>> Do you know if there's any agreement about paying back the district? the board. I know the one that I was on, they got dissolved via text. Um, that is working that's in the bank system with the IRS right now to be reviewed and as soon as the taxes are done, we will be giving that money back to the ASB. But the second one that Stacy and Weston started, I can't speak to that. >> I I do think this [clears throat] has come to light. I think the pattern was they would they would spend money. They took a trip to Texas. They took a trip to LA football program and then they would have fundraising craft beads and get reimbured. That practice need to be reversed. They need to save up money and once they have it then spend it instead of spending it and hoping they raise that money to cover.
And then it's just across middle school and high school seeing some more gradual declines coming down as you just keep uh filtering out some of those larger student cohorts with some smaller ones coming in. Uh again, largely due to some of the work you've been doing through your bond program, there's a whole lot less red on this than there was. Some of that is also due to uh kind of a change in the prognostication with the future enrollment. And a lot of these, it's not that you are drastically over. It's uh unfortunately kind of a binary thing. If our projection shows you're a couple of kids over what the your FMP says is the ideal capacity, we're flagging it here, but for the most part, you have a whole lot less than you had a few years ago. And then we always just like to The other thing we do for you at King is keep track of your state facility funding opportunities and just that reminder that to date you have received almost $130 million from this program to again stretch those local dollars, keep those bonds accomplishing more.
It was a really good show and it was like standing remotely. So, it was packed. It was good to see so much community support. Um, I also want to shout out the school 15 PBS lipsync show. the kids worked their tails off and that was also wonderful to see. Um, I want to shout out Elias for your recognition tonight. I think that's phenomenal. I'm super proud of you. Um, and those are my those are my comments. I don't have much. >> Thank you, Commissioner Estric Barnes. Commissioner Rexel. >> All right. I'll try to be brief as well. Just a few things. Uh, first of all, thank you to Senator McKon, to liaison George Silva, and county commissioner D'vor for coming. Um, it's very appreciated your recognition, and I just strive to do the best that I can. Um, congratulations to Tony on your new grandchild, Commissioner Santiago.
And so there there's some transportation >> and even if like right now a lot of places we just stop like >> they stop Yeah. one drop off similar >> to >> I'm just trying to avoid losing% kids over a transportation situation. >> Absolutely. So, um the other the the last thing I would add and I and I I guess it's operational matters, financial facil, I don't know what it is. Um we [snorts] had our kindergarten roundup um last week. Um and so certainly want to share that out, you know, with uh families that may have kiddos ready to enter kindergarten or enter um our early learning program. Um might have room [clears throat] for more. We always have room for more. Um we'll be putting out yard signs in the next week or so in all of our um early learning kindergarten kiddos yards just um um one hopefully we'll get some cute pictures them out by their yard sign but then also um just as a way to you know promote our our district and the great things that are happening in our classroom.
Not saying that there's a better system than bags, but um, would they be able to work with us on some of that stuff just so we understand maybe what options are available? Because I I know we get feedback a lot on trash. I >> We get a lot of feedback on the trash. >> It's been very It's been very quiet on the trash. It has not. >> So, at least not on my end. >> You're doing something more than we >> a little bit perhaps. But no, but no, but residents have like legitimate questions about, you know, how, you know, everything from like, you know, why do we have this kind of split system where we're paying a fee and we're buying bags and what other communities are doing and some really good questions about are we doing this in the best way possible? Are we doing this in the best in the most efficient way possible?
>> That wasn't No, I was I went on that trip to Texas and we had the money to cover that entire trip. >> So, I did a ton of that fundraising myself. So, we did have the money to cover that. That's not how that money was spent. There is still money from that account in that trip is the money that's in the IRS that we will be giving back. The second one is where the deficit comes from. >> I appreciate information, but what about the LA trip? >> That was not that was a year after me after our dissolved. >> Either way, we can't be $27,000 in a hole during lock season. It's got to be paid up front. >> Agreed. >> And so we don't want to put ourselves in position again. >> We already took care of that. I canceled any big trips for next year because it was going red and they still wanted to purchase workout clears for workout clothes for the weight program.
You have another 3.7 million that is already in line that you should be getting in the next year or so to bump you up to 133. And then looking at that uh modernization eligibility again as we find the right projects to match with this eligibility, you've got another 67 million in state funding that we can apply for now with another about 25 million that will come available uh at Chico High and Bidwell in the next couple of years. Again, it's been 25 years since the last time you took some of that mod money. Uh new construction eligibility looks very healthy right now. This does get updated every year, but again, you're in a very good place to to the extent that you want to tap into that have a good chance of being able to do so. So, whirlwind of information, but happy to answer questions on anything that you want to know more about and thank you.
Sorry. Um, vice president. Absolutely. Sorry. Um, I'm happy to see that that parking lot measure when it comes to security staying out a little bit more at CHS. That is a direct result from our board and student admin administration collaboration meeting. So, uh, that's great to see. Congratulations, Jenna, for your acceptance and forward to Cornell. No surprise at all. I remember when uh when we were on the march out team together, you came in I think as a freshman and were competing just as well as a senior. So no surprise at all. Um I do want to wish condolences to Commissioner Ciano for the loss of Mali. Um thank you President Bashard for the initiation of the RFP committee. Definitely will be uh needed and is a measure to take to try to save some costs. It April is autism awareness month. So just want to read this as well before we conclude this evening.
So um so certainly if you talk to anybody that has a child we would love to have them here at Clinton Central. Um think we're doing some some great things for kids. So, um, but I think that's all I have. Mr. Davidson, any board members got anything? We want to move to adjourn. >> Second. >> Moved by seconded by Bryce to adjourn the meeting. All those in favor say I. >> Opposed. Meeting adjourned.
>> You got to investigate that. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Yeah. >> So, I'm just going to tell you a little story. So, I was on the school committee when we implemented or the select board implemented the trash fee and it was because 2 and a half% wasn't doing it for the town. >> It wasn't providing us the funds necessary to try to >> run a community. And so, you know, unfortunately, it was something that the select board did because they didn't want to have in those days it was a million dollars and a million dollars was huge in terms of the impact it would have had to the community and the schools and um I think uh Mr. was uh chair of the select board at the time >> and uh it was an another interesting time in the financial history of our community. >> Yeah.
I'm like, no. So, I I've been over this nauseium. I apologize that it did go that way. It it would be nice with this to have a stipulation that even though the principal fund is paying the deficit in the ASB that when money is deposited in the ASB that that money is going to be reimbursed back to the district. So it's not like a $27,000 going into their account to make it neutral and then deposit the IRS money back in and now they're they're flush with money >> when other programs are fundraising a ton to pay for trips. Not saying they haven't fundraised. I get that money is held up, >> but if the district's going to clear this and then they're going to put their money in, now they got $27,000 handed to them in that sense. I know we need to clear for the audit, >> but it is district money.
>> [snorts] >> Well, thank you. Can you use your microphone, please? >> Enough? Thank you. Um is is that better? Okay, thank you. Um one of the things that um we became aware of from your input was the impact of our economy. >> Mhm. >> And my speaking of economy means everything right now cuz the economy is meaning many different things. Um and that affected the birth rate as people waited to have kids until they knew whether or not they could afford them. Are you seeing anything that's reportable? At this point in what our national and worldwide economy is um taking a bit of a hit. Um are there any signals that you would want to report to us that concern you? >> No, I [clears throat] mean obviously going into some deep waters here. But I I would say a lot of what you are describing remain the predominant trends and that's not California or even the United States.
I just want to take a moment to acknowledge that April is autism acceptance month. In Clifton, our strength has always been our diversity and that includes our neur neurodeiverse students. I want to extend a profound thank you to our incredible special ed teachers, pair professionals, therapists, and child study team members. You are the backbone of our district. Your patience, expertise, and unwavering belief in the potential of every child does not go unnoticed. So, thank you to all of you. And then two last things. First, I know one of the teachers had come up about Kelly services. I'd like and I guess the whole board may be thinking about this as well, but administration to rethink about moving this substituation in-house, not putting the responsibility on on a secretary, but hiring even if it's a part-time HR specialist. Um, I was talking to someone who is an administrator in the city of Pake a couple days ago, and I know they used to use Kelly and have switched back to in-house.
So I you know it's it's unfortunate but these are the things and I mean every community just about has done that now >> right through the years because every community is faced with this the same challenges that that Proposition 2 and a half puts before communities and and so ultimately anybody people who are in positions of you know responsibility as we are as the school committee members are as other boards are It's nobody wants to do these things. Nobody wants to raise money in um you know have to always be looking at shortfalls or frequently be looking at shortfalls but and and the decisions are made to best to try to best meet the needs of the community >> and unfortunately that's where the trash fee came from. So, so, so I guess if this is going if our contract current contract expires the end of next year, if we can just plan to have the discussion beforehand before we before we even hear from waste management of like what so we can maybe maybe we can put it out to the community and get some feedback and just be able to kind of come armed to waste management if we decide to go that route or >> you know put it out to bid.
You're right. We can pull principal funds, but usually site principal funds are for that site. >> So, my final principle here, I put in a lawn area. Now, last year I was here. You can spend it. is non-discretionary funds, but we're required to make sure that all our accounts ASP accounts are in the black before June 30th. >> Yeah. So, could there be a contract saying that that that football program, the $27,000 is going to go back to benefit whatever that money might have been used for on campus, you know, a program like that? >> I think the foundation pointed to that. >> You're saying the money would go back into the principal's discretion fund. whether it goes back there and then the principal uses it there or there's some sort of something saying that hey when when $27,000 go back in this account that money is going to go back to benefit the school not go in that account and then they they got their bill wiped off basically >> you want to amend the motion to specify that we try to recover those funds and get them back into the position they were >> yeah I'll motion to approve and can we also have any another conversation on what the procedure will look like moving forward.
That really is a lot of worldwide issues. Uh certainly with you know, a lot of people are just really able to better control and choose not to have kids and that it's certainly economic constraints factor into a lot of it. We already heard just in the last item. I grocery shop too and you know, it's have distant I occasionally find an old paper bag in the garage and pull a receipt out from 5 years ago and just look at the prices and just marvel. And so you know, I I absolutely get that a lot of people say maybe maybe now is not the right time and in a couple of years it'll make more sense and inevitably that for some of those people that that perfect time never comes. And so yeah, I I unfortunately I don't see some of that changing significantly. >> Uh another issue our um city of Chico has things sitting aside waiting for um putting put into the the building process.
So just you know at least taking a look at it to see if there are some kind of cost savings that can be done. Um and maybe present it to the board again if the whole board agrees with that. Um and then I'll finish up with that policy thing again just to make clear to the community. I am uncom I am not comfortable with 100% of it and I have questions that I think really should be best answered by experts and professionals. Parents being aware of things going on with their child. I wish there were age parameters to it at least. Um, so I definitely have a lot of questions, but the law is the law and I certainly respect and concur with administration to follow the law in their in their daily procedure and again encourage people that have issues with the law to take that up with your elected officials.
>> Yeah. Do a little research before those discussions start. I think that's a you know and just find out exactly also like what is going on in other communities that >> kind of fit our profile and >> kind of go from there. Yeah. >> Yeah. I mean I I will say that we do that already. Um but um but yeah I I think a a structured session would be good. It's just, you know, when you think about it, right? Buying a bag to put your trash in, throw it away is just the ultimate in throwing money away. >> You're literally throwing money away, >> especially when the bags tail. >> No, not joking. The bag quality issue is an issue. It is an issue >> and and it's infuriating because you are you are buying these bags and you get them and then you know I I recall them being of better quality at one point but and and folks have noticed that the quality has declined >> down over the years probably because of rising cost of production and all these sort of things but again you know >> well Makita thank you for bringing that up because it it is a it is a legitimate issue um and um you know I think you know Steph Steph and I um you know think that definitely a discussion with waste management about their bag fees is uh certainly an appropriate one.
>> We've already done all that. Jyn has been on top of it. >> I'm actually agreeing ASB manual for approval next month. >> Great. >> So, we'll have some procedures in place. >> And I think it's also needs to be clear that there's nothing actually in the red. That's one big account. It just has different check marks for the accounts. Um, and so it's not it's a very minor audit check. It really is because there's nothing in the the red. There's hundreds of thousands of dollars in that account. There's just one line item. So, the overall account is not negative. I just most people don't understand that. >> Okay. >> With the caveat that it is one big pool of money. However, it is tracked. >> Yeah. >> Per club, per program. And so theoretically each program FFA floral so on and so on does have their own pot of money.
Permitting is happening but actually putting the project up. Um seems like the last 2 years has slowed. Is that my imagination or >> I I actually had an email from your city community development director with the total number of permits and I would say I was just looking at it before the meeting just almost like I knew this question might or something similar to it. So, I was just refreshing myself, but uh including everything uh your single-family homes, multi-family homes, and ADUs. Uh I think the last couple of years have actually been slightly higher than the few years before that, but you're really looking at pretty consistently of of kind of 5, 6, 700 uh new homes being introduced by the city each year for the quite a few years running back now. >> Okay. That's That's encouraging. I know that that's been one of you know, one of the things everybody that's involved with city government as well as school district have been um a bit hesitant about moving forward with some things because of the implication of whether or not those homes that are being permitted can actually be shovels in the ground.