001All right, we're bringing this meeting to order. Please stand for the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for it stands nationy and justice for all. >> All right. Thank you everybody for being here. We do have a guest tonight. Tyler Bush is here with us. We'll be get getting to him shortly. So with that, we're going to move right correspondence and public participation. This is the point of the meeting for comments on matters already on the agenda. Comments on agenda items will be accepted when it will conduct during the meeting. Interested persons may also submit these written form to the clerk or superintendent prior to meeting. those comments from the back or during the meeting. Do we have any uh public participation or correspondence 61
002consent agenda? >> I move the street public schools board of trustees approves the consent agenda as presented. >> We'll second motion second with that. We like to vote. >> Hi Sabrina. >> Hi >> Andrew. >> Hi >> Jeff. >> Hi >> gentlemen calendar. >> Yeah. >> Yes. >> Yeah. I talked to Steve Austin about moving those to next month except there's one opening tonight. >> Yep. We're working on [ __ ] that old business um policy. >> Oh, >> multi-distance. >> Yes. So, I read over that. I didn't My recommendation is not to approve it. I didn't see anything in there that would help us at all. We basically do the multi-dist agreement between the elementary and the high school and that's what the law allows us. So I wouldn't adopt that policy >> is does not
003approve the recommended changes to policy 10. We're missing >> I don't think we even have that policy. You could just say we don't adopt that. >> We don't adopt it, right? >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> Okay. I move the Coastal Public Schools Board of Trustees does not adopt policy 10007 FE multi-dist agreements. >> Second. >> Okay. Motion second. Any public comment on this? Any further board? Francis. >> Hi. >> Sabrina. >> Hi. >> Angie. Hi, >> Tiff. >> Hi. >> Okay. >> Very good. With that, we'll move into reports, >> Mr. Bush. >> Yes, sir. >> It's all you. >> Good evening. Want to follow up. Um, is it okay? Come on a little. >> Absolutely. >> So, um, wanted to give some renderings where we were at with regards to the potential bond project.
004So met with uh members of the district as well as coordinating with vendors and subcontractors and uh utilizing Cushion Carol came together and put some renderings together. Um I wanted to double check with you guys. I think the course of action would be to meet with you to make sure that it was consistent with your intent and then to go to the public and say, "Hey, um is this are you picking up what I'm putting down? Are these the things that you'd like to complete?" So I did um you know from the overall original um items that were on the list I kind of narrowed those down and those are these are the items. So if you want to start with the first one I guess that's the easiest is the coal strip restrooms. So
005again at the high school um the intent is um to consolidate um the north side bathrooms and the southside bathrooms. And so instead of having men and women's on each side, we're basically having all of the men's would be on the side closest to the gym and then all the women's being on the far side closest to the cafeteria. Um we coordinated and mid pricing. Um but those are the breakouts. So if you see that little area there, that note detail two on drawing sheet A101 and detail three, those are just blows blowups of what's over there. Um, you can see there the the amount of restrooms that we can or excuse me the amount of you know urinals or toilets or uh you know handwashing stations that will fit in those spaces. Um those
006are the numbers and those are all you know code compliant. Um there is a little a lot of renovation associated with the way that the building is built. So the building is not you know drywall and studs. This place is a you know a lot of block a lot of CMU and so um you know to remove those things to create new chases it is it is quite extensive but um you know the tile and all that but we've got pricing associated with that so I think that that matches your intent I think from previous um you know I think you know months and months ago we talked about maybe doing this this is an item that we just add a little more detail and got refresh pricing. So, I think this is consistent with
007your intent. You guys agree? >> Great. So, if we could go to the next item, [Applause] okay, the big the big one. So, outside um you know, we walked through the scope, we looked at the track, we looked at the existing grandstand. So the intent here is just kind of a 3D rendering. So again, the scope that we've looked at is the elimination of the pre-cast and the concrete um grandstands. Demo that in its entirety. There's a new aluminum structure that would go onto a concrete pad. So there would be a concrete pad that would be underneath that. That would be aluminum structure. There'd be steps that would go up. Adjacent. that is this combined concessions, storage, bathrooms, official, you know, changing area. And so you can see there, that's the 3D rendering. Um, what
008that would look like. Uh, I think there's kind of a cool little tunnel area. Oh, sorry. >> No worries. You can see there's kind of a cool tunnel area. So, you know, players would come or go through, you know, and change in the locker rooms at the high school. they would come down, come through that. There would be ticketing areas. Um, you'd have fencing that go there. You would have two coiling, you know, doors associated with track storage or whatever pieces of equipment that would need to be stored in that. Um, but that is that rendering. Are there questions on that or >> what is the seating capacity compared to what we have now? >> Close to the same but not as much. Let's do the same on one side >> in its entirety. >>
009Okay. >> Because this is a one side, >> right? Correct. What we were hoping to do with the new track in the meetings with uh Tyler and Robert and Scott and Wade and I whatnot was we were to control the narrative of who gets access to that. >> Yeah. >> The visitor side, everything's going to be on one side. >> Yeah, I like that. I just wanted to make sure that the seating was >> originally >> large enough to fit both sides. Originally there were talk and I thought that and then we kind of scaled it back. I don't have the immediate number off the top of my head but I can find it. But we we scaled that back down. There wasn't wasn't projected a a huge growth number. >> Okay. >> I like
010it too. >> Want me to go to the next one? >> Um that's kind of a narrative. Let's skip that one and we can come back to that. >> Um, we can go with like either one. The next is the architectural scope of work, but I think that's just more detail. Let's go to while we have the the football field, let's go down to the bottom one. Um, has to do with the track. So we um brought in a track expert, a guy that um you know installs these um target sports and we talked to him about the existing conditions. Um again the existing conditions it's not like the al asphalt or excuse me the is alligate is alligating alligating alligator alligator ring. So an alligator ring just means that the asphalt is basically spreading
011or starting to sp. There are some locations but what the what the main problem is is where you know where starting blocks have been that rubber surface you know it's time to be maintained but the big issue is that there are six interior drains. So if this is the track you basically have a drain here then you have drains here here and here. And where those drains are at they go underneath the track surface. And over in the course of 20 years they have settled. So instead of the track being in plane you have dips >> and so the surface itself is fine but the issue is the plane of the track and so it dips. So he's looked at it and he said he's given a couple different options. One option basically is milling
012down, you know, replacing that, reutilizing this the existing storm drains and then replacing it. That's option one. Option two is a little bit more of a high speed. Basically milling down to create a new plane, but then laying over the top of that and going with a post tension concrete system. So post-tension means that you have concrete and then in that concrete you have rebar and after that concrete sets or basically when you pour that you put that into compression and so literally you have on one side a piece of bar with a you know like a think of it as like a wing nut and then you put that into compression. So you don't it alleviates you know there's still a potential for crack but it's very mitigated because the whole thing is in
013compression. So it's post tension concrete. So when you do that, anything that happens on the bunk, you can have, you know, soil conditions that were road, but it's the Cadillac of Cadillacs with if you were going to go to a an NCA division, you know, one track, any new track that would go on at higher levels, that's what they would do to eliminate things that could get out of plane. Okay. So, he's done both of those both of those items. In addition to that, we talked to him about the surface of the, you know, the the soil and the grass inside it. So, the field has lost its crown. So, when we looked at it, we initially said, "Hey, let's not look at artificial turf replacement options. Let's just look at the ability to come
014in to top dress and adjust sprinkler heads." Well, when we went through that whole cost estimate, we were in the hundreds of thousands of dollars associated with recrowning. You're going to be out the football field. Kids are going to be off of it and you're going to have something that looks pretty much like the same thing. So, the recommendation that we came up with is, hey, if you're going to invest this, you should probably turf it. So if you turf it, then you create an inside concrete curb, you set plane, you utilize the existing drainage, and then you build up. And so in that he's given, you know, you can see there in the scopes, if you go under the subsequent pages, you can see some of the renderings. And so once you start to
015go into renderings, it's amount of, you know, what colors, how much graphics, you know, what do you want to get to? So there is rendering one. And if you look at then there's another one that's immediately follow it. And it just has to do with the the the the color options or preferences. But everything inside that track then is a is an artificial surface. There's no more natural surface inside that. Well, when you eliminate the, you know, the need for irrigation for your soil and your grass, you kind of eliminate the potential for, you know, the settlement that caused that became the issue in the first place. So, these are the options, you know, that he's come up with. And I know that the intent and it it, you know, you know, there's no soccer,
016right? there's so I mean the the amount of graphics or whatever you would like to do on the field is open for interpretation but um those are the costs that that that he's projected with that. >> So I think you're the one that told us that turf has to be replaced every 10 years. Was that correct? >> I I would I I don't I wouldn't want to give you a number. I will tell you that artificial turf is not maintenance-free and any any field any new field that's being built is being fil built with artificial turf because of one just the the the lack of m it's not maintenance-free where there are issues where you're going to have like the extra point those sections or wherever kick you know a kid's going to kick those
017little sections are going to be replaced um I we play on in Billings we play on artificial turf I can tell you that the turf for that field has been there at least eight years, but have we replaced home plate and that, you know, absolutely. Have we replace the pitching mound? We replace that section probably once a year. >> So, it's not like 10 years you have to go and rip everything up and put it. >> Exactly. It's it's your where it would be the most, you know, where again where where you snap for the extra points where there's a heavy traffic or something that's wearing that down. Um that would be this that would be those sections that you would look to replace. In that conversation we had it with Robert he was there
018because that was one of his big concerns and the amount of water we use. >> Yeah. >> To maintain our field >> and that's like Robert said when when we built this school when they built this school back it was like get a bill now. >> We have to have it. Mhm. >> It just wasn't >> I'm I'm not opposed to to turf war or natural either way. I like the idea of that post. It's done and it's done for a very very long time. We're not going to have any of this. Our water usage goes way down. His maintenance costs go way down. There's there's just in the conversation with Robert >> and if there's extra you just put it in front of the school like they do some Laurel did that Baker did
019that right >> there is >> so the the thing that there there is is that typically there is ballast I call it ballast because I don't know but they'll uh they'll ship out you know containers of the of the rubber mulch and so the the maintenance that is executed and again this isn't once a week this This is maybe once a year where you'll go in and you'll broom and you basically, you know, fluff the fluff the carpet and then basically, you know, make sure that you, you know, maintain your plane or your crown that's in it. And so you you have that balance >> and I think it's it is I like I said, if I was if you to say, "Hey, you need to to build a field," I would 100% would recommend.
020I think that the flexibility that, you know, from track and field and the ability to practice on it during the spring, you know, pays for it. Any anything else, it'll it melts faster because it's there's black pellets that are in it. So, in the spring, if you're trying to get on it, it's it's just a much more serviceable thing than than natural. >> I have one question just regarding like um injuries for student athletes. >> That's my question, too. >> Yeah. So, Do you have any information on that anybody? >> I don't have I can find stat statistics. I can definitely reach out to them. Um, again, I can tell you that it's balanced. So, it it isn't it isn't the astro turf fields of the 1970s where it was a piece of carpet over
021asphalt, right? >> This this is rubber ballasted. So, I mean, the give and the cushion is, you know, I can talk to guys that, you know, play football on it. They would much prefer to to play on that than over here. So >> yeah, >> again the moisture, you know, it's uh it's self draining underneath it. So >> yeah, that would be my only concern. Otherwise, it's like sounds great, especially for maintenance people. I mean, they got a lot to handle when make this as um maintenancefree as possible or minimal. But my main concern is we got to have student interest first and what's best for them. Although I think they would be pretty excited about having a nice build. >> Yeah. >> Our our whole thing going into this, especially with Wade before he
022left, was we just got a new 30-year gym, >> right? >> In that that basketball court. This is a new 30-year field >> basically with of course there's always maintenance but not the maintenance that Robert and his crew is doing now to maintain that. So >> make it even kind of safe. >> Yeah. >> Right. >> This was kind of direction I thought it looked like we all thought this was a good way to go and like Tyler said and everywhere we've been all the new fields are are so We're not we're not reinventing the wheel here, >> but we we have copied it a few times. >> We're smarter, you know. >> Yeah. Okay. >> And I really like the fact that the district controls that whole narrative on that track. >> I do,
023too. >> There's there's no >> There's no need to be out there. >> No. And you I know like the other schools that have turf have banned people during track meets from putting tents out there. So you have to be like out on the other part of the grass and stuff. >> We have that. >> So we just have to make sure it >> if we do get this, we just are very strict about it. >> Just doing a quick Google search, Francis, it says about 20% more non-cont injuries occurred per play on turf versus natural grass. Non-cont like torn ACL's, things like that. >> Interesting. Yeah, >> I tore my ACL on natural grass. >> My cle likeable >> because I'm sure there's other factors as well. >> Stinky or the turf. I've heard
024that too because >> I think that'd be good information to have for the public meeting. >> We can talk to some of the schools that already have it and use it and just see what their athletic directors say, too. Ultimately, I think it's up to the public, too. What they want to >> It is going to be up to the public. So, >> cool. Okay. >> Go back to the files, please. >> So, if we could go into the architectural scopes of work. I think we identified some um areas there at Pyute. wanted to clarify and after we looked at it with the architect. Oh, that's just another rendering. If you go to the uh maybe just go to that duro guard shelter. >> Oh, yeah. This looks great. >> So, if you could just
025the top is just the quote, but if you could go to the bottom. I think there's a rendering of Yeah, we go. >> Yep, it is. So this is what we were talking about up top in the the the drop off area above the you know the new ramp. So couple things of note that I learned. So the ramp doesn't have to be ADA because you've taken care of ADA because it's on the lower level. So the the need to switch that back and all that is not a requirement because ADA compliance is in the lower level >> at the drop off right there. So that was enlightening and so that's you know Kushik Ter passed that along and then they've given different renderings and so you know we can choose from from those items
026but again that's the feel that's the intent. So if you know people were being dropped off, if there was going to be a member of the staff that was outside, they could get out of, you know, whatever the inclement weather, at least the the wind and to get out if it was snowing that they could be there and then they could, you know, go down that new ramp down to the lower level. >> So we are going to still put the new ramp in though, >> correct? >> Yeah. Perfect. It just doesn't have to be >> the switchback, >> you know, like at the Metra where you have to go back and forth and back and forth >> and the grade has to be a certain, >> right? You only allowed so much rise over
027so much run and then you have to have a flat area, >> right? >> You know, >> okay. >> And again, the in that you know, anything that you would do in a new control stand alone, obviously you have to be ADA compliant, right? But you're you're providing the ADA compliance at the lower level with the curb cuts. So, if you're if you need if you need that assistance, you can drive to the lower level and be right there. >> Okay. Can we go? There should be some uh playground renderings. So, Pine, but maybe that long. Yep. So, we talked about new playground equipment behind um Pine but and if you can get the This is the total um couple different vendors. Different vendors do different equipment. Playcraft um is one of those vendors um
028utilizing Montana school equipment company uh to do that. They would provide the the labor. Playcraft is the national manufacturer of the equipment. If you could go down, I think there's an easier. This again is this is kind of an overview, but could you get to the color going on down? There we go. If you go back up right there. So, that is kind of the overall perimeter and the size. And so, we're trying to kind of replace the existing, you know, approximate location. were kind of restricted due to the big elevation changes out there. And so there again is the perimeter. You would come in with wood mulch and then there's a requirement for a certain amount of depth based on all those equipment. So all that equipment has to be set at a certain
029depth. The bottoms of the slides, the bottom of a swing or all that has to be I think I think it's approximately between eight to nine inches of mulch that has to be um there's a access for kids you know with special needs. basically a platform that would basically get in that. And then the rest of this proposal again is more of a breakdown of each piece of equipment. But again, we tried to maximize everything that we could put in there. So if you want to go down one slide, there's, you know, again, sticking with the emerald green kind of colors or the that was kind of the the way to go. >> Sorry, my went down. Yeah, I think there's just some more color renderings of each of the pieces of equipment. Um, I
030think when I talked with with Bob, he had communicated directly with some of the principles there and kind of talked to them about what specifically they wanted. And so, we tried to get the coolest, biggest stuff that we could get. >> And this one addresses the drainage, too, or that's a different one. >> It's it's the drainage is combi is is part of this, but it has nothing to do with this equipment. Um the drainage has to do with um tying in front of the the two doors. So the you know over time the you know again brick you know heavy building foundations have settled and have settled at a different rate than the you know asphalt structure. So the building has sank and the slopes. So what the antenna is is that from each
031of the two doors, we put in a trench drain, you know, that we would capture any moisture that would come there and then drain it out to the >> what is that direction? South >> the south side, we would basically take that trench drain and then basically toward down towards the creek. And so we would take all that drainage from anything that would capture there and then drain that out to the south. So, no more standing big puddles that the kids have to walk through to get back into the building. >> That goes the whole length of the building or just in front of the two doors? >> We start in front of the two doors and go all the way to the south and whatever drain, whatever slope that we need to do to
032catch and it'll be open air. So, mean it'll be, you know, the trench drain will be down. will be flush with the surface and then we'll take the slope to whatever we need quarter inch per foot and then in the side of that hill down towards the creek there'll be a you know an opening for that moisture to hit and it go straight down >> daylight just out >> towards that so >> I just know last time it leaked it leaked in the wall right it didn't because it came into a classroom it didn't come in a door >> right that's where we're trying to capture that >> okay >> and then this doesn't address the giant drop off down into the swing set area, right? >> The drop off into the swings. I have
033to go to a Google Earth image even almost to where that drain of daylight. There's a >> That's where a lot of the people who would be on recess duty would say they couldn't see kids when they'd go down. >> Yep. >> So, they have to have extra aids to go >> to go down that hill. So, we eliminated that. >> Are we getting rid of the swings? I if that's the I I have what I've priced and what I've looked at is is inside that perimeter and that's I think those swings that you're that you're talking about are well outside >> and if they're well outside then we we would remove them if they're a problem. We to be honest we have never even really talked about that even with uh Bart >> he's
034not concerned about that because it was brought up to a couple of our board meetings how they they feel like they lose kids down there >> so they have to have an aid down there. >> I would think with this new equipment we I we'll probably just get rid of them with with everything being new and >> what not. I don't >> I did not see a Gaga ball pit. I know the kids are going to be so sad about that. >> Our insurance is also look like this. >> No, you can get one. You just have to buy an approved one. Ours is handmade. That's why >> that's the difference. >> And it's made out of metal. >> We need a plastic. >> We can we can worry about that later. >> Think if
035we get rid of the jousting rods. >> No more jousting rods or >> we're uh we're trying to develop a different kind of kit here. >> More medieval. >> So big deal. Billings had one that set on fire the other day. Did you see that? Theirs was a legit pit that they bought. >> I know. They just put trash inside it and they started on fire. Is that what they did? >> I don't know how they started on car, but it like melted half of it, >> you guys. We need that for sure. >> I think I think if we get rid of the swings, we can try to look at a >> something down there. >> Okay. >> Any specific questions for Tyler on this? Very >> other than the gar. it. >> Those
036were specific. >> It's the gaga thing. >> Thank you. It looks great. I love it. I love it. Can't wait to show the public and like start getting it out there. >> Robert, anything to add? >> I'm on Robert's list. He's called me a couple of times when we did our uh test. So, we needed to test. There's always been these complaints about soils. Hey, these soils are crazy. So, you know, the time that we coordinated, we had a big uh nine ton truck. So, I owe Robert some fixed ruts and a knockdown sign and I still haven't gotten back from the guy. So, but I'm aware of it on track yet. >> I like I said just with the stands concessions everything >> and being able to have everything on that one side. >>
037Yes. >> And then we will have numbers to go to the public with. Correct. >> We do. >> Perfect. Um I have other numbers but again there were some numbers that after we talked again I wanted we we talked about um bleacher seats like in the auditorium I have a number for that. Do you want to put that on the list or do you want to be able to handle that outside of the bond? I have there's a curtain number. I have a curtain number. >> Yeah. I want the auditorium on there. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> At least to go to the public because then if >> we can always remove them. >> Yeah. I I want the auditorium on there for sure. I think >> the what I was trying to stay consistent
038with were you know safety >> big you know >> and so that will be one of an you know I did my red yellow green that was an item that was like you know it's pretty nice auditorium seats are functional they're not you know pinching anybody or tripping over anybody might bow me but if you want to replace them I could put them in there that'll just be that one light item but >> I put and be nice to take it to the public at least. >> What? So, in building this budget, again, my timeline wanted to get this out into July. There's a 90-day window. So, probably the 1 of October or the end of September would be the absolute earliest that the the members of the uh the public could vote on it.
039Um, we would then hold we would need to be holding pricing. And I guess I'm in a situation where I'm in the business just like you guys are buying bread and buying milk. What do you want me to carry for not year 25 but year 26 3 and a half%. 2 and a half%. What is the annual rate of inflation? Because these are I can't ask a sub to say >> right >> he says hey if you buy this today this is how much it cost. I can't you know this is good for 60 days or 30 days. We're talking about hey going to the public and saying okay you know this is the cost today >> tomorrow right >> and and and the earliest I mean we're talking about probably a phased approach you
040know we were looking at probably a two summer evolution associated specific to the track I'm a fan of working outside the donut and then working in I don't want to do a stadium project and then come back and do field I'd probably go field and then once I have my field I don't you know I can work out from that way. That's probably a two summer type of a situation. Um, you know, I it's probably going to be a a construction, you know, schedule of approximately two years. I I just I'll I'll clarify exactly with the community. And I'll say these are the costs and in this cost I'm assuming you know an inflationary amount of three and a half% 2 and a half% to execute this in the summer of 26 and in the
041summer of 27. >> But I think that the the important thing is to say hey >> I don't want to be you know to not talk about that. >> Yeah. But I just want to say, hey, I'm going to make an assumption and I'm going to say three and a half percent. And if you know, if something happens, it it happens. You know, if all of a sudden we can't trade with Canada or some, you know, something crazy, whatever the deal is, I'm just I'll make assumptions and I'll communicate what they are, but they are an assumption, right? And so if that makes if that forces the community to make some some rudder changes down the way at least we communicate to them and say hey this is the cost and we've assumed inflation of
042this and if we have savings then we can pay off the bond earlier right and if if not then you know we're we're we've built that you know that sort of inflation or contingency into the number >> you know okay is that is that consistent um roughly you know, it's about 10 to 11 million right now without that those inflationary numbers. I'll have each one of those items broken down and we can to go to the public and just talk about what those items are, but I think that's within the window of what you were talking about. >> Yep. Yep. >> Um, >> these were the big items, but that list had more, right? Are you including all of those or not? >> No. And that that's again I I I included what I've what
043I've priced. And these are all like like my red and my yellow items. >> Okay. >> Some of those items like asphalting, you know, Frank Bratton, I don't I don't have that on here. >> Okay. >> There was some wish lists, >> but you guys have gone through that. >> We've talked about them. He's got those numbers. We can >> we just cut the wheat from the chase. That's we just kind of said, "Hey, these we feel these are priorities. These are nice to have >> and if you you know >> Yeah. >> in it. Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> To me the bathrooms inside. >> Yep. >> The track field >> are the pool locker rooms and that stuff on there. >> No, >> I think we need to have those. >> We
044have to have Yeah, we need to have those on there. >> Okay. >> Yep. We're already at >> 10's not I know but we were already looking at way bigger numbers than that because we want this school to be set up for 30 years going forward 40 years. >> What So we've talked locker rooms before and we can and we'll include whatever you'd like. But what problem are we trying to solve? >> Well, it smells >> in the locker rooms >> and you get >> that's an exhaust fan. >> You get worms growing in the grout. Yep. It's gross. And then there's showers. I don't think there's any privacy, so that would probably be nice to have privacy. >> There's no privacy for showers. >> They're just the pool locker rooms, though. I mean, >>
045it doesn't have to be elaborate, but we do have people that use those locker rooms when they come for tournaments, and they're >> nasty. >> Very nasty. I don't know what you're talking about. >> Yeah, we had it on our >> There was a lot of things on that list, but like like T said, we went through the >> the reds and the yellows were like these things have to be done. >> I won't get into my opinion of the pool anyway. >> We do not need your opinion. I'm just backing up the >> So, uh we can discuss that. There's also >> okay >> other things we could do probably in house or other funding to make those lock rooms a little more user friendly. >> Okay. >> So not you like I said
046when when Wade and I we all kind of started this with Tyler these were the >> these were the things we have to get. We have to have these. >> Yeah. >> Right. So, and like I said, we they're they're on there. But >> when would you like to go to the public? >> What what what what are the days? What what what's the notification process to the community? When would you like to >> we have to call for an election? >> We got to have the meeting with the public first, >> right? I'm trying to just work backwards. Is is it 90 days or is it >> I think it's 90. >> Yeah. >> Can we do it in August? >> The meeting. >> Mhm. >> We have to. >> Yeah. >> Right. >>
047Yeah. >> Because then we're out to November, >> right? >> Yeah. >> So, our public meeting should be next month. We need to get that on the on the books for a >> And we need to have the vote done this tax year, right? Because of all the tax >> Yep. rules that have come about the benefits. What I guess um so you're going to communicate with the public >> are you going to shift like what is going to be the the mechanism for shifting right so we're going to I assume my my I would assume that the meeting is going to be hey that's really nice yeah that looks great >> go it's not going to be no no no I mean I you know What is that? A majority? Is that one person
048in the crowd? I guess how are you guys going to interpret because the it's always a dynamic? I mean, there's always a public meeting, but there's no there's no majority. There's no literally like vote. I guess that's what I'm saying is that you can put together something, you know, with a number and and float it with the public or or shift shift, you know, from that consensus. I guess I typically how it goes is the school board says this is what we want to do and then you go out and then you you try to sell it and you kind of steer it and if you have tough questions, you say, "Hey, that's a great question. We thought about that as well." and this is why we did what we did. >> But you'll never
049I guess what I'm trying to get to is you'll never get everybody to go, "Yeah, yeah, we're all It's never going to be 100 to one. No matter what you do, someone's going to be, you know, >> my my thoughts were was kind of like the last we we set that date. We put it out there and we have to just basically knock on doors like you need to come to this public meeting." But we're not going to go to the public meeting and say, "Do you want auditorium or do you want >> playground?" Right? >> We're just saying, "These are what we're proposing to you." >> Yep. >> These are what they're going to cost. >> And then when it goes out for the ballot, is it one item? >> No. You have to
050be specific with your bond election, >> right? But but are they going to vote yes or no on the stadium? Yes or no? Yes. one motion, >> one and we do need them spread out between elementary and high school. So you have to run two elections and I looked it up and it's 70. So at least 70 >> 70 days. >> Yeah. But then at that point, I think we need to discuss turf or not because we can't then go to the public and say turf or grass because like you said, you're going to get someone that's going to come in and be very adamant about one way or the other. But I think we need >> a meeting with our like main stakeholders. So we need our coaches, our AD, people who, you know,
051have a stake in that field to decide that. And then you present we're doing turf or grass. >> Just so if you did sod I don't think you can seed you'll you won't have enough time for it to germinate. Yeah. >> And to be able to play on it. So you're you're talking about sod you're talking about soding. Well I forget that is it 9,000 9,000 square feet. I thought I >> and then you know and you're off of it all summer and you're hoping that you know >> by fall >> you're gonna be off another season, >> right? >> Correct. I mean it's it's Yeah. >> And I think that's just those are >> we need to have with those people. Yeah. >> Because we have to get buyin from everybody at every level.
052>> Yeah. And I think we need to start with like the football coach, the AD, >> the principal, you know, we need to make sure they're on board with it before we start taking it out to the public because we need 100% support. >> I I get that too. >> And I I just to but we you know, we talked with the principal. We were there with the TR. I mean, they're all in favor, okay, >> of what we proposed. >> No one said, >> "No, let's stick with SAD." >> So, okay. >> We'll we'll have that conversation with them. We will we need to >> present >> represent it. Again, I think the biggest problem we have with going back to turf is the problems we're seeing right now. >> I don't want to
053get into this gross >> 10 years and now we're >> so you discuss it with them presented. If that's what they've proven, that's the reason why this is this is this is why we're going this way. This is why >> and then like I and I hate it when we're in meetings and somebody brings up other districts, but this is also the reason why other districts are doing this >> from a maintenance cost, a longevity cost, >> a financial cost issues. So, >> yeah, >> but yeah, we need to get that out. Um, >> yeah, and I feel a lot better too like Karen that the coaches are on board. I mean, they are the ones who are dealing with it. The the other thing that you might want to be prepared with the public
054is a proposed duration. So you have a pro, let's just say $10 million. So $10 million are you going to you're going to ask for you know what what's going to be your payback terms. Are you going to do it in five, three, whatever? Whatever. What's what's the intent on those numbers? I think >> but I would think that would be and then this is why and then if they you know if it was just an uproar if you hear a lot of people moaning about about that but you know the time is right the administration a lot of people here think you know it's in it's in Colstrip's favor you know take action now don't don't kick the can down the road. Yeah. Um, but that duration is something that, you know, I would
055think that at the public meeting, you want to say this is what we'd like to do. This is how much it cost. This is our terms of that payback >> and we're kind of, you know, reading the room as a consensus before we put together the mailbot election. But we've we've we've wargamed these items and this is what we want to do. >> Yes. And if you're telling me that you want to put some items on, you know, put the auditorium on there, I I'll I'll definitely put those on the auditorium and I'll float anything that I present to the public to you guys >> in preparation for that. >> Yep. >> Okay. >> Yeah. And I think we took a lot of input from that last meeting we had and we did incorporate it.
056I mean, >> this isn't something that was brought up last year, >> right? Right. >> This is something that's been brought up year after year after year. We are just >> and I think there's support. I feel like >> I feel there's a ton of support for it and I feel that what uh Mr. Busher has done is like this is what they're asking for. >> Yeah. Right. >> This this is >> okay. Let's do it. Let's move forward and start. >> Let's just get it done. >> When would you like to to I mean just so from a by planning board or you know public meeting wise >> July 16th. >> Yeah. So, our first board meeting would be the 11th. Um, I would like to see that um I would like to see
057us, for lack of a better word, campaigning now >> for that community meeting to be shortly after that first >> Okay. >> meeting. >> We're gonna have to mail out. I mean, we're gonna have to do a lot of >> Yep. Yep. We're gonna have to do a lot of stuff. I would I'm thinking the week before between or what do you guys think? Tyler, what do you think? I'm looking at I'd like to look at >> the week of August 18th. >> I think that's for me. >> Is that >> that's the first week of school? >> Schools, right? >> Yeah, >> that makes sense. >> School's back. bring in energy and just say, "Hey, that was the whole idea with like the first of September in the beginning was that, hey, everybody's excited.
058>> It's like another school year. You're getting focused." That makes sense. >> I like branding it as like really positive for school. >> Yeah. >> We could even use that second meeting. I don't want to go that late. We don't have to with that. >> So, the 18th, >> it's a Monday. >> The week of that. >> I'm open dead >> for public meetings. >> For public meeting >> the week of the 18th. >> Yep. Any of those any of those I don't Monday Tuesday I don't matter to me. >> Okay. Uh maybe 19 18th or 19th because first day of schools the 21st would probably want to be home and we need to get out there during open houses that first week. I think we should be everywhere the kids are. >> Some babies
059shaking hands. >> I agree. So if it's Tuesday instead of a Monday, Tuesday the 19th. >> Tuesday the 19th. If that what is that timeline then >> it's uh >> 70 days >> I don't have my calendar in front of me to >> November. >> Do you want to run it with the the national election? Is that a positive or is that a negative? Do you want to run it with the >> November 6th? >> Uh let's do it in October. >> Yes earlier. >> Yeah. How what's the earliest we can run it? >> If you meet on the 19th, >> you have Excuse me. >> Excuse me. That's not the day. The day is from when the board you could at the next board meeting. >> At your next board meeting, you can go
060this is the bond language >> and it's official. So, it's a it'll be >> so that would So, you can meet with the public, read the room, then on the 25th >> call for the election. >> You call for the election. And there's there are exact language >> that the bond, you know, like DA Davidson would put the exact language because all these things have to be kind of defined >> because you can't ask for money and then do something different, >> right? >> Yep. So, prior to that, >> if we could have the stuff from you by the end of this month, >> sure, >> we could put it out. then we could start getting it out to everybody because I know that's the biggest complaint is that people don't have the information and
061then they don't have time to mail it. >> It's always hard for me is that I think like my drawing sheet, right? I want everyone to see the entire drawing sheet. >> I I don't and it's I don't know that doesn't necessarily sell like the rendering is easy. Yeah. >> The stadium rendering you can say, "Hey, this is cool and this is and then you have the turf and that's cool." Bathrooms just aren't aren't sexy. >> They're gonna understand what they're talking about. >> They don't think they are because they're so tired of these attractive. >> So, yeah. >> So, the 19th is our public meeting or the 18th week. That week, >> the 19th. >> I don't think you want to do it on a Monday. >> That's a first day back with teachers
062and stuff. >> Yes. But I think we need to get out there before that. >> Have you addressed the water issues under the playground equipment? They said there's a water issue under them that's been addressed in all these plants. Yep. That will be with the runoff and all that. I had a question about that. So, okay. >> Okay. So, August 19th, so the 25th is when we would call for the election. Yes. So, it would be 70 days from the 25th. >> I believe that to be accurate, but I would look at >> where does that put us? >> Yes. And from that I mean I as you think about it and you're like hey if we have a meeting just before school starts all the kids are talking about hey do I get into
063a stadium or you know there's you know it it there's something to talk about and then you can go out and you can have another meeting you know between the you know call for the bond election on August 25th because you'll want to sell this right I mean there'll be activities that you'll do it isn't just 70 days of silence right it's just there there'll subsequent meetings, but the initial meeting and prepped for the you know the the call for the election. So you're you're reading the room on the 19th in the public forum and then on the 25th you're going to put it into this is what we're going to ask for and then from then on there's all kinds of different tactic or tactics or you know another public meeting or different renderings
064or presenting that information >> prior to the first is 70 days we call for it on the 25th of August November 3rd. >> Can we call for it earlier then? Can we call for it that first week? >> Mhm. >> Does that give us enough time to talk to everyone? >> So, when are you calling? August what? Or what did you just say? >> 11. >> Then we'd have to have a public meeting prior to that. >> Well, that I I struggle with the idea. You're going to take to the public the information that you've done. I I don't really see you shifting, I guess, is my my point. you're going to meet as a collective as a board and say this is what we want to do and then you're going to turn around
065and say and explain it and try to sell it to the public. >> I don't really think you're call it and then do all of the info out before the ballots go out and stuff >> and just absolutely >> campaigning public meetings >> after we call for it. >> Once a month once a month you're going to have a a public meeting or within I mean it's really only two, right? you'd be meeting, you know, maybe the day right before school. I I like that idea, you know, because I think it builds energy and the the kids are going to be talking about it or people will be >> asking questions, >> but we could call for it >> at the end of this month even >> at the end of this month. >> Get
066it rolling. >> Yeah, >> we could call a special meeting. >> Yeah. and just read the verbiage to make it official >> because we don't have a second meeting this month. Correct. >> No. Right. >> Right. >> But we could do one. >> But that doesn't mean we can't take >> next week. >> Right. >> Well, he has to get all the information so that we can write the >> I have >> How fast can you get all of >> how pretty? I guess I I I have I mean I can get proposed language from DA Davidson. This is consistent with the renderings um and the budget. I mean, the budget will be a onepage summary with each of the items on it with a total because that's the way the comm >> no one's
067going to keep. Yeah. >> What's the need some pictures? >> Yeah, we need good pictures. >> I I next >> I'm worry about turning it so early. Well, no. We're just calling for >> We're just calling for the election. Yeah. We won't have the public meeting till August. >> That's fine. >> So, you want to do you can do it the last >> public for the call? No. call for it >> but then we'll have the then that that's going to put everybody >> call for it so we can >> in those 70 days we just hit it heavy with mailers and social media and >> just saying we're going to do it >> not saying we're going to the bomb's going to pass but we're going to do this >> we're going to do
068this >> and then that will put it in everybody's mind that hey we probably start >> start looking for a Yeah. >> So, you're not going to have another meeting? Are you going to have a special meeting on the 29th? Or >> I'll do it whenever the rest of the board wants to do it. >> I might be gone. I'm trying to be gone 23rd, 4th, and 25th. >> I'm out of town that week, too. Or that same dates. >> 23rd through 25th. >> I'm gone 21, 22. >> I'm trying. >> So, next week is is kind of out then. >> Well, we can all zoom in. I mean, >> yeah, I'll be traveling back on the 22nd, so I could probably call >> the 22nd's fine. Tuesday's fine. >> 22. >> I'm good with
069that. Okay. What time? >> 6 o'clock. Okay. >> Okay. Let me have >> So, the public meeting is July 22nd. >> No, no. >> calling for the bond election. It's a special board meeting on the 22nd. >> Special board meeting. Yep. And we'll explain that in that meeting. Hey, listen. We're just calling for it >> because we have a 70-day timeline. >> We have a 70-day timeline and we're going to have and then during that meeting, we'll set the the community meeting. >> Yep. >> So, then we're not meeting on the 19th then, right? >> No, the 22nd. >> Yeah. So, August 19th, >> you can have a public meeting. >> You can have your first public meeting on the 19th. Yeah. >> Just trying to get my >> Oh, yeah. Yeah. >> Yeah. Right.
070>> Yeah. >> So, call for the election on the 22nd. >> Yep. 22nd >> and then a public meeting to start to sell it >> on the 19th. >> Okay. Just want to make sure I read >> election September 30th. That's what we're looking at. >> That's 70 days. >> So if the July 22nd 70 days >> right in the heart of football season that would be good. >> So July 22nd plus 70 days is what day? >> Um September 30th. >> 30th >> according to Google. >> Yeah. September 30th. >> Would be the election. Tuesday would be Tuesday the 30th. >> That's a okay. >> I love it. >> Okay. >> And then August 19th is a public >> presentation. You just review and just kind of review and answer. Would you be able
071to uh that >> and probably bring other partners, you know, I mean, other people to get some graphics from, you know, Cushing Terrell to make, you know, [ __ ] >> We'll we'll do it probably in the auditorium. We could probably move one of these into there. >> Can we? I think >> if we could get some big drawings put up in the entrance of the high school too because then people are bringing their kids into do their register for their classes, concussion testing, physicals, like >> just >> in the entryway of the building like, hey, this is what we're looking at. >> That's good >> because that football field one looks cool >> and the playground one would be something like that. >> We could put a playground one at Pine View in the doorway. >>
072We put them here too. Yeah. >> Put them everywhere. >> Every school. Every school. >> Okay. That works. >> Grocery store. >> Okay. >> I'm going to look into that calling for an election because there are different rules for a bond election. >> Um I just don't I know there's a lot more to it than just saying, "Hey, we're going to have a bond election, you guys." Um so I don't know if I have to have numbers. I don't know if we have to be specific. I haven't done one of those. >> I believe that you do. And we'll DAD Davidson is is >> you'll have it by that board meeting that they want to call >> and they'll we'll have we'll have the vetted language reviewed by DA Davidson and we'll have the number
073and we'll have the breakdown of how you get to that number. >> Okay. >> So it'll be because it'll again it'll be two, >> right? >> One for the high school, one for the elementary district and what those total up to. >> Perfect. >> Okay. If you add the auditorium work to this uh bond, would it be an appropriate project to add a professional projector for in there? It's something I've been uh shopping for to see what it would cost because right now we have a portable projector and a portable screen, but it'd be nice if we're going to do anything upgrading to the auditorium to return it to a big projector up in the top sound booth. And then we already have a hanging projector that we could use to make it way more
074like professional quality. Um, it's like a $30,000 projector. That's the cost of the plus install. Would this be a good project to add that to or just put that at something later, another budget discussion for future? >> I had a couple of other items brought up that were kind of I don't want to call them minimal, but >> 30K is minimal compared to what we're talking to. >> Was like, hey, that's probably something that we could do >> inhouse. We'll talk to her to to Brit and Scott and like, "Hey, >> do we have the funds to Sure. >> We've done this. Now, can we >> do this?" >> That's fine. I just didn't want to miss an opportunity. >> Well, I know. I know. And there was some other some other things that were
075brought up. I was like, >> we probably should have discussed that and we didn't should not >> There's always something, >> you know what I mean? Something we can we can deal with. So because I think with that and another one that really should have been I don't want to bring up tonight because I don't want bunch of phone calls but uh um there would be sub six figures that I think as a district we could probably plan for and implement over a year or or two to do that. So >> thank you M. >> Thank you. Thanks, Charlie. >> With that, we move on to new business 10.01 uh for information purposes only. >> Um yeah, that Lorna's um resignation, she's going to go home and take care of her family. So, um, and
076I just want to thank her for the time that she's put into the district. So, >> a lot of time. >> Yes. Thank you, Lorna. >> 10.02, Mr. O. >> Okay. Recommend Lorna Holm for district substitute beginning August 1st. >> I move the Coastal Public Schools Board of Trustees approves Lorna Hull district substitute beginning August 1st, 2025. >> Second. Okay. Motion second. Any public comment on this? Any for the board? >> Francis. >> Hi. >> Serena. >> Hi. >> Andrew. >> Hi. >> Tiffany. >> Hi. >> I 10.03. Okay. Um, this is a procedure in our policy manual 3226 procedure one and it doesn't align with our discipline chart that we use that are in our school handbooks and that's what the principles prefer. So we would like to um just phase this completely out
077this procedure since we have the ones in the handbooks the matrix that they use. I move that the Colster Public Schools Board of Trustees approves to discontinue the use of procedure 3226-P1 bullying bullying procedure. >> Second. >> Okay. Motion second. Any public comment on this? Any further board? >> Francis. >> Hi. >> Sabrina. >> Hi. >> Angie. >> Hi. >> Angie. >> Hi. >> Tiff. >> Hi. I'm getting used to this new lineup. >> You're outnumbered. >> I am. >> I've been outnumbered before >> again. Yeah, but more more so now. >> Uh 10.04. >> All right. So, a little similar to the last one. Um model policy 3210 allows for naming of any administrators, any administrators as a title N coordinators. our current uh policy names we have in there high school and middle
078school which obviously this year we did switch up. So what they had sent out, we would just fill in the blank each year with that. And then we always have our it's in the contract for the 504 coordinator, but it's also there to list. That's Jen Arnerson right now. And other little things, the office address needs changed. Um, so this just an easier format. And then I will be taking off, I didn't have the rights when I put this up to do some editing, but I do now. So be taken off the optional additional optional provision noted below if not previously adopted. So I'll be taking that completely off and then the extra notes below that don't have anything to do with why we're changing this asking for that to be changed. I move the
079Culture Public Schools Board of Trustees approves the first reading of recommended adoption MTSBA policy 3210 equal education opportunity non-discrimination and sex equity. >> Second motion second. Any public comment on this? >> Any further board? Francis. >> Hi. >> Sabrina. >> Hi. Angie. >> Hi, >> Tiff. >> Hi. >> 705. >> Okay. So, this is an update. Um, we don't have a due date right now and I know this is something that we've discussed a little bit. Um, the to put the date a little bit earlier when or to put a date on there for administrators to have their evaluations to me. So this gives us a month before our governance calendar when we actually come to the board for renewal of certified teachers. So I put a date on it and I I just put
080the first Monday in February. So whenever that is that gives us just a little bit more than a month um to have those to me and then to have those to you guys within that time frame. So we did I guess we did we had law does call for the oh what is it in July? Is it the 1 of July? I believe. So that's all we had. But obviously our governance calendar asked for much earlier than we need to have a practice where that happens. Something like we've discussed >> earlier. So I got that done and added that to the supervision of instruction um handbook was an addition. There was no date. So we're not taking anything out. We're just adding that first Monday of February. >> Okay. I think it's >> I move
081that the Cster Public Schools Board of Trustees approves the recommended updates to the supervision of instruction handbook. >> Second. >> Okay. Motion second. Any public comment on this? Any further board? >> Francis. >> Hi. >> Sabrina. >> Hi. >> Angie. >> Hi. >> I >> 10.06. >> Okay. I am most pleased to be recommending um an approval for Britney Allen to transfer to business manager. Position was not able to be filled in the last 6 months when it was interim position and it ends as far as that goes July 13th. Um so we're at that date and this will allow the district to start interviews for payroll clerk and also have the salary there the recommended raise of 3%. I move the Coaster Public Schools Board of Trustees approves Britney Allen as business manager, district
082clerk for the 2526 school year. >> Second. >> Okay, a motion second. Any public comment on this? Any further board? >> No comment. >> No, it'll be good. >> I'm Francis. Hi >> Sabrina. >> Hi >> Andrew. >> Hi >> I suppose it doesn't come after your eye. >> Of course I There you go. I absolutely. >> So this thank Britney for all she's done the last six months and >> always holding us together and and more so >> the last year, six months. >> Yes. dedication has been awesome. >> Yes. >> Uh 10.07. >> All right. Uh recommending uh hired for of Janet Brunsfold or district nurse. >> I know. I saw it. >> I move the Coastal Public Schools Board of Trustees approves the hiring of Janet Brunswald, a school nurse for the
0832526 school year. Second. >> Okay. Motion to second. Any public comment on this? >> Any further board? I think um did you guys talk about or is that something you need to talk about her starting wage or >> to ask you but you were gone so um forgot to ask >> because it's not affiliated position >> and so starting wage for an RN is $26.99 I believe >> and so she does have some experience so I didn't >> I figured you guys would talk about it know and Jen's not here to speak on it either there. So, I'm not sure. >> Can we set it before the next board meeting >> since school isn't starting? >> We could if we're going to have a special meeting, we could >> do it at that time, too.
084Couldn't we? >> I don't want to muddy the waters too much on that meeting. >> Okay. >> I want to stay pretty much focused on that the August 11th when we could. >> Absolutely. >> You could leave it up to the superintendent. Yeah. >> Yeah. >> I And I don't have a problem leaving to Scott. >> I'm good with that, too. >> Okay. Me, too. >> Then we won't have to worry about >> within reason. Scott. >> Okay. Not the moon, but yeah. >> Well, are competitive, you know. Yeah. >> Yeah. We I did have a little discussion with Jen. I'm trying to think back. I mean, way back when this first opened up. So, >> anyway, I can keep that going. I'll finish that up with Jen and Britney. >> Okay. >> You can
085communicate with Tiff and I, too. >> And you guys. >> Yeah. >> Okay. I'm fine with that. I like that idea. >> Okay. Thanks. I appreciate that. >> Are we good then? Francis. >> Hi. >> Okay. >> Right. Got another one. I'm excited about recommending Richard Slater for the activity transportation director. Um, Richard had he's originally from Billings, born and raised. His wife is from Foresight, so really excited um to get back to Montana, lived by family. Um, I've had lots of visits with him. Um, and so he's got 11 years of BE experience. One of them was in quite a big high school. I was looking it up. I think it was around 2500 students. The other one was more um similar to us to our size. So, and again, he's familiar with Montana
086and the AD work. So, I'm recommending his salary at 77,000 based on his experience and everything that he's going to bring to us. >> He's from here or from >> Billings Billings. Perfect. So, I just move him back to the area. >> Yep. >> Good. >> Yeah. He his parents are still there and her family's in foresight and I've met all of them. >> Good. very friendly family >> invested in the new >> Yeah, they they really want to get back and they've been through Cole Strip even last summer and kind of had their eye on it. So, um we're really excited about him. Great interview, all those kind of things from the committee. So, a lot of good input. >> I like the experience. >> Say that. >> Yeah, he came from >> and
087he's not afraid to take off. Yeah, a big school. >> Really big. >> And he was from Fort Bend or something. Yeah, that's a big one. He's not afraid for trying to place either. >> Yeah. >> Okay, >> that's the >> All right. I know that the Oops, sorry. Go. >> I was saying when he came the last time, I had a good visit with him and so lots of different questions and covered a lot of territory. So, >> and so is Robin. She's visit him a couple times right after the interview primarily. So, >> there you go. Your turn. I move the Colster Public Schools Board of Trustees approves the non-affiliated hire of Richard Slater as district activity transportation director at the recommended salary of 77,000 for the 2526 school year. >> Second. >>
088Okay, motion second. Any public comment on this? >> Any further board? Francis. >> Hi, >> Sabrina. Hi, >> Andrew. >> Hi, >> Tiff. >> Hi. >> I need Did you second that? >> Me? Yes, >> I do. >> Okay. >> Uh 10.09. >> Okay. Summer Tech. >> Yep. Summer Tech. Uh working for Mr. Stewart. Recommending Shawn Bullard for the remainder of the summer. I move the Colster Public Schools Board of Trustees approve Sean Bullard for the summer of 25 tech hire. >> Second. >> Okay. Motion of second. Any public comment on this? >> Francis. >> Hi. >> Sabrina. >> Hi. >> Angie. >> Hi. >> Tiff. >> Hi. >> 1010. Okay. Going to get our title N coordinators assigned. be keeping with Mrs. Oul and Mr. Bailey for this coming school year. >> Okay. >>
089I move the Coler public schools. Oh, we don't have to have a Never mind. >> We're good. >> I was really Johnny on >> I know you were trying to make I'm the one like let's just move on. We're fine with that. >> We don't need >> informationational item on this >> informationational. >> Don't worry about it. again >> 10 101 uh breath. >> So Strawman Associates gave us their three-year renewal. Um I was a little surprised at the increase. So um I did do a little work and I got the list that schools use in Montana. I reached out to about five that were um Billings area or a little bit closer because we do pay to have them come here. And I only had um one reach out to me and say no
090there is no availability. And the other one was kind of like why are you asking? And I was like oh maybe we don't want you anyway. But um >> so that was the that was all the feedback I got. But I did really try to reach out and um it is pretty much known if you have an auditor you stay with them. >> Y >> I didn't like the increase like I said so I did try to do some homework but um if we I I fear that if we do lose them we will really struggle to get somebody >> and strum is good. >> I can tell you we're struggling at the college to keep people too. So it's hard right now. So I think if that's what we're doing too if you have
091someone keep them. Mhm. Yeah. So, there's there's a cost there and >> yeah, >> they normally sign a three-year agreement. Okay. >> Yeah. >> I move that the Colestrip Public Schools Board of Trustees approves the auditors Paul Strom and Associates three-year contract. >> Second. >> Okay. Motion second. Any public comment on that? Any further board? Will we ever get what's her name back as our auditor? >> No. What's >> As far as I know, she's not doing school audits yet. She was hoping to. She, you know, she kind of joined another business, but um >> that's why I was wondering if we signed a contract. >> We do we do sign a three-year and she's not >> we don't give it this three and we'll see what happens after. >> Right. >> Okay. >> Great.
092>> All right. Francis. >> Hi, >> Sabrina. Hi, >> Andrew. >> Hi. Hi. >> Hi. >> 10:12. >> Do you want all three of these at once? >> We will probably take them all at once. >> I'll read through them. Um, the following routes, bus routes are recommended for the 256 school year. Um, let's see. Presented. We have a one route narrative and um, then we have the two route narrative. So, that they're there for your viewing. And then the highway 39 um narrative if you have not taken a look at those yet. >> Um that one it says I need access >> I didn't have any problem with that. Shoot >> I got it from Terry Bolan. Um >> mine too. >> Really? >> I don't have access either. >> Mine looks like hers.
093>> Yeah. >> She only want >> Can you get open it up? Can you >> No, my my account I'm using does not have access on it. >> I just sent a request for access. We'll see if it comes up. >> But I don't know. >> It's probably goes to Terry. >> She's on it. >> It's the shortest. >> She's on there. >> You guys can >> district 39. >> Share that. >> There's my mouse. [Applause] >> Oh, so we're going to take the first one. Sorry. We're gonna do this one. >> Yeah, I'll search it. >> You sure? >> Oh, this is just a one route. >> The first one is a run one route. >> The third one is looks like a one route, too. It is, >> which would be no. The
094first route is one route not getting off 39 >> meaning no dirt road. >> No dirt road. >> Okay. And those people would get transportation contracts. >> Contracts. >> Yes. >> Just like the north. >> Yes. >> Okay. Then this. >> Did you guys read get to read that one? >> The first one. >> Yep. Okay. And then >> the second one, >> okay, >> is a two route if we get another bus driver, >> okay, >> and it does go down the dirt road. So then those contracts would not be we wouldn't have those contracts. >> Okay. >> Um Okay. >> What is our bus driver situation? We only have one. We have the >> We have one applying right now. >> Oh, we do. Okay. >> Then the last one is uh the
095last one is on 39 in district only. >> So if we if we have this one is if we have two No. Is this one only one route? >> One route. Yeah. In district only. One route. Yes. >> Okay. >> And this one still does not go. This one is a transportation contract for north and for the dirt road. >> Okay. >> The only way that the dirt road gets picked up is if we have two drivers. >> Okay. Steve, Terry popped up for a comment if you'd like to take that. >> Terry. >> Oh, I got access now. >> Terry, can you hear us? >> Hi guys. Can you hear me? >> Yep. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Um, so yeah, you should all have access now. Um, and then so if you look at
096it, it's it's set up a little bit weird on the on the board docs, but the first one is just a one route that would take care of as much as we possibly could. It's what we ran this last year um >> when we were didn't have enough bus drivers. It's what we actually ran. And then the second two go together as a two route if we have two um two drivers. And the second the highway 39 will only have like 12 or 15 kids on it. >> Okay. >> So that would be an opportunity if you wanted to pick up CPRD kids. It, you know, if you were running a full bus, you sure could. It's going to be a really short route. Um either way if we don't have access to the reservation.
097Um but that's that's what that was is there's a one route with the one driver and then there's the second one where there's two drivers but the second driver could easily be maintenance because like I said it is super short, >> right? >> Okay. So those two go together. >> Too I think we should definitely add the CPR kits onto that. >> Yeah. If there's if we can >> because if there's only >> if the buses are not full, we can definitely >> Yeah, >> I'm all for helping out that morning program again. Absolutely. >> But they need to also keep it in the back of their mind if they get into a bind again. >> Yeah. >> They're going to have to >> Yeah. Yep. >> get those those kids here. It's just >>
098Yeah. I can >> We don't have >> Can't make them appear human resources. So, I do I do want to mention that we never talked about that happened during negotiations is uh there's that t tier three maintenance position. We've bumped that position up to the same amount that a bus driver gets paid because if they get their bus driver with passenger endorsement for school bus, >> then they can make the same as a bus driver, but they can make that wage all day doing their maintenance work too. >> So, we did make that change hoping to maybe get somebody into that job. our maintenance guys that have just so you know they already have uh CDLs so you have to go get coal and all that other stuff >> we can't just >> force them
099to be like hey guess what >> you're driving a bus >> so that's a tier two >> tier one is no CDL tier two is a CDL for that purpose tier three is a passenger >> and when we're interviewing are we are we are they they're knowing they're getting to know those options when they come in and interview >> we haven't yeah interviewed anybody since then. >> And hopefully um Robert's communicated that with some of his maintenance guys that they could >> Yeah. >> tear up with that. >> So >> then even if you're mowing the lawn, you're still making that wage. You're not dropping down. >> The maintenance crew is aware >> and they were very excited about it. >> Good. The only thing that would need to be done and I don't have
100really great service tonight um is on that bus route highway 39 in district only is somebody would just need to add the language between um dropping off students at Frank Bratton and picking up CPRD and then proceeding to Col High School and Pine View Elementary >> because if we do run that bus we do have room for them. >> So we might as well add it in and get it on there. >> Okay. And that in that one is in this bus route in district only. Does it go down the gravel terry? >> Um the first so in the two route >> which this is a part of >> the first one the last one is part of the two route. >> Okay. So the last one >> those two go together. >> They go
101>> okay. >> You have two options here. The Ashland Rose Bud Creek is Tony's what Tony currently is running exactly how she's running it. >> Yep. >> And then the second one would have been like the muddy cluster >> and Y >> but taking out Muddy Cluster and Bernie. So it goes to um I don't know the exact address um but it turns around right there at the reservation line. As far as I understand we will not be picking up children there. Um, I felt like that was a pretty good board directive that there will be not not a pickup at that turnaround, but they will turn around and then they'll pick up the kids coming like Sabrina's and cooks and whoever else. And then like said, you know, there's like 10 or 12 kids
102if they all ride it. >> Yep. Okay. Okay. And then the only thing is is we just have to make sure that the only kids that are riding that CPRD bus are the kids that are enrolled in CPRD because I know that um a lot of times that CPRD bus was full and when we talked to CPRD they had like 39 enrolled. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> So I'm here if you guys need anything else. >> Thank you. >> So Britney changed that in this document. >> I saw it. I just saw that. Yep. Okay. >> So, I move the Coastal Public Schools Board of Trustees approves the transportation routes for the 2526 school year as presented and modified. >> Second. Okay. Motion second. Any public comment on this? Any further
103board? >> Francis. >> Hi. >> Sabrina. >> Hi. >> Angie. >> Hi. >> Tiff. >> Hi. >> All right. If there's nothing else. >> Oh, at least one representative needs to be. >> That's me. >> Okay. Perfect. Good. It's just on here. So, >> yeah, that's >> perfect with that.