(SOUNDING GAVEL). >> GOOD AFTERNOON, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETING OF TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 2016 TO ORDER. MRS. SNIVELY WILL LEAD US IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. >>Melissa Snively: PLEASE STAND FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE.
(MOMENT OF SILENCE) PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. [ PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ] >> THANK YOU, MS. SNIVELY. BOARD MEMBERS, WE HAVE A NUMBER OF WITHDRAWN ITEMS TODAY. Y-01, C 405, C 406, C 614, C 622, AND C 807. WITH THOSE WITHDRAWN ITEMS, I'LL ASK FOR A MOTION TO ADOPT THE AGENDA. I HAVE A MOTION BY MS. HARRIS AND A SECOND BY MRS. EDGECOMB, IF YOU COULD PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBERS. AND THE MOTION PASSES. LET TV RECORD REFLECT THAT ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE PRESENT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MS. GRIFFIN. BOARD MEMBERS, WE HAVE A NUMBER OF APPROVAL OF MINUTES THAT WE NEED TO HAVE GO THROUGH. SO THE MAY 3rd SCHOOL BOARD WORKSHOP FROM THE AM, MAY 3rd SCHOOL BOARD WORKSHOP FROM P.M., THE JUNE 14th SCHOOL BOARD WORKSHOP FROM THE AM AND THE JUNE 14th SCHOOL BOARD MEETING.
IF I COULD HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THOSE MINUTES. I HAVE A MOTION BY MRS. HARRIS. A SECOND BY MRS. EDGECOMB. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU, BOARD MEMBERS. THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. MS. SNIVELY, IF YOU COULD REECE PLEASE READ THE BOARD GUIDELINES FOR TODAY. >>Melissa Snively: THANK YOU, MEMBER STUART. AS WE BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON'S MEETING, LET ME QUICKLY REVIEW THE FORMAT OF OUR SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS. PLEASE SILENCE ALL ELECTRONIC DEVICES AT THIS TIME. THE BOARD'S AGENDA IS A CONSENT AGENDA. ITEMS ON THE AGENDA ARE APPROVED UPON MOTION AND VOTE UNLESS AN ITEM IS PULLED FOR DISCUSSION. THE AGENDA AND BACKUP DOCUMENTATION ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE. THIS MEETING CAN BE VIEWED WITH CLOSED CAPTIONING ON THE LIVE WEBCAST ON CABLE TELEVISION AND ON A VIDEO MONITOR HERE IN THE AUDITORIUM. IT CAN ALSO BE VIEWED WITH CLOSED CAPTIONING LATER IN THE VIDEO ARCHIVES.
DURING THE MEETING, THERE IS A TABLET AVAILABLE AT THE COMMUNICATIONS DESK THAT CAN BE USED TO VIEW THE LIVE WITH CLOSED CAPTIONING. THERE ARE SPEAKERS IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM THAT ALLOW BOARD MEMBERS TO HEAR THE MEETING WHEN WE LEAVE THE DAIS. THERE WILL BE A TOTAL OF 45 MINUTES ALLOWED FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
SPEAKERS WILL BE GRANTED THREE MINUTES TO ADDRESS A SINGLE AGENDA ITEM, OR TOTAL OF FIVE MINUTES TO ADDRESS TWO OR MORE AGENDA ITEMS. WHEN TEN OR MORE SPEAKERS WISH TO SPEAK TO THE SAME AGENDA ITEM, SPEAKING TIME WILL BE REDUCED TO TWO MINUTES PER SPEAKER. IF THERE ARE STILL SPEAKERS AFTER 45 MINUTES, THE ALLOTTED TIME, THE REMAINDER OF THE SPEAKERS WILL BE HEARD PRIOR TO THE VOTE ON ITEMS PULLED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA. SPEAKERS, YOUR COMMENTS ARE IMPORTANT. IN ORDER TO PROVIDE THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE RESPONSE TO YOUR COMMENTS, THE STAFF WILL FOLLOW UP WITH YOU AND WILL KEEP BOARD MEMBERS INFORMED ABOUT THE RESPONSE. THE SCHOOL BOARD RESPECTS THE PUBLIC'S RIGHT TO SPEAK TO THE BOARD, BUT WE CANNOT TOLERATE BEHAVIOR INTENDED TO INTERRUPT THE ORDERLY CONDUCT OF THIS MEETING. OUR CIVILITY POLICY IS NOW IN EFFECT. >> THANK YOU, MS. SNIVELY. I WANT TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A DISCUSSION ABOUT AUDIENCE COMMENTS TODAY.
WE HAVE A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE HEAR TO SPEAK. I HAVE THREE SPEAKERS WHO ARE SIGNED UP FOR AT LEAST FIVE MINUTES, AND I HAVE 31 AT LAST COUNT SPEAKERS SIGNED UP THAT WILL BE ALLOTTED TWO MINUTES EACH. THAT PUTS US WELL PAST THE 45 MINUTE ALLOTTED TIME. >>Doretha Edgecomb: MADAM CHAIR, UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE THERE'S A LARGE NUMBER OF AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION WE SET ASIDE, AND I SUGGEST WE WOULD DO THAT THIS AFTERNOON ALSO. >>Cindy Stuart: IS THAT A MOTION? EDGE SO ALL PARTICIPANTS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. >>Susan Valdes: I WILL SECOND THAT MOTION. >> SECOND BY MRS. HARRIS. BOARD MEMBERS, WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO SET ASIDE 45 MINUTES FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AND HEAR ALL THE SPEAKERS WHO ARE SIGNED UP TODAY. IF YOU COULD PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. DO YOU NEED TO HAVE DISCUSSION AFTER OR BEFORE? APPARENTLY AFTER.
SO THE MOTION PASSES. WE WILL HEAR ALL THE SPEAKERS WHO ARE HERE TODAY. MRS. KURDELL, YOUR COMMENT. >> I HAVE A QUESTION. ALSO IN THE PAST, WE HAVE, IF WE HAVE SPEAKERS FOR A SINGLE SUBJECT, SINCE YOU HAVE OVER TEN, YOU USUALLY ADD A MINUTE TO IT, TWO MINUTES? OKAY. SO WE ARE GOOD WITH THAT. ALL RIGHT, THANKS. JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT. >> WE HAVE THREE SPEAKERS WHO WILL SPEAK AT FIVE MINUTES EACH. AND I HAVE 31 SPEAKERS WHO WILL RECEIVE TWO MINUTES OF SPEAKING TIME. YOU'RE WELCOME. SO MS. SNIVELY, IF COULD YOU READ OUR AUDIENCE COMMENTS GUIDELINES. >>Melissa Snively: THANK YOU, MEMBER STUART. THE BOARD VALUES AND APPRECIATES ALL OF YOUR COMMENTS. THIS IS YOUR TIME TO TELL THE BOARD WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND.
IN ORDER TO PROVIDE YOU WITH A COMPREHENSIVE RESPONSE TO ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY RAISE DURING PUBLIC COMMENT, IT IS THE BOARD'S PRACTICE TO NOTE YOUR COMMENT AND TO HAVE THE APPROPRIATE DISTRICT STAFF RESPOND TO YOU AFTER YOUR QUESTION HAS BEEN RESEARCHED. TO THAT END, THE BOARD WILL NOT TYPICALLY RESPOND TO YOUR COMMENTS FROM THE DAIS. THANK YOU. >>Cindy Stuart: THANK YOU, MRS. SNIVELY. I WANT TO ADD THAT I KNOW WE HAVE MANY PEOPLE HERE WISHING TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY. SPECIFICALLY IF YOU ARE HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT ADDING GENDER EXPRESSION TO OUR DISCRIMINATION HARASSMENT POLICY, THAT ITEM WILL NOT BE VOTED ON TODAY. I REPEAT, THE BOARD WILL NOT BE TAKING ACTION ON GENDER EXPRESSION TODAY. THE POLICY WILL REMAIN AS IT HAS BEEN FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. THAT ISSUE WILL NOT BE ADDRESSED BY THE BOARD IN THIS CYCLE OF POLICY REVIEW. FOR MANY, THIS IS A VERY CONTENTIOUS ISSUE WITH STRONG EMOTIONS ATTACHED TO IT UNDERSTANDABLY.
WE HAVE A VERY DIVERSE AUDIENCE WITH US TODAY, AND I WOULD ASK THAT EVERYONE PLEASE BE RESPECTFUL TO ALL PERSONS IN THE AUDIENCE TODAY. THE MEASURE OF US AS A COMMUNITY IS HOW WELL WE RESPECT THE DIGNITY AND VIEWS OF THOSE WHO DIFFER FROM US. I BELIEVE IN THIS COMMUNITY, AND I AM SURE THAT BELIEF WILL BE REINFORCED BY THE COMMENTS SHARED PUBLICLY TODAY. SO I WILL CALL THE FIRST THREE SPEAKERS WHO HAVE FIVE MINUTES EACH. TERRY TEMPLE. FOLLOWED BY JOE ROBINSON. FOLLOWED BY MR. KLUTHO. MR. TEMPLE. >> MY NAME IS TERRY TEMPLE. I'M PRESIDENT OF COMMUNITY ISSUES COUNCIL IN BRANDON. AND THERE ARE SEVERAL AGENDA ITEMS I AM GOING TO SPEAK TO. FIRST I WANT TO SAY, THERE'S 8,000 PETITIONS HERE. I HAVE A LOT MORE BUT I WASN'T ABLE TO PROCESS THEM BEFORE THE MEETING. BUT THE NEXT MEETING I'LL BRING YOU THE REST OF THEM.
THESE ARE PETITIONS FROM PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY WHO WOULD LIKE YOU TO SPECIFICALLY SET A PROCEDURE OR POLICY IN PLACE THAT PROVIDES NO OPPORTUNITY FOR BOYS WHO ARE ANATOMICALLY MALES TO GO INTO THE GIRLS' RESTROOM AND SHOWER FACILITIES REGARDLESS OF HOW LONG THEY MAY HAVE BEEN UNCERTAIN ABOUT THEIR SEXUAL IDENTITY. I'M HERE BECAUSE I LOVE ALL CHILDREN. AND IT WAS REALLY GREAT ACTUALLY THE LAST TIME -- AND NEARLY ALL OF YOU RAISED YOUR HANDS THAT YOU LOVE CHILDREN, TOO. AND I DO WANT TO EMPHASIZE ALL CHILDREN. AND I AM GOING TO ASK YOU IN YOUR RUSH TO BE POLITICALLY CORRECT, I AM GOING TO IMPLORE YOU TO REMEMBER THAT THE VAST MAJORITY WHO ARE DISCRIMINATED AGAINST WHEN YOU VOTE TO IMPLEMENT SPECIAL RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES FOR VERY SMALL MINORITIES, I WOULD ASK YOU TO REMEMBER THEM. AND PLEASE REMEMBER THAT THERE ARE MANY IN THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY WHOSE OPINION IS THAT YOU ARE DOING CHILDREN WHO ARE UNCERTAIN ABOUT THEIR SEXUALITY A DISSERVICE WHEN YOUR POLICIES ENCOURAGE THEM TO EXPLORE THEIR UNCERTAINTY RATHER THAN COME TO EMBRACE REALITY.
ON THE RENEWAL OF VIRTUAL SCHOOL CONTRACT, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR DOING. THAT I BELIEVE FIRMLY IN SCHOOL CHOICE. I HAVE BEEN AN ADVOCATE FOR ALL FORMS OF SCHOOL CHOICE. ACTUALLY A COUPLE OF MY GRANDCHILDREN HAVE BEEN THROUGH VIRTUAL SCHOOL AND CHARTER SCHOOLS, AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU WITH THE CHARTER SCHOOLS TO DO ALL YOU CAN TO CONTINUE TO EXPAND THAT. THEIR SUCCESS SEEMS TO BE HIGH. AND WE NEED TO LOOK AT THE CHILDREN WHO ATTEND CHARTER SCHOOLS AS WELL AS THE CHILDREN WHO ATTEND TRADITIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS AS OUR CHILDREN. AND I WANTED TO ASK A QUESTION. PERHAPS COULD YOU HAVE SOMEONE FROM STAFF ENLIGHTEN ME. I WANTED TO UNDERSTAND THAN THE APPROVAL OF BOOK PURCHASES. YOU HAVE AN ITEM ON THERE ABOUT BOOK PURCHASES FROM MITLER. I WANTED TO FIND OUT EXACTLY WHAT THAT APPROVAL PROCESS IS FOR CURRICULUM AND ALSO HOW PEOPLE FROM THE COMMUNITY COULD BE INVOLVED IN THAT PROCESS.
WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO WOULD LIKE TO HELP YOU IN THIS SELECTION OF CURRICULUM BUT WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO REALLY WORK OUR WAY THROUGH THE SYSTEM TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO THAT. SO PERHAPS YOU COULD HAVE SOMEONE FROM STAFF HELP ME WITH THAT. I AM JUST GOING TO MENTION QUICKLY, I MENTIONED LAST TIME THE APPROVAL FOR OVERNIGHT TRIPS. PRESIDENT OBAMA'S ADVISORY ON STUDENTS WHO FEEL THEY ARE THE OTHER SEX DOES REQUIRE THAT YOU ALLOW BOYS WHO SAY THEY THINK THEY ARE GIRLS TO SLEEP WITH THE GIRLS ON OVERNIGHT TRIPS. IT DOES SAY THAT. WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT, THAT'S WHAT IT SAYS. UNLESS YOU HAVE A CLEARLY DEFINED POSITION THAT THAT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN, YOU WILL ULTIMATELY BE COERCED INTO AGREEING WITH THE PRESIDENT'S RADICAL REDEFINITION OF HUMAN SEXUALITY. RIGHT NOW THE THREAT IS TO TAKE AWAY THE FEDERAL FUNDING YOU RECEIVE FOR MEALS FOR CHILDREN WHO CAN'T AFFORD FOOD.
DOES THAT SEEM LIKE A THREAT THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES SHOULD MAKE AGAINST THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS OF AMERICA? AND WORDS ARE TRICKY THINGS. IS IT AN ADVISEMENT, OR IS IT AN EDICT? AND WHAT DOES CONSISTENT MEAN IN THAT STATEMENT? IN CALIFORNIA, A STUDENT IS CONSISTENT IN HIS OR HER GENDER IDENTITY ON A DAY TOO DAY BASIS. I KNOW THIS IS ISN'T CALIFORNIA YET, BUT WE ARE ASKING YOU TO BUILD A FIREWALL SO THAT HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY DOESN'T BECOME SAN FRANCISCO EAST. WITH REGARD TO THE POLICY CHANGE THAT WAS PULLED, PLEASE DON'T BRING IT BACK, EVER. NOT IN THE NEXT POLICY CYCLE OR THE NEXT POLICY CYCLE. THERE'S ALREADY ADEQUATE PROTECTION FOR ALL STUDENTS IN THE NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY. AS A MATTER OF FACT, THERE WAS AMPLE PROTECTION IN THE POLICY PRIOR TO THE ADDITION OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY. AS SOON AS YOU ADDED THOSE CLASSIFICATIONS, YOU BEGAN TO DISCRIMINATE AGAINST STUDENTS WHO BELIEVE IN THE EVIDENCE OF SCIENCE AND THOSE WHOSE BELIEFS ARE INFORMED BY SINCERELY HELD RELIGIOUS BELIEF.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. STUART STUART I THINK YOU CAN TURN THEM OVER TO THE COMMUNICATIONS STAFF. MR. ROBINSON. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, BOARD, SUPERINTENDENT, CHIEF OF STAFF, AND EVERYBODY ELSE ON THE DAIS AND IN THE AUDIENCE. I HOPE THEY ARE REGISTERED VOTERS. I AM HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM 604, EDUCATIONAL SERVICE FORCE BUILDING TRADE, COMMITTEES AT ERWIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE. APPROVE AGREEMENT FOR EDUCATIONAL SERVICES FOR THE CITY OF TAMPA FOR THE FIREFIGHTER TRAINING BY LEAREY TECHNOLOGICAL COLLEGE. AND APPROVE THE AGREEMENT FOR TECHNICAL SERVICES COMMUNITY BASED SOLUTIONS, LLC, IN SUPPORT OF THE DISTRICT'S CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS DATABASE. ONE OF THE REASONS IS THAT EVERY STUDENT IS NOT GOING TO COLLEGE. EVERY STUDENT DOESN'T WANT TO HAVE A $200,000 BILL FOR GOING TO COLLEGE AND CAN'T GET A JOB WHEN THEY GET OUT. VOCATION IS A WAY, AN OPPORTUNITY TO KEEP GUNS OUT OF CHILDREN'S HANDS IN EAST TAMPA AND WEST TAMPA.
WE HAD THREE KILLINGS ALREADY, STRAY BULLETS KILLING PEOPLE THAT ARE INNOCENT, IN OUR PART OF THE SO-CALLED HOOD, DISTRICT 5. VOCATIONAL TRAINING WENT AWAY WITH ACADEMIAS SAID THAT IT'S BETTER TO HAVE A BRAIN THAN TO HAVE YOUR HANDS WORKING ON A WRENCH. WE NEED TO GO BACK AND INCREASE OUR VOCATIONAL. WE NEED TO TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT BROWARD IS DOING WITH THEIR PREK-8 AND INCLUDING IT AS PART OF THE VOCATION. MAYBE MIGHT GET SOME MONEY THAT WAY. AND SO I AM HERE TO SPEAK TO SAY THAT WE NEED MORE OF THESE APPRENTICESHIPS WITH OUR UNIONS, SUCH AS THE CENTRAL NORTH FLORIDA CAR ENTERS, MILLWRIGHTS, THE IRONWORKERS, YOU KNOW, THE CARPENTERS, THE ELECTRICAL, WE NEED MORE OF THAT. WE NEED TO INCREASE THE VOCATION LIKE THEY HAVE RECENTLY DONE AND PUT OUT MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR FACILITY TO DO AUTOMOBILE AT LETO. WE NEED SOMETHING IN DISTRICT 5.
WE HAVE AT LEAST TWO OF THEM, VOCATIONAL COLLEGES. WE NEED TO EXPAND OUR BUS TRAINING, USE THOSE BUSES. CREATE A PROGRAM. LET'S DO IT. IN BROWARD, THEY GIVE CELs OUT TO STUDENTS. THEY EVEN BOUGHT A HOUSING CENTER TO HOUSE THE PROGRAM. WE ARE GOING TO TAKE ONE BAY AT THE BUS PLACE AND START SOMETHING. LET'S TAB IT A LITTLE FURTHER THAN THAT. SINCE WE ARE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT BUILD MODELS, NOT FOLLOW, BUT IN THIS CASE WE MIGHT HAVE TO FOLLOW, BEING A BUILDING ENGINEER MYSELF. FIREFIGHTER TRAINING. NEED THAT. FIRST RESPONDERS. JUST BECAME A FIREMAN. I'M VERY PROUD OF THAT. AND I THINK THAT BECAUSE OF THIS SERVICE YOU HAVE AT LEERY, DOESN'T REALLY COST THE DISTRICT ANYTHING, BUT ONE OF THE STATISTICS IS THAT IT REALLY SAYS RECOGNIZE THE WELL-TRAINED PRODUCTIVE FOR ECONOMIC WELL-BEING OF THE COMMUNITY. IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA THROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICTS, PROVIDES RESOURCE FORCE CARPENTERS TO TRAIN IMPLY HE IS FOR NEW TECHNOLOGIES, DIVERSE IF I PRODUCT LINES AND ENHANCE HUMAN TECHNICAL SKILLS.
NOT EVERY KID IS GOING TO COLLEGE. I CAN TAKE YOU ALL EAST AND WEST TAMPA AND SHOW YOU GUNFIRE. THAT'S THE TRAINING THEY GOT. THEY GOT SKILLS ON USING A 9-MILLIMETER AND A GLOCK. YOU DON'T NEED THAT. WE NEED THEM TO BE MAKING MONEY DOING SOMETHING PRODUCTIVE AND WE NEED TO HAVE DO IT EARLY, NOT AFTER THEY GRADUATE AND COME BACK TOO DO IT. WE NEED TO LET THEM KNOW FROM A-1 THAT THERE'S OPPORTUNITY BESIDES BEING ACT DAMIAN, AND I WENT THAT ROUTE. I CAN DO BOTH. I CAN DO MECHANICS AND I CAN DO ENGINEERING. FINALLY, THE TECHNICAL SERVICES COMMUNITY BASED AGREEMENT NEEDS TO BE APPROVED BECAUSE IT HELPS SUPPORT THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT DATABASE THAT'S HAD SOME ISSUES. THEY MODIFY -- HOPEFULLY CHRIS FOX AND THEM ARE DOING A GREAT JOB. CONGRATULATIONS TO CHRIS FOR BEING REAPPOINTED BACK. THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN A DISASTER NOT HAVING THAT GUY COME BACK.
AND I WANT TO SAY THIS IN MY LAST 507-SOMETHING SECOND. CHANGE IS GOING TO OCCUR. CHANGE HAPPENED THIS MORNING. CHANGE IS ALWAYS GOING TO OCCUR. AND I AM EVEN GOING TO GET OLD. THAT'S WHY I GOT GRAY HAIR NOW. BUT I AM STILL HERE TO TALK ABOUT IT. AND WHAT I AM SAYING IS WE HAVE GOT TO THINK OUT OF THE BOX IF WE WANT TO MOVE FORWARD. WE HAVE GOT TO BE PROGRESSIVE, AND WE HAVE GOT TO LISTEN TO EVERYONE SPEAK. AND THANK YOU, MRS. EDGECOMB, THANK YOU FOR MAKING THAT MOTION TO LET EVERYBODY REGARDLESS OF OF WHAT THEY WANT TOO SAY IN THIS ROOM SPEAK TODAY. THANK YOU. >>Cindy Stuart: THANK YOU, MR. ROBINSON. MR. KLUTHO. MARK KLUTHO, LARGO. 6.04. THE BUILDING TRADES. YOU KNOW, THERE'S A BIG PROBLEM THERE. YOU HAVE A BUNCH OF STUPID BUILDINGS MADE BECAUSE SCIENCE IS BEING IGNORED.
HOW MANY YEARS AGO WAS IT THAT I TOLD YOU HOW USING THE LARGER GAUGE WIRE IN A LIGHTING CIRCUIT CUTS YOUR UTILITY BILL? HAS THAT BEEN ADDRESSED? USING MASS IN THE BUILDING. INSULATING THE MASS. ARE YOU DOING THAT RIGHT? NO. BLAKE THE BRIDGE. NO SO ALL OF THESE TRADES, ALL OF THESE STRUCTURES BEING BUILT, THEY ARE NOT GETTING IT. SO IT GOES TO 7.04, AND YOU WANT TOO PUT THE CHILLED WATER LINES IN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR THE NEW SCHOOL UP THERE AT SULPHUR SPRINGS. ANOTHER STUPID DUMB BUILDING. THEY COULDN'T BE DUMBER. YEAH. AND YOU ARE GOING TO WORK WITH THE TRADES. OH, HOW PATHETIC. HOW PATHETIC. I LEFT THE LAST BOARD MEETING HERE AFTER I COUNTED, WHAT WAS IT, 14, 16 COPS WITH THE METAL DETECTOR YOU HAD HERE USING TAXPAYER MONEY SO WISELY OVER AT THAT BOARD MEETING. THEY HAD TWO OFFICERS IN THE BOARD ROOM.
ONE CHECKING PEOPLE IN AT THE DESK AT THE DOOR, AND THEN THERE WAS A SERGEANT ROAMING. TODAY, I BELIEVE IF MY COUNT IS RIGHT, COUNTING THE CHIEF, 20 OFFICERS WITH THE TWO OUTSIDE THAT I SAW. OH, WHAT A WASTE OF THE TAXPAYERS MONEY. AND I DON'T THINK LIKE THE LAST MEETING YOU EVEN FOUND THE BUTTER KNIFE. YOU PEOPLE ARE SICK. I MEAN REALLY SICK. AND WE HAVE ALL THESE FANATICS HERE. I SAW ONE OF THEM READING A BIBLE IN BACK. BUT WHAT ARE THEY DOING ABOUT KILLING THE PLANET? LET ME READ AGAIN, BIRD WATCH LIST, 432 OR 37% OF 1,154 BIRDS SPECIES IN NORTH AMERICA QUALIFY AS HIGHLY VULNERABLE TO BE EXTINCTION. AND AGAIN IF THE WORD IS CORRELATION, YOUR STUPID DUMB BUILDINGS ARE FUELING THEIR PERIL. NOW, ALL THESE DO-GETTERS -- AND THEY TALK ABOUT SCIENTISTS AND SCIENCE -- DO THEY EVER COME ACROSS WITH THE NOTION THAT WE NEED HIGH PERFORMANCE BUILDINGS SO THE MONEY ISN'T BURNED?