE HAVE ON THAT EXISTING FACILITY, SEVEN HVAC UNITS, ROOFTOP UNITS THAT, UH, ARE FAILING.

AND THEY'RE GONNA NEED, THIS SAYS OVER A 10 YEAR TIMEFRAME.

THAT'S VERY OPTIMISTIC.

WE'VE SPENT 15,000 THIS YEAR ON KEEPING UP, UH, TWO OF THOSE UNITS.

THEY'RE ALL ABOUT 20 YEARS OLD AND THEY'RE FAILING.

THEY'RE GONNA NEED $105,000 IN ADDITIONAL COSTS THAT AREN'T INCLUDED IN HERE.

DOES IT INCLUDE ALL OF THE OTHER HVAC MAINTENANCE AND BROKEN DOOR LOCKS AND ALL THE OTHER THINGS THAT HAVE, THAT ARE REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN A BUILDING? SO THE, WE'VE TRIED TO BE VERY CONSERVATIVE IN WHAT THESE COSTS ARE.

UM, AND LET'S COMPARE THAT NOW TO ANY ISD.

SO ANY ISD IS PREPARE IS PROPOSING A $260,000 BASE RENT.

THEY'RE GONNA TAKE OVER ALL CAM OPERATING EXPENSES.

UH, THEY'RE GONNA DO ALL OF THE BUILDING MAINTENANCE, THEY'RE GONNA DO ALL THE ROOF REPAIRS, THEY'RE GONNA DO ALL THE AC MAINTENANCE, ALL THE SECURITY MAINTENANCE, THE CLEANING, EVERYTHING.

UH, SO YOU CAN SEE THERE'S A DRAMATIC DIFFERENCE IN COST.

AND AT THIS TIME, WE HAVEN'T TALKED TO NISD ABOUT THE, UH, RENT ESCALATIONS, BUT WE ARE BUILDING IN A PROJECTION OF, OF 3%.

UM, AS DR.

MICAH SAYS, YOU KNOW, HE HAS TO GET HIS TEAM INVOLVED AS FAR AS, UM, NEGOTIATING THE LEASE AND THE SPECIFIC DETAILS.

BUT THEY'RE STARTING OFF WITH A BASE NUMBER OF TWO 60.

WE'D LOVE TO KEEP TWO 60 FOR THE NEXT 10 YEARS, BUT I DOUBT IF IT'LL END UP END UP THAT WAY.

UM, WITH THAT SAID, YOU CAN SEE THE, UH, TREMENDOUS IN SAVINGS, AMOUNT OF SAVINGS, UH, THAT WE WOULD ACHIEVE EACH YEAR.

AND THAT WILL REALLY TAKE OFF THE PRESSURE TO THE ACADEMY.

AND, UH, IN ADDITION TO THE BENEFITS OF A MUCH BETTER FACILITY, UH, SO WE'LL HAVE THAT.

OH, BY THE WAY, UH, ANOTHER EXAMPLE IS WE HAD THE OTHER DAY ON OPERATING EXPENSES.

WE HAD, UM, SOMEONE BREAK IN AND, WELL, I SHOULDN'T SAY BREAK IN THE, OUR VEHICLES WERE PARKED AT THE FACILITY AND THEY CUT OUT ALL THE CATALY CONVERTERS.

I FORGOT THE COST OF THAT, BUT IT WAS 10 OR $15,000.

WITH ANY ISD WE'LL HAVE ROUND THE CLOCK SECURITY, THEY, THEY'VE GOT THEIR POLICE FORCE.

SO THERE'S ALL KINDS OF INCIDENTAL BENEFITS THAT ARE NOT, YOU KNOW, THAT ARE NOT REFLECTED IN THESE NUMBERS.

UH, BUT ANYWAY, IF YOU LOOK AT THESE SAVINGS, YOU'LL SEE HERE A BREAK EVEN ANALYSIS.

WELL, LET ME GO TO THE BUILD OUT.

WE HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED, UM, A, UH, CONSTRUCTION ESTIMATE FROM ONE OF OUR CONTRACTORS THAT WE'VE USED THROUGH THE YEARS.

AND IT'S RIGHT AT $500,000 FOR THE BUILD OUT TO, TO, UH, MOVE THE WALLS AND CREATE THE, SOME HALLWAYS AND, AND SOME EMERGENCY EXITS AND SO ON.

UH, WE KNOW THAT THERE WILL BE AUDIO VISUAL EXPENSES.

AS YOU ALL KNOW, AV IS ALWAYS EXPENSIVE.

WE'VE BUILT IN JUST A ROUGH NUMBER OF A HUNDRED THOUSAND.

LIKEWISE, ON THE MOVING EXPENSES, THERE IS A CLAUSE TO EARLY TERMINATE.

THE LEASE WOULD BE ROUGHLY $56,000.

AND THEN, UM, UH, WE WOULD HAVE TO, I TOLD THEM TO BUILD IN JUST A CUSHION ON OUR SECURITY FEATURES FOR, UH, KEY CARD ACCESS, CAMERA PLACEMENT AND THAT KIND OF STUFF.

AND SO WE'RE LOOKING AT A ROUGH ESTIMATE OF 800, $6,000 TO BUILD THIS OUT AND, UH, MAKE THE MOVE.

UH, AND

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UH, AFTER YEAR 10, WE'VE SAVED 490,000, ALMOST $500,000.

UM, NOW THAT'S WHAT A 3% ESCALATOR, THE NUMBER CHANGES DRAMATICALLY.

IF, IF NESD LETS US STAY AT WITHOUT AN ESCALATOR, A DIFFERENT ESCALATOR, UH, IT WOULD BE THE SAVINGS AT YEAR 10 IS $871,000.

BUT ONCE AGAIN, THESE NUMBERS DON'T INCLUDE, FOR INSTANCE, THE LOOMING REPLACEMENT OF THAT $105,000 IN AIR CONDITIONERS.

SO ALL OF THESE NUMBERS THAT ARE SAVINGS ARE VERY CONSERVATIVE IN, UH, IN WHAT THE PROJECTIONS ARE.

UH, SO WITH THAT, UM, THE ITEM REALLY DECIDES, SAYS, UH, YOU KNOW, IS REALLY ASKING FOR AN AGREEMENT AND PRINCIPLE TO MOVE FORWARD AND SEE IF WE CAN NEGOTIATE A LEASE WITH AN IDEA OF MOVING THE ACADEMY TO THAT FACILITY.

UH, AND WITH THAT, BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

WELL, UH, MR. BERG, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS TO US TODAY.

I HAVE QUESTIONS, BUT I'M NOT SURE IF THIS IS THE TIME TO ASK THEM OR NOT.

THE ONE THING I DO WANNA ASK IS THAT, IS THAT PROPERTY IS DRISCOLL, IS IT PERMITTED TO DO WHAT WE WANT TO DO THERE? YES.

YES.

WE, THAT, THAT'S PART OF, I WAS HOPING YOU ASK, YOU MIGHT ASK WHY IS IT TAKEN FROM, UH, APRIL TO GET TO HERE? WE HAVE TALKED, TALKED TO T COLE AS WELL AS, UH, SCHOOL HAS TALKED, TALKED ON THEIR SIDE ABOUT WHAT IT TAKES TO, UH, UM, CREATE A, ALLOW A LAW ENFORCEMENT FACILITY TO EXIST IN A SCHOOL.

AND PART OF WHAT, LEMME SEE, I MIGHT GO BACK HERE.

I DON'T HAVE THAT PICTURE, BUT IF YOU LOOK PARDON MY SHAKY HAND, RIGHT? WE, WE ARE GONNA TAKE THAT SPACE RIGHT THERE, THERE IS WHERE THAT RED LINE IS, THERE IS GOING TO BE A DIVIDING WALL THAT HAS TO BE ERECTED TO SEPARATE THE SCHOOL FROM THE LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY.

AND THERE'S BEEN SOME ISSUES ALSO ABOUT INGRESS AND EGRESS IN THE ADVENT OF A FIRE.

SO WE'VE HAD TO LOOK AT ONE-WAY DOORS FOR IN, IN, UH, FOR, UH, EMERGENCY EVACUATION, THAT KIND OF THING.

BUT SHORT ANSWER IS YES, YES, IT CAN BE USED FOR A POLICE STAFF AT THAT LOCATION, BECAUSE I WOULD SAY AS A PARENT, I WOULD HAVE A CONCERN.

AND SO THOSE ARE THINGS I'M HOPING THAT YOU HAVE ASKED OR Y'ALL WILL BE TALKING ABOUT.

YES.

AND THAT WAS, THAT'S BEEN THE WORK THAT'S BEEN DONE ON ANY ISD SIDE, AS I SAID, GOING, GOING TO THEIR BOARD AND, AND, AND GETTING THEIR, THEIR APPROVAL ON THAT SIDE.

I SHOULD HAVE HAD ANOTHER PART OF THAT CONCERN.

THEY'RE VERY, VERY DILIGENT IN THOSE ISSUES.

UM, AND ONCE AGAIN, THESE CADETS, CADETS, THEY DON'T HAVE FIREARMS. YOU KNOW, THEY'RE, THEY DON'T HAVE FIREARMS UNLESS THEY GO TO FIREARM TRAINING.

AND THAT'S ALL THE WAY THAT THOSE ARE TRANSPORTED ARE, ARE, UH, UM, CLOSELY, UH, HANDLED SO THAT, UH, THE CADETS DON'T HAVE THEIR FIREARMS EVER.

FIREARMS ARE DISTRIBUTED OUT OF THE TRAINING RANGE, COLLECTED BACK AND TAKEN BY, UM, OF THE REMAINING MASTER AT THE TIME.

BUT PART OF WHAT ANY ISD HAS DONE IS WHAT IS, SO WE WOULD HAVE ABOUT, UH, 10, 10 SPACES OF PARKING FOR STAFF AT THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING.

BUT ALL OF THIS HERE, I'M SORRY, UH, MAR, IF YOU CAN SEE BACK BEHIND YOU, ALL OF OUR HEADS AND ALL THAT WOULD BE PARKING BACK HERE.

SO ONCE AGAIN, THERE'S NOT A HUGE LAW ENFORCEMENT PRESENCE IN THE, IN THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING FOR THE CADETS.

I MEAN, PARDON, FOR THE STUDENTS AND PARENTS, THEY WOULD PARK ALL BACK HERE.

THERE IS A WALKWAY, YOU CAN SEE A LITTLE BIT OF A HERE THAT TAKES YOU TO THE BACK OF THE BUILDING.

THAT WOULD BE THE PRIMARY ACCESS FOR THE CADETS.

AND THEN I, I SHOULD MENTION THAT THE GYM, UH, PARDON ME, THE SCHOOL FACILITY HAS TWO GYMS. SO WE WOULD'VE OUR OWN GYM.

SO WE ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT INTERVIEWING WITH THE STUDENTS.

UH, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I ALSO MAY, UH, FORGOT TO MENTION IS THEIR SHOWER FACILITIES FOR MEN AND WOMEN THAT WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO US AT THE ACADEMY THAT WE CURRENTLY DON'T HAVE.

AND ONCE AGAIN, THOSE WOULD BE SEGREGATED IN THE GYM, SEPARATE FROM THE STUDENTS.

SO THERE'S, THERE'S AN INTENTIONAL EFFORT TO, TO KEEP THAT DIVIDED LINE AND BOUNDARY BETWEEN THE, THE STUDENTS AND THE EVENTS.

A BOARD.

DO YOU HAVE ANY DISCUSSION OR CONCERNS ON MS? YES, PLEASE.

GO ON.

I HAVE, UH, TWO QUESTIONS JUST FOR CLARITY.

ISN'T DRISCOLL CLOSING? WELL, THEY'RE, THEY'RE REPURPOSING IT.

AND SO THEY'RE GONNA HAVE, I BELIEVE NOW YOU'RE, I WISH I KNOCKED HERE.

MM-HMM.

BUT THEY ARE GONNA CONTINUE TO HAVE A, UH, PARTICULAR TYPE OF SPECIALIZED ACADEMY OR OR PROGRAM THERE.

SO YES, AND I SHOULD SAY WE'RE, THE

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SO WE'RE ONLY TAKING THE BOTTOM OF 21,000 FEET.

ANOTHER PART WILL BE SEGREGATED OUT FOR ANOTHER OCTOPUS.

SO THEY'RE GONNA BE, IT'S GONNA BE A MULTIPURPOSE FACILITY, LILY IS WHAT THEY'RE PLANNING.

SO I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT, VISIT THE CURRENT ACADEMY.

AND I'M JUST CURIOUS, UH, THEY HAVE A ROOM THAT'S LIKE VIRTUAL REALITY.

YES, ABSOLUTELY.

ARE THEY GONNA BRING ALL THAT TECHNOLOGY TO THIS? SO, SO VERY INTERESTING.

GREAT QUESTION.

THOSE ARE ALL THE THINGS THAT WE'VE TRIED TO DEVELOP.

SO IF YOU LOOK SO THAT, THAT SIMULATOR USES SIMULATED FIRE ROUNDS, IT'S LOUD.

AND SO IF YOU LOOK RIGHT HERE, THIS IS THE ONE STORY PORTION OF THE SPACE THAT WE'RE, WE'RE TAKING, WE WILL BE ABLE TO SOUNDPROOF THAT FROM THE SEED, OR WE WON'T HAVE, WE WILL NOT HAVE TO SOUNDPROOF THAT, UH, FROM THE CEILING BECAUSE THE SIMULATOR WILL FIT IN THAT AREA, AND WE WILL ONLY HAVE TO SOUNDPROOF THE SIDEWALLS AND THEN THE VALVE CONTAIN THE NOISE.

AND THAT WAS ONE OF THE, ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING THROUGH.

SO IT'S, IT'S FEASIBLE THAT, UH, MOVE THE SIMULATOR THERE AND MAKE IT WORK.

AND MY FOLLOW UP QUESTION WITH THAT IS, UH, THE COST FOR THE CADETS, UH, TAKING THE CLASS, WHAT DO WE PROJECT THAT TO GO UP OR DOWN OR THEY'RE ONLY GOING UP? OH, YEAH.

AND SO WE, THERE WILL BE SOME INCREASES IN SOME PROGRAM REVENUE FROM THAT THROUGH THE YEARS, BUT WE HAVE TO MAINTAIN PARDON TO HAVE, MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE COMPETITIVE WITH THE OTHER ACADEMIES IN THE REGION.

THAT'S, THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS I DIDN'T MENTION AS WELL.

UH, SAC HAS OPENED UP THEIR NEW TRAINING FACILITY, UH, ON THE FAR FAR SIDE OF THE COUNTY.

UM, NOT OUT BY SOUTH MONROE, BUT A LITTLE FURTHER OUT ALMOST ON, ON THE COUNTY LINE.

UH, BUT I BELIEVE THEY SPENT MEMORY SERVES 50, $56 MILLION ON OUR FIRST RESPONDER TRAINING FACILITY.

SO WE FEEL THAT THIS IS, THIS IS ALSO SOMETHING THAT POSITIONS US BETTER WITH REGARD TO LOCATION.

THAT'S ONE OF THE DRAWBACKS SPENT OUT THERE FACILITY IS IT'S WAY FAR OUT PRIOR TO GET TO, UH, BUT WE FEEL LIKE THIS WOULD MAKE US COMPETITIVE WITH THE, WITH THE QUALITY OF THE FACILITY AND THE LOCATION.

BUT, BUT WE ALSO MAKE SURE WE'RE COMPETITIVE IN PRICING WITH THAT.

SO THAT'S, THEY'RE OUR COMPETITORS, SO TO SPEAK, AS WELL AS THE, UH, ACADEMY UP IN AUSTIN.

YEAH, THEY'RE, UH, THEY'RE ACADEMY ON 35 SOUTH.

UM, YOU'VE GOT 56,000 IN LEASE TERMINATION.

YES.

THERE'S ANOTHER TERMINATION THERE, TERMINATION CLAUSE THAT'S CONTAINED IN THE LEASE FOR ALSO FUNDING.

AND IT'S A VERY BROADLY WRITTEN CLAUSE.

AND WE ARE GOING TO ACTUALLY BE A, UH, EXPERIENCING A LOSS OF FUNDING, I BELIEVE IN OUR INVOLVEMENT GRANT, UH, MARSHALL, IS THAT, AM I SAYING THAT RIGHT? YES, YES.

YES.

IN INVOLVEMENT GRANT.

AND SO WE BELIEVE THAT THAT WILL GIVE US THE, THE, UM, ABILITY TO TRIGGER THAT TERMINATION PROVISION.

UH, AND THAT IF YOU LOOK AT THE, THERE'S, UH, OR FOR UNAMORTIZED COST, I MEAN TWO TIMES THE BASE RENT AND IT'S SOME RECOVERY ON UN AMORTIZED COST AND THAT EQUALS TO $56,000.

OKAY.

YES, JUDGE.

UM, IS THE PLAN TO ENTER THE LEASE RENOVATE WHILE YOU WERE STILL ONGOING AT THE CURRENT LOCATION? YES.

AND THEN HAVE A SEAMLESS TRANSFER, SO THERE'S NO LOSS OF CLASSES, IS THAT THE EXACTLY.

PLAN? SO WE ENTERED INTO A THREE YEAR LEASE AT OUR CURRENT FACILITY.

AND OUR LEASES HAVE BEEN VERY SHORT FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF TERMS BECAUSE WE WERE WATCHING THIS FINANCIAL SQUEEZE THAT THE ACADEMY HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING.

AND SO WE ENTERED INTO, UM, A THREE YEAR LEASE.

UM, WAS THAT NOVEMBER? UH, FEBRUARY, FEBRUARY, FEBRUARY.

IN FEBRUARY.

UH, THAT, UH, WE STARTED THE NEGOTIATIONS BACK IN, I GUESS IN NOVEMBER OR OCTOBER.

BUT ANYWAY, IN FEBRUARY WE SIGNED A NEW THREE YEAR LEASE AND THEN THIS OPPORTUNITY CAME UP.

SO WE ANTICIPATE THAT WE'RE GONNA BE WILLING TO NEXT YEAR BEFORE WE EVEN START THE BUILD OUT, BUILD OUT AND GET EVERYTHING DONE.

AND SO WE WILL PROBABLY BE AT THE END OF 26 OR 27 WHEN THIS IS HAPPENING.

WE WILL STAY IN OUR CURRENT LOCATION AND THEN WHEN EVERYTHING'S BUILT OUT, WE WILL MAKE THE MOVE.

THE OTHER, THE OTHER THING I SHOULD LET YOU KNOW IS ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT WE ARE, WE ARE, THAT IS GONNA BE AN ISSUE TO RESOLVE IS WHO WILL DO THE BUILD OUT? WHO CAN DO IT CHEAPER? SO, UH, WE, WE NEED TO SEE

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UM, OUR CONTRACTOR WE THINK WILL COME IN CHEAPER THAN ANY CONTRACTORS.

UM, WE'RE NOT SURE FROM OUR SIDE WHETHER THEY PAY DAVIS MAKING WAGE RATES AND SO ON.

AND SO, UH, WE'RE NOT REQUIRED TO.

AND SO, UH, WE MIGHT BE CHEAPER.

THE, THE, THE PRELIMINARY DISCUSSION IS IS THAT ANY ISD WOULD BUILD ANYTHING ON THE OUTSIDE.

UH, LIKE THE, THE, UH, THERE'S AN ISSUE WITH THE BACK END.

THEY HAVE TO MAKE A RAMP OR SOMETHING, MAKE A DA COMPLIANT.

WE ALSO HAVE TO BUILD, THEY HAVE TO BUILD THAT DIVIDING WALL IN BETWEEN THE FACILITY, UM, AND HOW TO USE, THEY, THEY BILLED THAT.

WE'D END UP PROBABLY PAYING FOR IT, AND THEN WE WOULD DO THE INTERIOR BUILT OUT ON OUR END.

AND SO THAT'S SORT OF THE PRELIMINARY PLAN.

BUT WE HAVE TO GO TO, AS DR.

MIKE SAYS, HE'S GOTTA GET HIS LAWYERS INVOLVED.

AND SO WE'LL SEE HOW THAT WORKS OUT ONCE THEY GET AHOLD OF IT.

MR. AGREE, THIS DOES CAPACITY WISE, YOU SAID 40 TO 50, YOU SAID 40 TO 50 STUDENTS A YEAR NOW, OR AT TIME, ROUGHLY FOR WHAT? THIS CLASS, THIS CURRENT CLASS IS 41.

SO I DON'T KNOW IF WHAT THE MAX CAPACITY, LIKE IF YOU NEEDED TO EXPAND AT THE CURRENT FACILITY, DOES THIS PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL CAPACITY IN TERMS OF DE DE, YOU KNOW, ANY FUTURE DEMAND, UH, AS MORE MAYBE COMMUNITIES GET FUNDING FOR TO INCREASE THEIR, UH, THEIR LAW ENFORCEMENT? UM, MAYBE SO WE HAVE, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, WE'RE BUILDING CLASSROOMS OUT FOR 50 STUDENTS.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE, WE DO NOW.

AND WE HAVE, UH, IN-SERVICE TRAINING FOR POLICE DEPART DEPARTMENTS, THEIR CLASS AT 50, UH, AS I SAID, OUR CLASSES HAVE BEEN AS LOW AS 21, 20 21, AND AS HIGH AS WE'VE GOT 1 41, WE'VE HAD A CLASS OF 45 RECENTLY.

UH, SO WE'LL HAVE A LITTLE ADDITIONAL CAPACITY THERE AT 50.

AS I SAID, THAT SPACE ABOVE IS, IS OPEN NOW.

NOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THAT IN THE FUTURE? WE DON'T KNOW.

SO WE, WE, WE WILL HAVE SOME, UH, ONSITE EXPANSION CAPABILITIES BUILT IN, BUT IF IT GETS BIGGER THAN THAT, THAT'D BE BIGGER THAN 50.

THAT'LL BE A NEW ISSUE, SIR.

I KNOW WHAT YOU IS THE 9 1 1 ADDRESSING OFFICE IN HOMELAND? YES.

EVERYBODY WOULD MOVE.

THE WHOLE PUBLIC SAFETY PROGRAM WOULD VACATE THE EXISTING BUILDING ON WETMORE AND MOVE TO THIS FACILITY.

EXACTLY.

THANK YOU FOR POINTING, POINTING THAT OUT.

I FAILED TO MENTION THAT WE HAVE OTHER, UH, UH, OTHER OFFICES IN THAT, IN THAT FACILITY AT WETMORE THAT ARE COMPRISING OUR PUBLIC SAFETY PROGRAM, THE 9 1 1 PROGRAM, HOMELAND SECURITY, AND, UH, OUR GS AND GSI, UH, MAPPING GIS PARKING, GIS MAPPING IS ALL OVER IN THAT FACILITY.

SO WHAT DO YOU THINK YOUR INSURANCE COSTS ARE GONNA BE? I DON'T KNOW THAT WE'VE LOOKED AT THE INSURANCE ANY DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE HAVE NOW.

UM, WHERE WE'RE, IF TML AS IS OUR CURRENT INSURER, THIS IS NO DIFFERENT IN SIZE AND NO DIFFERENT FUN, NO DIFFERENCE IN FUNCTION, BUT WE PROBABLY HAVE TO, I SHOULD LOOK AT THAT.

UH, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION THAT I DON'T BELIEVE ANYBODY'S DONE THAT, SEE IF THERE'S ANY SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE.

NOW, AS I SAID, ANY ID IS GONNA MAINTAIN THE FACILITY AND HANDLE ALL OF THAT.

SO WE WON'T NEED ANYTHING OTHER THAN OUR LIABILITY AND, AND ANY CONTENTS INSURANCE? WELL, YOU'D NEED A RENTER'S INSURANCE ON YES.

RENTER'S POLICY.

YEAH.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

ONE NOT, YES.

WHAT IS THAT? DO YOU NEED A MOTION FROM US TODAY? JUST A MOTION.

A MOTION BASICALLY TO APPROVE.

AS I SAID, I, AND I GUESS I SHOULD, I SHOULD CLARIFY THAT TOO, JUST TO MAKE SURE.

THIS IS JUST THE AUTHORITY TO MOVE FORWARD IS WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR, TO NEGOTIATION, TO CONTINUE THESE NEGOTIATIONS.

WE WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING AS FAR AS A FINAL AGREEMENT WITHOUT COMING TO THE BOARD FINAL APPROVAL.

SO THIS IS JUST TO SEE IF THERE'S AN AGREEMENT IN PRINCIPLE, IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN UNDER UNDERTAKING THIS PROJECT, PROJECT.

UM, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH ANY ISD, HAMMER OUT THE FINAL DETAILS AND THEN BRING THAT BACK TO YOU, UH, FOR APPROVAL IF IT'S ECONOMICALLY FEASIBLE FOR US.

THE OTHER QUESTION WILL BE, BY THE WAY, HOW WE UNDERTAKE THE FINANCING AND THE MOVE.

SO THE ACADEMY DOESN'T HAVE THE MONEY TO MAKE THE MOVE.

IT WOULD EITHER BE FUNDED BY OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THAT WE CAN GET A LOAN FROM A PRIVATE BANK OR FUND OUT FUND BALANCE.

WE HAVE A, WE HAVE THE, UH, CASH ON HAND TO MAKE THE MOVE.

THOSE WOULD BE SOME OF THE ADDITIONAL ISSUES MOVING FORWARD ON HOW WE WOULD PAY FOR THIS PROJECT.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU ALL.

I THINK WE'RE RIGHT.

UH, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS? NOT UNLESS YOU KNOW, I THINK WOULD BE APPROPRIATE.

SECOND, I MOVE NEGOTIATIONS.

SECOND.

SECOND.

OKAY.

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ALL RIGHT.

AND WE'VE GOT A SECOND TIME ME.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS? WAS IT FRIDAY OR, UM, YES, THAT'LL BE FINE.

YES, MA'AM.

THANK YOU.

UM, WITH THAT I'LL FAVOR, AYE, ANY OPPOSED NAMES IN THE MOST BEST CARE.

THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU ALL.

THANK THANK YOU MR. OF ITEM

[9. Consider and act upon the recommendation to authorize the Executive Director to adopt and implement the revision of AACOG’s proposed personnel policies 6.8, Anniversaries, and personnel policy 8.9, Longevity - Deedra Johnson.]

CONSIDER AN ACT UPON RECOMMENDATION TO AUTHORIZE THE DIRECTOR TO ADOPT AND IMPLEMENT THE REVISION OF ACCO PROPOSED PERSONNEL POLICIES, 6.8 ANNIVERSARIES AND PERSONNEL POLICY 8.9 LONGEVITY.

UH, MS. DEIDRE JOHNSON.

GOOD MORNING.

GOOD MORNING CHAIR DENNIS AND BOARD MEMBERS.

OKAY, DEIDRE .

TODAY WE SEEK YOUR APPROVAL FOR TWO REVISIONS TO ACOG'S PERSONNEL POLICY.

THE FIRST ONE, PERSONNEL POLICY 6.8 IS ANNIVERSARIES.

GOOD MORNING.

ACOG HAS A LONGSTANDING PRACTICE OF PROVIDING STAFF WITH A MONETARY AWARD FOR THEIR EMPLOYMENT MILESTONES AT THE 5, 10, 15 YEAR AND SUBSEQUENT FIVE YEAR INTERVALS DURING THE REVISION OF ACOG'S FINANCIAL POLICIES, THIS POLICY WAS INADVERTENTLY OMITTED.

HISTORICALLY, ACOG HAS PAID $5 PER YEAR FOR THESE MILESTONES.

WE ARE PROPOSING TO INCREASE THAT AWARD AMOUNT TO $10 PER YEAR.

THIS REWARD IS A BENEFIT TO EMPLOYEES AS THEY REACH THESE MILESTONES.

THEREFORE, WE HAVE DECIDED TO INCORPORATE THIS POLICY INTO ACCO PERSONNEL POLICIES MOVING FORWARD.

NOW THE SECOND REVISION UPDATE IS TO OUR EXISTING SECTION 8.9 LONGEVITY POLICY.

EACH JANUARY EMPLOYEES RECEIVE $60 FOR EACH YEAR OF SERVICE COMPLETED AFTER ONE FULL YEAR OF EMPLOYMENT.

THE CONFUSION AROSE OVER WHETHER THE LONGEVITY BONUSES EARNED AT THE ANNIVERSARY DATE OF EMPLOYMENT, OR AT THE END OF THE CALENDAR YEAR.