001Doug's here. Pat Gary's in Wilson's here. Sue is here. John K is here. Ellen is here. Dave, Mike Z is here, John Yami, Dean Michael McKenna, and the uh vivacious Rachel. >> Okay. >> Did you say? >> I said, we'll just call you Vivian. It's like Vivian. Just like that for victory. Not this. >> Not this. >> Not that. >> Okay. >> That victory. >> Okay. Uh approval agenda. I need to add two things. Two bills that came in after the agenda was sent out. One for Tri-State, which you have a copy of, and one another one for RNB Enterprises. I have a motion to include those uh in the for the agenda under nine. >> So move second. >> Second discussion. All in favor? I opposed. Okay. Uh minutes approval of minutes. This is
002perfect. Got a motion. Kathy second second Patain. >> Abstain abstains. Okay. Any uh corrections? All in favor? I posted. Those are two extensions. participation. >> Nobody right here. >> Nobody. >> Uh no, it's just uh Kemp and M. >> Okay. Uh progress status report. So I want to start before Mike goes into his report. Um I want to talk about the schedule. So um we've been having some very important conversations in the past weeks. Um, and while there have been a lot of successes on the project, most recently with occupying the middle school, uh, we are in the midst of a major schedule challenge. So, um, you know, and Mario raised concerns as well as the administration, uh, and taken us to task over the schedule. Um, and and we hear you. We hear you
003loud and clear. Um, so I I want to recap a few things. One is how do we get here? What's the plan? and then what else can we do? So, how we got here? Um, we knew we had an aggressive schedule for this remaining portion of work after we took this the school down. And there was always work talk of some work extending into the school year. Um, in July, we after reviewing the schedule, we put together a series of turnover dates for the school. Um we presented it to the administration in July that had occupancies ranging from September to the middle of October. Um and it was after we had provided those dates that we had realized that that that schedule did not give careful consideration to the real challenges of building all of
004that work in the space we had. And um and that's not to make an excuse for that. I mean that's our job to do that. But I think the biggest thing was that we failed to communicate those changes to the schedule with the administration in a timely manner. And it wasn't up until the last couple of weeks that we've had the discussion about missing some of those dates that are now pushing. So um you know that's that's on us. Um so in an attempt to look forward um we've held multiple planning sessions with our full community of trade partners to dial down into day by day what has to happen to complete each and every one of the spaces in this building. Um we have provided updated occupancy dates to the administration and um we
005can talk more about those uh in just a minute. Um, we have been and will continue to working overtime, second shift, Saturdays and Sundays, um, until all the work is complete. And Zach is here to talk more about that if you want. And we're going to continue to seek opportunities to better the dates we've provided um, and see where we can gain anything. Um, you know, our goal is to remain actively engaged in communicating what we're doing with all of you. um and especially with the administration so that you can communicate with your staff as far as what has to happen. Um looking at what else can be done. Um you know, we know there's a a a pain point with not having locker rooms for sporting events and we're working on a temporary solution
006for housing the teams and putting some temporary measures in the school to allow that. um any of those temporary measures once they get approved they will they will be provided at no cost to the project um and we can talk more about that and then going forward now again we just presented these dates recently so when we understand what that means for the school community um if there are things we can do to help mitigate those challenges for the school as far as program space that is not ready that you expecting we're we're just here and we're going to be actively engaged in finding you solutions ions to that to help. Um, so before I turn it over for discussion, um, I do just want to say I acknowledge that, you know, we we could
007and should have done better with this. Um, that we're taking the necessary action and we stand by what we're doing and we will we will continue to be here until everything is done. And we just deep down we remain committed to this project because we know what it means for for our community. So without >> if if I may before we turn it over to other than and I'm going to respectfully disagree because I feel that you've forgotten this project quite frankly. The dates that you sent yesterday completely unacceptable. 100% unacceptable. We had a meeting last week where you gave us dates and now you're blowing by those dates by a month. That is unacceptable. We had, and I'm going to have some bullet points here. It's hurting kids. I told you guys that last
008time. We have 75 students in an automotive class that have yet to touch a vehicle and won't for a whole semester. Yet, we have to give credit. The board members here have to give credit. That's unacceptable. We have 300 kids who don't have a place to do physical education class. We are lucky with the weather, but to not have a home for them. And now to be pushed back again. Unacceptable. We have 75 students in a health class that don't have a classroom. Unacceptable. You know, you talk about commitment to the project. Well, if you talked to middle school, so I'm so glad you mentioned it. If it wasn't for Dean and myself meeting with Zach and the team 2 days prior to getting things done, that place was a ghost town. And then we
009had 75 people each day on on the site working around the clock to get us the two days we needed after we had said, "You guys have this extra time." We had to bring it to your attention. Unacceptable. There's a million pieces of blue tape. There's cracks in the concrete. I understand that's punchless stuff, but that's stuff that uh dampers the presentation of our building. When you're walking around, yes, everything is beautiful. Everything is great. There's a lot left to be done. A ton. And to have skeleton crews not addressing the project that this group has really worked really hard on and you as a community member know that that to me is mind-numbing because if I were sitting on your side, you say you have conversations with these people, you need to get them
010here. We're not seeing them here. You know, the dates blowing away. We we can't keep waiting. And if it wasn't for an email that was sent to you late in the day yesterday, when would we have gotten the dates? You had said it should be here by noon. You didn't send that email. It's almost 4:00. >> I That's >> So I I understand you're apologizing and I understand that this is where we are and I get that. But it has to be better. It has to be and this group needs to hear that. And I know Dean and Rachel have some comments, but to where we are now, to where we should be, it's not fair to kids. This group made a promise that it would be fair to kids, and this is not fair
011to kids. And I have to worry about that. that becomes my job. So, I understand where we are, but I told you last week, this becomes a you problem that you need to fix. You have to call these contractors. You have to get on them. You need to work around the clock. I can't do that. You want me to all come to the trailer and tell them myself. I don't care. But at the end of the day, to not have space for our students, that's unacceptable. And for to say, "Ah, it's a month. What's it going to be in November? Another month. We're going to wait till Christmas. Can't do it. Can't do it. I won't do it. So Dean, I know had some comments. I know Rachel had. I've said my piece. I'm not
012happy. This is not the product. This is not the way that this whole group and this committee has been going. This is not the direction that this was supposed to go. And the fact that we are here now with students in the building and us trying to do makeshift stuff. It's not fair to have 75 students in half of a media center learning while another class is half in there. That's just not fair. That's not fair to the educational process. Ed, Ed, just a just a question. Um, I think I I think I got all the pieces from Mr. Wilson's comments, but what are the missing dates? What are the pieces that are being pushed out? The locker rooms sounds like the automotive shop. What What are the pieces? I don't know if everybody knows
013that. Maybe I'm the only one that doesn't know what >> Go ahead. Like, do you want to walk through each of the space? I would let Dean, if I may, I would let Dean do that before they address that. I understand your question, Arman, but I would rather get it out and have everyone state their piece before that goes in. >> Well, yeah. I mean, a lot of stuff I'm going to echo what what Mike said and not and not just the students, but we have staff, you know, we have athletic directors, we have, you know, nurses, everybody is being affected because this isn't happening. Yeah, it's the students and they're losing out, but the fatigue is getting real. And the and the students are feeling the fatigue, too. They sign up for automotive and
014they're sitting in a classroom. Okay. If you're teaching a trade, I can understand how difficult it must be to sit in there and just teach theory when you're in there to try to develop hands-on and a a a trade that needs it. Um, so I I feel for these guys and I just hope I I want alternatives. This is, you know, you're talking almost two months. I want alternatives. What else do you guys have planned? If we can't get into these spots, what what do we do with these kids? Is there any alternatives coming in? I mean, I threw a few I floated a few things out there. Is it is it is it unrealistic to get temporary classrooms here? Is it unrealistic on Omar, you had an idea? I mean, is that unrealistic? >>
015Well, Dave's Dave's working on on getting those auto. >> We got to show that we're doing something other than saying we're sorry. >> Yeah. And I know I know an idea came up about the auto shop and I've already talked to our place and we have a full mechanic shop at South Main. We work on cars, equipment every single day. I'm I'm happy to >> to do what I need to >> Yeah. >> to make that part of the education experience so they get a tangible experience and I know that we can make that happen. >> There's a lot of kids in that class. I It was more than I anticipated when Mario asked what is it? It's a lot. It's a lot of students. A lot of students came into and I get it.
016>> Yeah. No, I but but my point is we need more than sorry we didn't we didn't hit the deadline. We're doing everything we can and I know you guys are working overtime on Saturdays, working overtime on Sundays. And again, that's an impact also on us where my guys got to be there, you know, and and I'm still understand why. And again, I and I might be overstepping right here, but I'm going to I still don't know why at 2:00 the construction crews are going home. So, we could we can talk to that. So there are there are currently 25 trade contractors on the project right now. Right? While we have we have work that is critical, not every one of those trades is actually on critical path work. And there are things where it's
017not every trade cannot work 12 hours a day or 7 days a week. There's some people that their work is not that critical. But the ones that are critical are working the time or are working the second shift. There's only so much space in there. You know, we have to give consideration to things like I can't put a ceiling in the space the same time that I'm putting a floor in that space. I also have to wait for the material that goes on first to dry before we put the subsequent material on that because through all this as well, I know this is a this is a big problem for you, right? But what I don't want to do is jeopardize on the way that we're putting things in and regret that down the road
018when paint's peeling or things like that because we we rushed it too much. We have to still consider that we want things done to the right standard. So we we are we are giving very cons care careful consideration to that and and I and I know you are and and being at from the trades and being an instructor I'm telling you right now that we need to do more. We got to supply these people with something. We just can't give them lip service and say, "We'll see you in a couple months." And then jam in there. Now, now go ahead. I'll give these kids the credit we're supposed to be given. >> So, we need to think outside the box here. >> Okay. If >> I can just add one of the things that came
019up recently in talking with the Fizzette Department is that, you know, we're going based on the dates that we've been given. We have Fizzette equipment in storage in Manchester and it's, you know, it's just sitting there. We don't have access to it. And if we had upfront a more realistic idea of the dates, you know, we might have had to figure out a way to access some of that. I mean, it just has this domino effect. And again, I'm looking at it from a curriculum standpoint and what's happening to the educational experience that kids are having. Rachel, you got anything? >> Yeah. Um, you know, obviously first and foremost the kids, but um especially with the autoshop. I mean, right now they're they're using VR to to to do these lessons um instead of getting
020their hands on these materials. But, you know, it first and foremost the students, but also the staff. Having to completely shift the way that they teach um you know, from a hands-on environment to a virtual environment is is difficult for a lot of people, including the kids. Um, you know, and when it comes to staff as well, you know, I hate to bring it up, but our elevator situation that I've been knocking on the door at for months, um, you know, safety issue to staff, safety issue to students. It's just the little things that, you know, get overlooked or, oh, we'll handle it later. But we're living it every single day. We have to function with it every single day. um you know, we have to send people down to get people at the door.
021It it's just um it's frustrating. It's concerning and um you know, answers are needed. >> For those of us who don't might not know what you're talking about with the elevator situation, could you just flesh that out a little bit more? What's going on? So the central office elevator um goes up to the fourth floor to see us, but um it also has the ability to stop at all the other floors in the building which leads to the high school. Um so right now we're the only ones who are allowed to access that elevator and when visitors come we have to escort them for safety of our building and of everyone in it. Um so that's been an issue that we've been bringing up again and again. um and still currently do not have a
022permanent resolution to >> when you say escort. What do you mean by that? You have to actually travel from the fourth floor to the first floor to retrieve the uh guest. >> Correct. >> Accompany him or her all the way up to the fourth floor. >> Correct. So, Arman, to answer your question, um there's the middle school locker rooms, which is a moot point pretty much cuz elves are going to be ready. Sounds like Monday, Monday. >> Monday. Monday. >> So, and then the next phase was supposed to be what they call H1, which is that long corridor >> that you're going to enter when you go to the basketball games. take a left to go to auditorium, take a right to go to high school, go straight into the middle school. That was supposed
023to be done uh as of our last meeting on September second, I believe. >> Um and along with that was supposed to be >> 15. Do you want Mike to give the update on the dates? >> Yeah. >> What they were and what they are? >> If you if you like, but the minutes say >> Okay. >> The minutes say the second. >> I have a question. those dates be shared with us? >> It's on here. >> Where is it? >> In the minutes. >> Uh 1 2 3 fourth paragraph down. >> But you're talking about the new dates. Be sure that >> No, these I'm just talking about the minutes from last month. Okay. >> Yeah. And Yeah. Well, the new dates we're going to have to get to. >> Um so I'm old
024dates and the new dates. Can we just see >> side by side? Yeah. Compared. >> Yes. >> So anyway, >> that would be great. Thank you. that corridor >> and the upstairs which is two health classrooms. >> Yeah. >> The wait room and a bunch of other stuff was all supposed to be done I believe that's a typo on the on the minute supposed to be done on the 15th. You'll get the new dates in a minute. Um and then following that was the downstairs which is the locker rooms for both fizzed >> boys and girls and athletics boys and girls. Um and that was supposed to be done on the 15th as well. the 22nd >> 22nd of September and then the gymnasium finally um and the gymnasium date was >> 13th 13th. So
025that's where they were. Okay. And in pretty much in that order. Um can can I ask one more question? Middle school locker rooms on this Monday. >> Correct. >> When are you guys out of there? Monday. We're final cleaning on Saturday. >> Meeting Saturday and we're out. >> This is just locker rooms. Sorry. >> Two locker room. Two. >> Two PE offices. >> Two offices also. >> Correct. >> Very small offices. Remember those? >> Yeah. Because again, we've established final clean and acceptable clean. So we have to come in after. So if this is done Saturday, then I got to get in there either after you on Saturday and Sunday to get it to our clean. It's not as critical as the classrooms. I realize that. Same floors. What are the floors in those rooms?
026>> Uh resonance and then rubber floor tile. >> Rubber floor tile. >> Yeah. >> Windows and glass in those rooms. >> No. No. >> Just interior walls, right? >> Partitions, tile. The tile. is in the >> a lot of block mostly. >> Yeah. And the tiles in the uh >> bathrooms. >> Okay. So, can we get you can we can can we done by noon on Saturday so I can get my guys in there afterwards? Even if you guys work till 3, give us 3 hours and do our clean. Is that a possibility? >> Show around 8:00. Yep. >> You guys out. He's coming with a crew of four to five people. Yep. To to knock those rooms out. You want to come in at noon? Yeah, I would see an issue with that. >>
027I don't want to step on your toes, but I just I want to have time to >> I mean, I would have them clean those offices and then get to the other >> clean those offices first. They'll be done. >> I'd like to walk in and walk out. Come out at 12:01. If it's up to our standards, I'm not cleaning them. But my point is I I want to stand. >> No problem bringing them in at >> Okay. >> Is the furniture complete in those offices? >> The furniture won't be in that day. No. >> Okay. because of we have other not going to bring them in for two rooms. They'll charge me for that and then I got they got to come in three weeks later for the second. >> So So when the
028furniture is coming in, we're building it and and I know you don't know this answer, but this is more of a question. When it comes in, we have these rooms occupied. Is it going to be occupied these rooms on Monday supposed? >> There's only a chair and a desk. >> There's a chair and a desk. >> One chair and one desk. I know. Well, you could understand the furniture company will come out with a truck for two chairs and two desks. >> Uh, no, we don't. But that but that's all right. Again, we got to do more. I don't know. Somebody's got to drive down and get the chair and desk and bring them and install them and put them in. Got two You got You're going to have a class in there. You're going
029to have teachers walk in there. What are they going to sit on? Egg crates. >> Uh, it's the PE office. It's not a classroom. [Music] But I understand your point. >> All right. >> Um, were phones able to be installed in there as well? >> I didn't hear you. >> I have to. >> It's not our contract, but I can't remember if we provided the drop to it. I can take a look. [Applause] Hello. Anybody else before Mike goes on? Mike Kenn, you got anything? >> Uh, not. I I've got volleyball practice scheduled to do on Saturday. Is that going to be a problem? >> I don't think so. >> No, they're they're going to be inside the room. >> What time they call, Mike? I think I sent it to you, but I think
030it's they're in 9 till noon or something like that. 8 to 8 to 11. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> Go ahead, Mike. >> Yeah. So, just to kind of clear up the remaining turnover dates that we've been talking about, basically, we split this document up into three different dates with the first one being the green area we were just talking about. As I'm zooming in here, you got those two PE offices, two locker rooms. Those will be available on Monday um for occupancy. Um moving on to the next area, uh in yellow, you know, that's going to include your gymnasium lobby corridor, your gymnasium, second floor, academic storage spaces, includes your weight room, health classroom, trainers office. Um you know, we anticipate occupancy in these areas on October 27th. Um, and then that obviously includes
031the the second floor as I just set up here. That's all October 27th. And then we're just left with the one remaining area in blue. Um, that's going to obviously be your locker rooms, some PE offices, athletic director's office, uh, athletic trainers office, uh, and the automotive shop with that um, anticipated for student occupancy on November 10th. Um there's obviously a twoe span between the first and second areas, the green or the blue and yellow. Um you know, but we're going to put hard barriers in place to separate occupied and and construction areas. Um another thing to note here is the states also have the furnitureures, fixtures, and equipment which is outside of our contract. Um and additionally, occupancy inspections factored in. Uh so we have adequate time to turn it over. Um, and those
032are the dates. >> Can I ask that that be provided and included with the minutes because I'm not able to capture all of that without something. >> Alan, look like you had a question. >> No, I agree with Don. If that could be sent to us, we can physically see it. >> Yeah, sure. Absolutely. Thank you. So to your point, you know, about these things like what else can we do when it comes to the auto shop and things like that, I want to talk about it, come up with a solution. it means shutting people to our facility to help give them that curriculum, you know, or the things we can do, but don't want to talk about it. Not trying to just walk this up there to say this is what it is, but
033there are there is only so much that we can do with these dates as they are. Like I said, there's there a bunch of small spaces. You can't put can't put things above in the gymnasium while they're sanding and finishing a floor. There's only so much there's only so much time to do it. And while you know we are going to continue if we can improve any of these dates we will but the idea was to make sure that we are setting dates that do not move out for any circumstance going forward. >> Well I mean is it is it a do you think it would be an advantage for temporary classrooms? >> I think that's something we definitely should discuss. I mean our our students are the ones that are missing out right now
034and the issue comes where to put them and and put him in for an access point. That's >> I think that's something we absolutely should discuss. >> And are we discussing that now or is there something else we discuss at another time? >> Yeah, I I I think that's a very complicated discussion. I don't I don't and I don't think that we are equipped to actually move that needle. I mean, if there is a desire to research temporary classroom facilities, message received. We will start that first thing in the morning. But as far as >> okay >> gaining any traction on that tonight, I don't I I don't think there's any value added to continuing to discuss it here. >> I mean, I just don't want to do it to do it. >> Yeah. I
035don't want to do it just to do it to say that they got to be useful. Well, no. Is it timely? Timely. And And >> I mean, generally when you're talking about classrooms, if you're looking to meet the need of a, you know, a normal whatever they are 500 square, 600 foot classroom, they're, you know, they're multi-unit portable trailers that in themselves take weeks to assemble >> and connect. >> That is true. >> So, and there's an availability issue. >> So, that's not that's not an option. >> Well, I think they got to look into it. Yeah. I mean, back in the day, I think these things were sitting on a lot waiting for you to order one, right? I don't know that that's the case. >> Of them here for a while. >> We
036had a ton of them here for a while. >> Yeah, I know. >> Yeah. But it took you You got to remember got to be hooked up to >> power. Water. >> Water also fire alarm soth >> have to be handicapped accessible. >> It's not easy. >> Okay. Okay. Ed, >> can I can I just ask how we got to this point? I mean, at what point did Dave did you know that we weren't going to meet these dates? And why didn't we know sooner that you weren't going to meet these dates? I guess is what I'm asking. >> Yeah. Well, we the main reason was we we we failed in our role to communicate that to you when we first realized those dates were going to happen. >> So, you've known you've known it.
037We we we knew, you know, we knew when we were getting into when we were getting into the middle of August, which was, you know, two to three weeks before we noted you, we tried to make some course correction and, you know, looking back should have sounded the alarm right then and there. Have no other reason but for that. >> Okay. Go ahead. >> Dean, say it. Just say what's on your mind. it it your OMG you would know in August in middle of August you couldn't do anything by that point anyway it's too late right >> the schools could have made changes and >> I don't know Dave again I you know >> like like I started this whole thing we have had we have had we have executed 280,000 square ft of building
038right and have navigated some pretty complex waters on this project and if done just we this this did not go according to plan. I'm we are going to do whatever we can. I get it that you're not happy and we did not deliver on what we were supposed to do. I get it. Okay. The impact is severe is the point everyone's trying to make. You know you understanding and taking ownership at the beginning of the meeting. you know, you could have taken ownership in August to Dean's point, to everyone's point around the room that the question was just asked. And as I started my comment, the fact that Dean and I had to have a meeting with everyone two days before the middle school was literally going to be turned over and that's when we
039started seeing life in the building, it just appears time and time again that we are on the back burner and not a priority. And I'm sorry that was never my interpretation of you guys. zero actually to be honest with you until this summer I actually thought we were your first and foremost and this summer and this is just one person's opinion I know I speak for others on the team we were put on the back burner and that's in my opinion why the ball was dropped so you could say it's because you know things and timeliness and this and the other thing the end of the day I don't think those trades were held accountable to be on site because once they were two days everything was done you have in the middle two So
040it could happen. So for you to sit here and say it can't happen, I'm going to tell you I respectfully disagree. And for anyone in this room to disagree that all these trades are on other jobs, maybe managed by you, maybe not. I don't know. And not giving us the the duty that we deserve and the attention that we deserve to complete this $180 million project. That to me is unacceptable. And that's where the rubber should meet the road. That's the comment that has to take ownership. Not the fact that this is going to be done. This is going to be great. All all well said. But up until this summer, in my opinion, and I'm only speaking for myself, I did feel that we were your priority this summer. up until today and up
041until last week even when we had a meeting to be totally not heard at that meeting and for you to come to yesterday with dates that are a month past what we talked about. That's beyond disrespectful and that is beyond putting us on the back burner. That just shows that your priorities are elsewhere and that's my opinion and that's why this building committee needs to hear that because that was never my interpretation of your group. Never. I even told Mario yesterday. I have no problem. I had a conversation with him yesterday. I told him the same thing. I'll share what I tell everyone. But that's exactly where we are today. So, I understand the apology. I get it. But it becomes a nightmare for us to deal with. As Rachel and Dean mentioned, we have
042students in those buildings. We have teachers in those buildings. We're trying to work with you. I mean, Dean's guys are basically following around after you guys with a broom and a and a washcloth, which once again is a cost to who? Me. No one else. Not the building committee. I can't give Ed the bill on that. So, we need to do better. We need to really, really put the gas on. And I don't know how that translate into your world. I'm not telling you how to do your job, but I know from a management standpoint, the thousand employees, that wouldn't be acceptable if they told me, Mr. Wilson, I'm not teaching the kids till November 20. Not happening. So, I don't know what else to say. You need to figure it out. We need to
043be better. And like I said, this is just my opinion. We need to feel that you're we're your priority again. Right now, I don't feel that. So, listen, I have to take exception to one thing you said, and I feel a need to defend myself. The the notion that you and Dean came in and pulled this thing together at the last minute is not that meeting too. You and I'm sorry. >> It's not completely accurate. the these conversations you're having with OMG today, we've been having them for the last 45 days and they have not been pleasant and I've been putting a lot of my personal time into it and I have a job right and I don't mind doing it but I don't want anybody sitting here thinking that we're dropping the ball between
044and I'm not saying anything out of turn between August 1st and September 1st we lost 30 days on the schedule and and To Dave's point, there's probably a number of things that went wrong. Probably overexuberance in the original schedule. Probably. However, I do think there's subs out there that are not proactive, they're reactive. They don't show up until they get screamed at. And I don't think they get screamed at enough. Um, but you know, I just don't want anybody on this committee to think that we haven't I've been there 8 to 12 hours a day. >> We opened up on time. >> I got all the furniture in there. We moved all the stuff out of the cafeteria into Meridan. Okay. So, we worked and also we held checks up. We had we had checks
045printed and we had to do they had to come see us to pick up their checks. So, I don't want this committee think that Mar and I have done nothing for 4 years on this project. I've been here 8 to 12 hours a day. I shouldn't have been here. I was on chemo pills for 3 years. And you should know that, Dean, because I've been working around every Saturday and Sunday. >> So, so listen and and off and we busted their chops. We held money. >> I will say that I have never seen two more committed people >> 100% >> to a project than I've seen these two. If I exclude you in our in our rant, I apologize. >> That was not the intent. >> I've never seen >> Well, we take it that
046way cuz we've been there. >> And and Mario has a job, unfortunately. >> I have a job now, too. And I'm here 8 to 12. I'm here on a Sunday. I had the NOA here on Sunday. So, we've been working our backs off. >> We've We all like these guys. Everybody in this room likes these guys. But we Dave and I have had more than a couple very heated conversations about these very topics. >> But now, you know, the the ball's rolling downhill in the wrong direction and it's very difficult to turn it back up the hill. But that's what these guys are here for. They're, you know, Mike, I agree with you. It's not acceptable. I know there's kids where they not where they shouldn't be, but now to make up this lost time
047in a tight period to improve on those dates. And they might, but they might improve two or three days. They're not going to improve. They're not going to improve 2 weeks. We got to be realistic. These dates are not going to improve 2 weeks, you know, or more. They're going to improve 5 days, 4 days, 3 days. And it sucks. But um the important thing is this committee doesn't cannibalize itself in frustration. >> N >> you know >> everybody's done a lot of good work to get to this point. We just got to push it over the finish line. So I think temporary classrooms you should look into it. I'm pretty sure everybody's going to say, "Yeah, we can get you something in 35 days, 40 days." you know, at the best case scenario. Um,
048>> try anywhere. >> It's a pickle. We're in a We're in a definite pickle. Um, we've suggested all the things that you guys have suggested here. Stay a few extra hours every day, right? Um, work a double shift. We've worked all these scenarios out. >> Um, just like yesterday, we were there at 5:00 you in the uh wait room. They painted it. Now the guy has to put the floor in. And when he couldn't put the floor in when the guy's painting the thing and they couldn't put the floor in when the guy's putting the lights in. So that's the schedule they got to look at. You know, >> if if anybody would like to visit the trailer, there's four huge white boards with daytoday schedules on it. And uh these guys meet with the
049subs every morning. Um and they try to compact that schedule as much as possible. Um, and you know, as badly as we need it, they're they're they're people. They're going to go home at 2:00 or 3:00 and and they don't, you know, it's a it's their job. It's not not as much at stake for them as there's there is for us. If I could just say one thing to provide some perspective, I know that you feel like you were put on the back burner this summer and I'm sorry that you feel that way. Through the month of August and the end of July, we had 110 workers on site daily, 80 of them inside of that building, 30 on the outside doing that. We had our mechanical trades. They were working 7 days a week,
05010 hours a day, sometimes longer. We're currently and have been for the last few weeks running two shifts. We've taken, you know, flooring guys and painters off of first so that we can stuff more people into these rooms during the day. There's a lot of rooms in there. It's very compact. There's a lot of work that has to go into there. It's been very logistically difficult. And I just don't want you to feel like the effort hasn't been put in there. Like I said, there was 110 people working on this job throughout the summer. At our peak during regular construction of the main structure, we had 130. So we had 110 people in a space. It's only 20% of the entire square footage of the building. We're putting in absolutely every effort that we can.
051We I've got electrical trades working overtime now. You know, they're bringing in 20 people this weekend to take advantage of space and things that are opening up every bit of effort is putting in. We understand, you know, the hardships that you guys are enduring. You know, that is not anything that is being minimized at all. We're here to provide you a quality product so that when we walk away at the end of these dates, you're not calling me going, "Hey, the floor's coming up over here or I have a problem here." We want to finish it and give you the product so you can utilize it. And you're not calling us to say, "I need you to do more because this is unsafe for the kids or anything of that nature. We're going to continue
052to be working seven days a week as Dave said with all trades uh that are on critical path as well as uh we're going to keep running the two shifts. So, you know, we're doing absolutely everything in our power. You know, I will sit here and take ownership of the mistake that I made of thinking that we can get, you know, this space completed sooner than what is actually coming to reality. But I just really hope that everyone in this room understands that, you know, I mean, I live this every single day. I'm on site every single day. Even on the weekends, I'll come in in the morning if I'm not scheduled to work. We are here to make sure that you guys get the building that, you know, you guys deserve. So, just please
053don't think that you're on the back burner. Trust me, I live this every single week since the middle of June. tremendous amount of work has happened in this high period and you know we're going to we're going to do what we can to to help you out. >> Anybody else? I just I I think the most upsetting thing for me at least is the lack of transparency and how that impacted the kids and you know the teachers because things could have been planned and you're saying you guys knew that's like so unacceptable and I guess that's the big lesson that should be learned. We were too focused on trying to solve the problem instead of communicating it when it first came up after. >> Okay. Okay. Mike, do you have a report? Great. The slideshow
054got some progress here related to the ceramic tiling and the ceiling taping progress. The area G locker rooms. As I mentioned, these spaces are coming online on Monday. So, these pictures are a little bit outdated. Um, however, over the last few weeks since school started, since access is only from the occupied middle school gymnasium, uh, work related to the resident flooring, lockers, partitions, accessories, plumbing fixtures, other flooring activities have all occurred on second shift. Uh, we anticipate occupancy like I had said on Monday. Yes. And we did have a success a successful uh fire alarm and ADA inspection with the building department fire marshall today to allow that to happen. Uh next on the slide here moving north to the auditorium and gymnasium entrance. The vestibial ceiling framing has been completed and associated mechanical electrical
055plumbing uh fire protection ruffins are being installed uh permanently. There are wood grain like metal panels that you see across the whole campus. That is the permanent finish of the ceilings and walls inside of this vestibule. Right now, these panel installers are working on the exterior sophet and then we'll move their way inside this vestibial once completed. On to something more exciting than vestibial. Here is the gymnasium floor in the high school. Um, at the time of this picture, the wood subfloor was complete and the maple flooring was being laid out and being nailed from the south side to the north side. Uh, as of Tuesday, the sanding crew has mobilized. They have roughly about a week and a half of sanding. And then after that another crew comes in to start striping and sanding,
056staining or striping and staining and then doing the poly coats. After that few activities remain are the bleacher installations and then the wall pads. Next up here we got a shot of one of the unisex locker rooms on the first floor of area H where the locker rooms are. Um CMU block filler paint is underway on the first floor. Um, hard ceiling framing has been completed which releases all of our overhead roughins, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection activities, overhead inspections in eventual sheetrock and taping activities. Uh, today part of the inspections we got about half of the half of that floor above ceiling inspected um approved to really sheetrock and taping. Okay, next activities move forward. Second floor here is where the health classrooms, trainers office, weight room, storage spaces are is very active. At
057the time of this shot, the final elevator for the project was being installed. Uh throughout the last week, we have been completing the necessary pit work and shaft work activities uh required to schedule the state elevator inspection for the permanent certificate. Uh over the next week, we're going to be working on getting flooring installed in the car outside of the elevator landings along with finishing up the acoustical ceilings and associated smoke detectors which satisfy uh the state elevator office requirements. Next on the slide here, we're just showing some more progress of the two health classrooms up on the second floor. Acoustical ceiling grid has now been completed throughout the level. Dropping in registers, girls diffusers, uh public address speakers, um devices of that nature are being completed. Uh again, we're aiming for an above ceiling
058inspection on this floor uh as early as next week with the building department. Once that happens, successful uh with the drop pads um for the rest of the floor. Staying up on the second floor on the left side of the screen here. uh similar finish throughout the rest of the building. It's that white hydronulic radiant panel that provides heating um similar to all your classrooms and spaces in high school and middle school buildings. Um those activities have now been completed up on the second floor. In the distance, you are seeing some progress from the mill work and the casework contractor as they have returned to install all the casework and window sills throughout the building. Uh they also have one long bench in that GH gymnasium lobby corridor uh to install. Um, it's going to
059be pretty awesome by the time it's finished. Next slide here. Uh, progress of some rubber flooring in the house health classrooms up on the second floor. Uh, to date, the rubber flooring has been completed in these classrooms and now they're making their way through the weight room and then they will fall back through the corridors upstairs. Uh, moving outside, here is a shot of the cast in place concrete stairs with the cheek and retaining walls. This stair uh is close to our trailer. This is the one that leads you up to the future varsity softball field. Um, speaking to athletic fields, we have concrete work that is actively happening and ramping up uh near the athletic field entryway where we have those masonry peers that we are constructing adjacent to the football field in between
060uh tennis courts and the football field. uh working on getting a clear path of access uh to get you from the middle school parking lot uh and up to the football field instead of accessing it from the back path uh the temporary path back side of the board document right uh here's another shot related to concrete sidewalks uh this is this time on the north side of the tennis court uh the color surfacing contractor was here on Monday to start doing their seal coats um they will be back Monday and Tuesday to start actually applying the uh color coats um which will help brighten up these courts um as early as next week. Uh as everyone knows, the JV baseball and the multi-purpose fields are completed uh with regards to the synthetic turf installations. Uh
061on Monday, they started actually getting some use. So that is a major milestone as part of the whole field change on this project. Uh fencing activities related to these fields are in progress. Um fence contractor is here every day. Uh he's right now he is finishing the high safety net poles on the south side of the multi-purpose field uh and then also the east line along the tennis courts. Um so typically um you know we end it with drone shots. We decided to switch it up this month for a comparison uh between this is a shot that we had taken in late May 28th of this year. Um, and then I will also compare it to a shot that we actually had taken just yesterday. Um, just for a few areas of the site. Um,
062right now we're looking at what was the at the time the future middle school parking lot and the construction of the renovation and new addition of area H. Uh, between late May and opening up the middle school right after Labor Day, there were a lot of activities that needed to happen in order to shape this into the permanent parking lot that it has become today. Um just on a site work level level, you know, a lot of drainage, sidewalks, curving, uh grading, pavement, striping, signage, all the above. Um you know, needed to happen in just under uh 4 months. Additionally, on the right side here, we can, it's really hard to tell from this picture. Um but this is what it was looking like in late May, as I had said. You could see we
063had just finished the new uh slab on grade concrete, which is the new addition part extension of the gymnasium lobby corridor in the auto shop building. Um you can see obviously, you know, we're erecting steel. Um no progress with the roof at the time. Uh and nothing either with the CMU CMU veneer um which begins the outside of the building. You know, as a reminder, without being dried in at this point, you know, no activities could have happened, uh because of the fireproofing that needed to happen for all of the large overhead mechanicals uh needed to be put into place along with additional um successor activities. Um, you know, we look at the the drone shot taken yesterday and, you know, we've obviously have come a long way and in just 4 months just constructing
064the middle school parking lot. You know, having area H dried in with the permanent roof. You know, all of our mechanical, electrical, plumbing, roughins have been completed. You know, we're actively, you know, ongoing with finishes. You know, obviously everyone is here aware is aware of the progress um that we've made over time, but you know, it's a good reminder to everybody, including myself and Zach, who are here every day. you know, it's hard to see progress when you're there every day, but you know, just how far, you know, we have come in such a short period of time. It's just a good reminder. Um, next slide here. Obviously, this is, you know, this was the state of your athletic fields back in back in late May. Um, you know, compare this to the shot from
065yesterday. I mean, you have two beautiful fields that are now being abused. You know, eventually six tennis courts and then, you know, additionally the next three fields that are, you know, be pretty much done done being uh rough graded and next week we're going to be on site starting the anchor curb again and those activities are going to slowly start ramping up and um you know just going to happen just as fast as these two fields did. So um you know just food thought to kind of compare you know something just under four months and the progress that you know we've made over time. um you know to talk on some cost impacts in the last period. Um I had mentioned that in the renovation building uh of the existing gymnasium you know we had
066multiple conflicts um regarding the existing slab depression, the thickness of the existing floor uh the approved wood system that we had approved. Um you know during substrate moisture testing when they were drilling pilots into the hole to try to check um you know ambient moisture testing you know we discovered that the concrete was 2 in thick. um you know the existing slab thickness was ultimately you know not sufficient enough to support the installation of gymnasium equipment sleeves to support you know volleyball um bad mitten activities. Um, you know, the manufacturer's detail had showed us requiring a box out, basically cutting a 18 in x 18 in um, saw cut in a slab, removing it, digging down 2 ft, and then pouring it back in with concrete and grout in order to um, have some sort
067of integrity with the wood floor. Wood flooring manufacturer wasn't willing to uh to warranty that, you know, so we had to do that across 14 locations or 14 18 by 18 in uh, box outs 2 ft deep. Um, it's a decent amount of work. um you know so obviously the saw cutting um the excavation replacement cost um carrying that in the cost report as an owner cost of $15,000. Um additionally over the last month we've been saying it over and over again. We've been vocal about exhausting premium labor hours and effort to expedite area h um you know works being completed on overtime throughout the week. you know, we've now introduced a a second shift which includes shift differentials. Um, Saturday time and a half, you know, Sunday double time. Um, current placeholder I have
068in the cost report is around $35,000. Happy to answer any questions for you guys. >> Thank you. John, you're up. >> Good evening. Um, right now our field report is where we're up to right now and we have tracking 29 items. Three are related to the high school and they're on on currently on the OM list. Uh, four for the middle school and they're also on the post list, but that's where they're being tracked. There are two forward looking items that we have on the report that are just there as reminders to the trades to keep an eye on before they close things up. uh eight are related to the site work that you just saw and 12 are related to the high school uh gym basium and um and locker room spaces but all
069in all I think we took off I think we took off four items over the last two weeks and offset those with several more items so it's a it's a fluid number of items on the report uh CES who is the designer for the mechanical electrical plumbing trains um was out there and they um went and issue two of their reports, reports 19 and 20. Uh they had no deficiencies other than to say that there was some fireproofing that should be removed from some piping, but other than that, they were there were no deficiencies noted. Special inspections. Um there's a special inspector required to come out and look at the building and ensure that code required inspections are performed. They're up to interim report number 27. They're looking at things like fireproofing, structural, steel, concrete,
070and and the like. uh they went through building ENF uh this past month since our last meeting. They found no deficiencies and their intered as such. Special inspections for reinforcing were performed on the site concrete that you saw in some of the photos. Uh there were no deficiencies noted in the reinforcing reports. Material testing labs. There's been a number of material testing reports issued since the last time we met. Most are related to the pavement that was uh put down um in the middle school parking lot. They tested the subgrade for compaction. They tested the the asphalt and they retested the concrete. So the u the case of the concrete all the reports every 28 day compressive strengths were met or exceeded. uh for the tuminous concrete for the pavement all met their requirements for
071for compressive strength and for soil all the soil compaction underneath the tennis courts underneath the fields and underneath the roadways and parking areas all met their compaction requirements. startup testing. They um there was no startup testing performed as of since last month in the middle school um specifically except for the balancing report for hydronic and air and that report was submitted when we met last month. They had submitted it for review. It has since been reviewed and sent back with comments. Generally, the comments were asking to have some of the diffusers re reset or retested and adjusted. There were a couple units that did get um modified as far as uh the amount of air that they were distributing, but generally things were in order. So, there's a handful of things that are on the
072list that the contractors wouldn't have to revisit and readjust and then they'll re re-report back and uh make sure that they all meet the design targets for for fluid flow and for air volume. And lastly, there was there were 300 cubic yards of waste generated in August and that represents 65% of that is recycling. I think when we meet next month, there'll be a series of uh more reports and closeouts and startup reports. So, there'll be more items on the on the report next month. Any questions? Thanks, John. and John is at those meetings also. So we appreciate your input, John, on those items for us. Next one is uh the application and for certificate of payment for $4,518,267. Uh the backup is there and I broke up. Uh when you see the when you
073looked at the backup, there's a number of uh Fucci things because we had to uh because of the $6 million item. We had to break it up by contractor. Uh so Fuji and Liberty, Fuji and and Field Turf, and then Fuji by himself. So those are listed in that list I've given you. So, could I have a motion to approve the amount for Pat? I have a second Robin. Any discussion? All in favor? I opposed. You're up again. >> All right. Uh, PCOS's uh PCO 594 was an owner cost of $4,491. Uh if you recall, the existing high school had a fairly new air compressor down in the mechanical room that fed the pneumatic HBAC controls throughout the building. Uh pre-bid we had asked a question regarding ownership of the air compressor. Uh it was
074shown on the documents whether it was supposed to be new or it was supposed to be repurposed. It was eventually decided that it would be provided by the owner. Um eventually we needed to know specifics and who was providing it. So we decided uh the general trades would relocate the existing air compressor uh along with providing a house uh keeping pad for the unit to sit on. Uh the unit was equipped with an air evaporator unit uh which required some additional power needing to be provided to the area. Uh so two costs here. One for the general trades contractor to relocate the existing air compressor and form the housekeeping pad for it place it um and then obviously with electrician for adding some new power uh to support that. Um RFI 617 is another owner
075cost of $9,977. Uh during underlab mechanical, electrical, and plumbing placements in the automotive shop um the new building, uh we had asked some questions related to the positioning of the vehicle lifts um for thickened slab layout purposes. You got two new vehicle lifts coming. um extense of the pitched area at the trench drains in the auto shop along with some electrical circuitry information uh needed for some air filtration units similar to the ones that you have down in the uh construction tech lab. Uh eventually a new set of drawings was issued which added and modified some receptacles and locations of them added electrical connections to the air filtration units and then breakers to the panels. again an order cost um PCO621R1 an order cost of $18,418. Uh in the bumpout edition where the old concession
076space was located uh we observed that the existing steel sizes that remained in this area uh were undersized based on review of the drawings and then the existing conditions. Uh the roof structure in this area is actually a new concrete slab on metal deck uh and also has the HRV unit which provides fresh air throughout area H uh which is a 15,000lb unit uh lives on top of it. Obviously we asked the question about the integrity of the existing ski steel and if it was enough to support the slab on metal deck and the HRV unit uh and Slam had reviewed it. structural department uh decided to pretty much beef up the existing steel with some WTshaped uh steel. It's basically an IBAN without the top flange. Um so we added some more steel to
077support that. Uh PCO 625 is a CM contingency cost of $6,560. Uh at the time of concrete placement for the slab on metal deck at the middle school, the miscellaneous metals uh was incomplete at stair number eight, which lives in the middle school cafeteria. uh didn't want to delay the entire tour for this area, so we decided to omit pouring the pan and the landing at the stairwell. Um the stair was scheduled to receive a porcelain tile finish, so we elected to have that trade infill the the pans and the landings to keep it under one contractor so they could um you know dictate their own tolerances and things like that. um PCO626 um CM contingency cost or I'm sorry, owner contingency cost of $2,573. Uh if you recall, the existing gymnasium had a divider
078partition that cut the existing gymnasium in half. Uh so does your new gymnasium has that as well. Uh after demolition, we were left with a channel across the gymnasium that needed to be infilled um to support the floor floor prep required um to facilitate the installation of the new wood floor. Um we' asked the question and then we had the flooring contractor infill that channel um on time and material. PCO 627 is an owner credit of 1,333 uh $339,96. Uh this credit represents the original earthwork scope of work um to strip and screen, amend and place the top soil and seed the base bid athletic fields. If you recall, we've already executed changes for um the synthetic uh turf and everything underneath it. Um last but not least, PCO 628 owner cost of $2,678. Uh
079off of the band room, there is an ensemble room that has classes scheduled there daytoday. Uh the school discovered a program issue with that room with there not being a door light in this specific opening. Uh we had asked the question to SLAM and they requested uh us to provide a price to cut a door light in after the fact uh to support the bill. >> Thank you, Mike. I have a motion to uh to approve all of PCOS's that second Doug. Thank you. Any discussion? All in favor? I opposed. Okay. Next one is the analysis of payment which I always give you uh every month list every contractor, every payment, every check and total amount. The next one is the uh analysis of progress payments. We we received the progress payment last week uh
080at the uh uh actual payment for the high school was 4,131,000. For the uh central office was 57,000. We are up to 115,280,989. The state is holding 11,9,724.94. Uh remember that 11 million will be more will not be given to back to the city until after 6 months and the audit and uh the city knows that we have to have a uh a note to cover that at the end of the year. Uh we just after we get that after we get after uh received the 4 million one I I put in the next payment uh that was on uh what month in >> September 3rd it was put in so hopefully and they approved that payment they approved the receipt and payment of that and so now hopefully we'll get that payment within 15
081to 20 days the stages is what I do. So, but we're moving along. The next is payment of invoices. First one is innovative engineering for $7,262.32. Have a motion to approve. Nana second. Robin. Any discussion? All in favor? I opposed. Next one. BL Company $8,200.50. Have a motion to approve Donna. Second, Kathy. Thank you. Any discussion? All in favor? >> I. Next one is Slam. 57,318.75. I have a motion to approve Arman. Second Pat. All in favor? >> I opposed. The next one is Meyer William Meyer. $916.30. That is storage of uh two well it was two trucks. They took all of the uh athletic stuff to their home office until we call them back and the u the storage room is ready. So it was uh they're charging us for the total $916.30 for
082storage of those two big >> Can I ask a question? Yeah, just came to mind. Is is the middle school stuff stored separately from the high school stuff? >> No, middle stuff is already in. >> It's already there. It's in that closet there. >> In that closet? Yeah, we brought that to the That was the day we brought all that stuff. >> Other athletic stuff is in with the physical education. >> And what's that other room at the other end of the gym? >> Okay. >> You know, at the the door >> towards the field, >> there's a double door that goes door that goes out goes out to the No, no, no. The one to the left of that >> double doors equipment room. That's another equipment. >> That's the only equipment room that
083they have in the gym. >> Double door is equipment room. >> And right now their athletic stuff is stored in there with the physical education stuff. And when we get >> when we get the our storage rooms up in the uh gymnasium, we'll move the middle school athletic equipment out of the fizz area. [Music] Have a motion to approve. Doug second pat. >> All in favor? >> I opposed. Next one is Whitest Stone. Remember whitest stone uh gave us a price of $4,000 to come out and uh when when Liberty is there to do the uh what do they call it, >> guys? What do you call that? the Liberty when Liberty puts the thing in and whitest stone goes to test uh >> Compaction test. Thank you. So, they're out to do the compaction
084compaction test on the field that already is in there. They're p they're we have a $4,000 um PO there. They're the first one was $2,8220. Could I have a motion to approve? Doug. Thank you. Second. >> Second. Ammon. Discussion. All in favor? I opposed. >> Next is uh Torington Board of Ed $11,435. That's the gas for the middle school up until July. Uh now with paying have a motion to approve Doug and Pat. Any discussion? All in favor? I have opposed. Next one is R&B $50,000. They're still uh we still owe them money. remember they're in they they put in all of the uh uh >> put them speaker >> speakers and >> and smart doors and so forth. So uh we still owe they still owe them over $60,000. So they're looking for this
085$50,000 now. Could I have a motion to approve? >> So move >> Kathy second. >> Second Ellen. >> All in favor? I opposed. The next one is in your packet. It's R&B. This is uh 82,16763. This is all of the items so that the board of ed can have their uh meetings in the middle school cafeteria. Have a motion to approve. Doug and Pat discussion. All in favor? I opposed. The next one is Tri-State. Uh so I'm going to go all over them, then we can vote on all of them at once. That's okay. Uh there's one for $1,243. Another one is for48 $489. Another one for $755. Another one $2,872.13. Another one for 19 $919. The next one is for7 $1,756. [Music] And the last one is for $824. Have a motion to approve
086all those. Donna and Pat. Further discussion? All in favor? I opposed. Next one is in Silo. That's the uh the Brent uh wheels for the ceramic shop for $6,787.80. Have a motion to approve. Doug >> second. Any discussion? All in favor? I. Next one was in Silo for $3,55467. This is for some desktop items and rectangular desks. Have a motion to approve. John, sorry. >> Second, Kathy. All in favor? I opposed. >> Okay. Next one is Wanger uh for $118,56648 for all the items that are listed. Can I have a motion to approve? Pat second Doug. Any uh uh discussion? All in favor? I opposed. Okay. Thank you. Next item. Uh you have the projected budget up to date till uh 912 and on the back I always give you the uh items that are
087encumbered encumbered 531 $531,000 encumbered. We have a balance after contingency of $833 $833,399 and it's listed and I break down this turf installation. I give you what's paid to date and what's the balance uh comments for the good of the order. Doug, >> good. Thank you, Donna. Um just to say that um the conversation before I don't think any of us took to Mario Med took to you um personally about exemplary um and I understand the frustration for sure. I can't imagine thousand employees and kids um and understanding that. I also heard OMG um articulate their accountability and I'm hoping that in this final run that we don't we're able to take a a breath in the midst of being caught up in these final details to understand the complexity of what I would say
088we did but it's mostly you guys on the ground. Um and I'm just in awe continue to be in awe of that uh regardless of of these minor not minor but unfortunate end game things. But um that's it. >> John, let me online. >> Uh just one thing. This is this is minor compared to the other stuff going on, but the uh the sidewalks on in the uh center courtyard area of the building. Um it looks like the whoever's mowing is turning on them and there's all kinds of black marks on the sidewalks, the brand new sidewalks. I don't know if that's been noticed, but um it was noticed and it was brought to my attention. I said, "Oh yeah, there's someone is turning the mower on the sidewalk rather than in the grass." So
089um just one minor thing and I hope we can solve these issues uh quickly and to the for the best of the project. >> Anything? >> Uh just that I would like to tag on to Donna's comments a little bit. I certainly didn't take any of her comments that were made by anybody against uh our our chairman here. Um but also uh you know I want to thank OMG for all the hard work they are doing. Uh stuff happens and uh I know they're going to keep working as hard as they can. So thank you. I'm also >> I mean I think I've made it clear what this project means to me from corporation and personally from day one and I assure you that we will do everything we can to make this better. same
090echo Casey and I was up at the um high school subbing this week and it was pretty fascinating to see all the work happening in the back and and how it's coming to life and it's going to be incredible. Um so it's kind of like a big puzzle but pretty cool. >> What's happening? >> Yeah, we're going to go into executive session. How do I do that? Ellen >> motion. Motion got a motion to go in executive session. >> Discuss >> to discuss negotiations. Pat and Aman, the the building committee, John uh administration and Dean uh can stay. Everybody else get the hell out. Right. McKenna.