001meeting. Uh the only followup two things we followed up that we had was did you get make any headway on the reimbursement for the food >> with the next? Yeah, it's uh it's it all has to do with it's correct. It's it all has to do with um how much were reimbursed for the breakfast portion >> is not as much as what it's build for. And so that really is a big difference. >> Okay. >> So, >> but it's only breakfast is the issue. Yeah, lunch is I mean lunch is as well, but breakfast seems to be the biggest part of that. So I did I mean it's evening out um I mean it stands to how it was previously. So we're so far cash flow is okay there. I mean it's not 200,000 like
002we thought it was. >> Yeah. And Carrie's working on some stuff to bring up. She's found that if they make something the kids don't recognize like biscuits and gravy that the kids just throw it away. They don't eat it. And so she said, "Is it all right if I do like so?" She said, "They love packaged stuff and like a breakfast bagel." I said, "If it's hot, I don't care if the kids will eat it. I'd rather have them eat it than throw it away." So she said, "Well, they love the whole >> biscuits and gravy in the package." >> Well, she said that they have sandwiches and they've tried that even and the kids don't eat that, but they love like the waffles, the whole week waffles and pancakes. I said that's fine as
003long as it's I mean >> me personally I'll take biscuits and gravy over a whole wheat walk with 10 kids eating >> you know >> well she said the hard part is it's probably not something that parents make a lot for their kids on in the morning for breakfast they don't know what it is and I thought just bring a bad over here >> all breakfast for supper. Oh yeah. >> Yeah. See, I I think it's just getting them used to some of that. But I said, "As long as you're trying, feed them what they're going to eat as long as it's not a 26 grams of sugar breakfast." And she said, "No, we we aren't going to do that." >> Yeah. I don't I don't I don't want to go back to the Rice
004Krispie treat. >> No. And she's not. She's got And I said, "If you do pancakes or waffle two days later, that's fine." >> Said their biggest day is the cold cereal day because they get to have a sugared cereal because that's what they're used to. >> It takes a while. So, >> and pick your kids out for lunch. >> Yeah. I mean, they're doing some different stuff here at the high school that's really good. Those beef hamburger, the beef that was donated. Jeez, >> those last >> They're gone. >> That is the only complaint I've heard is that they run out of those. >> You guys haven't came and did those burgers are >> It's crazy how much different that is. >> Frozen and fresh. >> Well, just just the difference in the quality of
005the of the meat. I mean, the quality is >> Yeah. >> The other thing, too, is I don't They've started wrapping up in uh >> like the king's hat almost looks like >> a little bag like the >> little bag they put in it, you know. >> So, it looks like you went to >> Yes. I mean, >> Wendy's or something. >> Yeah. And they do spicy fries, which the kids are really liking. Yeah. So, I mean, they're doing some things. Then they're going to be setting up in the other half of the coffee shop. >> Harry got a grant and has a soft serve. Um I think it's yogurt. >> Yes. >> Machine and they're going to sell >> state approved like they can sell chips and they're going to have a cookie >>
006a little cookie oven in there and sell fresh cookies during lunch. The kids come over and they'll just punch them in and they sell them. >> So and it's all >> offset or is that >> Well, it's just they're just trying to offer some different things to try to get >> to keep people maybe to stay. >> Okay. >> Still not seeing an increase in >> She got the machine and everything. We went and looked. She was thinking on that thing where the guy does the what are those things called? Oh, the the shaved are Yeah, that on the other side. And I said, "There's no way you can fit more in there." So, that other half of the coffee shop's open. So, Gwen and Jake and I went down there and looked and I
007said, "I'll order tables." And I got those ordered and she has everything else. She has a cookie oven. All came with a grant. So, she's that's delivered. She just will wait until we get it set up over here and she can bring her stuff over. And >> is there any power requirements that we have to do? >> No, it's all just plugandplay. >> Okay. >> Yeah. So, she I bought her a cabinet for the the machine, the ice cream machine thing that she can put all her supplies in there and lock it and they're out because they're only going to be there during lunch. So, >> yeah, we did some good problem solving today. >> If you guys haven't sampled our food, >> sample I came and looked at it one time, but it wasn't
008already eaten. >> Well, that never stops me. I need to come sometime when I >> What did I have the other day that lain >> lain noodles? >> Yeah. Some turkey lomain. It was really good. >> Yeah. It's like it's they're really starting to enjoy cooking. >> Spicy chicken sandwich. >> Those are good. >> And the sandwiches. The flatbread sandwiches. >> Chicken bacon ranch. >> I did have the turkey dinner. >> The Wasn't that fun? >> That was cool. >> Yeah. >> Well, I think that was the only thing from the last meeting that we were >> Yeah. And I'm just watching it just every month. Um, you know, I put it in. I'm kind of watching to see and understanding it more now that I'm putting it in. Um, >> are we are we
009expecting a higher rate as weather deteriorates? Possibly. >> I would think high school kids might be a little more hesitant to try to go to Chick-fil-A. by I would think, but >> we haven't had we we're not forecast for much weather right now. So, >> and luckily the worst days for the most part, >> the highest count they've had, I think, is the day of the Thanksgiving dinner. >> Oh, >> yeah. >> But isn't great. No. Averaging like 140. >> It's like bingo during lunch hour organizations. >> It's like the freshman fun. >> No, we can't. >> Oh, >> that's considered gambling. It's a game. That's gambling. You don't especially if you don't buy a card. That's gambling. >> They couldn't do uh they wanted to do bingo at a uh fundraiser for >> Yeah.
010>> PTA. >> I won't >> consider gambling. We could call it nothing though. Calling not playing not playing bingo. >> Number matcher. >> Bingo. Come on. >> Number matcher. >> Dingo. >> So if you didn't that was a fundraiser. They were buying a card. >> Let's play dingo. >> Like hosting it at lunch. You get like if you bought lunch at the school you get 10 bingo cards. You play 10 rounds. >> What do you win? >> Well, some organization like a church or something would have to have >> a couple gift cards. >> A cookie. He's >> you could win gift card from Jackie Luring about him. >> With a good time. >> So, let's rip the band-aid off. How about this poor Montana thing? >> So, they met this morning at 8:45 and
011we haven't heard. >> We don't know how they're going to do it. What was the email on Friday? Yeah. Go over that one a little bit, but give some direction. >> I reread that email that he sent. Yeah. >> Was he asking was he the one that we presented at the board meeting? Was he asking us to pick a mode? >> Yes. That's why Deianne said we're not answering any of that because none of that was our job. And now we got another email on Friday. Deian and got one and it's a little bit more like it should have been. Deian kept holding off and saying >> who wants to push it. We could. >> So the county attorney uh wrote a resolution. He said they they overestimated how quickly the county attorney's office could
012write the resolution. It was gone on the week's regular agenda, but it's on the agenda for Tuesday. That's this morning at 8:45. And so, um, next week I will formally notify DOR that Yellowstone County is requesting reertification for all eligible taxing tax jurisdictions. The request will be to certify values and then they need to get their software ready to do that and so they have to work with their software to do it. Um and then they'll send out the rebuild. >> Yeah. We wouldn't get that money till May. So this is like >> Is that right? >> Yeah. >> Okay. So our community taxes are going up. >> Everybody probably from Laurel >> Laurel to Billings Laury anyone in a district associated with the refineries is going to go >> the bigs. >> They are.
013Well, I remember I tried to explain that because there was actually some pricing in there and it was like >> it's not horrible but it's still going up and we just got all the reductions so it kind of came back. So, >> can we have that at our next meeting in January? >> Just go over that. >> Yep. >> Well, then we'll have some more. They're supposed to have a plan by the end of December. >> Yeah. So, we'll know by then what's going on. It's kind of hard to guess. At >> the end of the day, our school budget probably isn't >> Well, it might be. We might get dinged some because of people protest because it went up. But >> that's what >> it's not I I can't imagine it be the full
014amount, but I imagine there will be some, >> but this first half tax payment's already short because of it. >> The first tax collection. >> So hopefully we'll make up some of the difference there and not be at the end of the year going, "Okay, now what?" So, but we won't know what their plan is fully until >> and then when they'll get that out. We we just need to make sure that we push that this is not a district's mismanagement of funding. >> Evelyn got a hold of me today and she read that and said everyone that kept saying it wasn't the commissioners don't do that. She said I didn't know that they could even make so she admitted that there was some deal making that went on that was beyond us. I mean
015nobody knew. And she said that she goes this doesn't seem right. I'm going to do some research and then she's going to do an article on because nobody was notified. I mean it was kind of just done. I don't think anyone did anything wrong. They just didn't tell anybody what they were doing. So then it all just came. >> They didn't not The Department of Revenue did not notify the county. >> No. So it's like >> really matter. >> Well, my thing is I don't want our community thinking we are. >> Yeah. >> No replay. >> It's because it's going to go up. I mean it's fire. >> It's the death committee. It's like it's >> all of it. >> They're all going to be affected. Who's our next biggest tax base after PAR? >>
016I don't know. >> I think there's several businesses here that are close. Like there's like two or three that are recyclers. >> Yeah, there's there's like two or three that are pretty close in what they what they put in. >> I think it used to be >> I just don't and I don't >> what like Exon like the gas station are. I bet they're pretty. >> Well, I saw businesses close. It wasn't they aren't huge deal. Yeah. >> And I don't think that it's I think >> businesses, notpor it's the big businesses. It's I mean, we're just going to we're all three affected by the three major uh refineries. And so, it's businesses that took hit. >> But as a businessman myself, I'm also going to look at it and be like, "Oh, I'm the
017next highest one." >> That's what I mean. >> I want a deal. Yeah. Yeah. And all of a sudden, >> I don't know how that shakes out to make up that difference that I don't know how you take it away from >> the one. >> Well, I don't know how they take it away from >> what I think like that was my thought on this whole situation is that they did this tax reduction this year and that's is everybody tells me I'm wrong. >> Well, I got a call. >> Next year is going to suck real bad. >> Gosh, my tax >> and you had to protest this year. >> Not too your property, your house. >> Mine and Billings are half business property supposed to personal property go down my personal properties went up
018and my business >> see mine went down half literally half >> this is going to go back up now I know >> I think they gave the tax breaks this year all those you know the governor brags and stuff because next year it's going to suck and you had to protest this year >> well they are trying to rearrange that bill so that it's not so hard property taxes >> for uh private people. >> Yes. >> And that's a disproportionality of this. A corporation can say, "Hey, we we want to make a deal on this. We don't want to pay that much." And then it's like, "Okay, well, homeowners can do it then." >> Yeah. >> That's the part I don't understand how all that works where they just they don't want to and they
019make a deal and then it comes out it's all of us. >> Lockwood probably gets extra screwed because they transferred a bunch of the tax to out of state property owners and out of state business owners. Well, Lockwood, I mean, we have some rentals that are out of state only, but not a ton, whereas like, you know, a lot of the bigger places are going to have a lot more. >> Yeah, this is territory that they have to send it in writing so we can look at it because I'm trying to even have a conversation with Evelyn. She is really, really good with this stuff. I was I was happy that she's on this, but I would expect there will be something in the paper. >> Question for Kelly. One of the resolutions was for
020the uh >> or >> yeah that they were looking at was getting away from property >> tax is the way of funding >> uh school districts. Correct. So maybe that's >> I think what would it be? Well, they already so from the stars from when they did the stars act. That's why so many there's a lot of people that are seeing breaks in their property taxes, but there's a small percentage of people that it's going on. I mean, it just depends on what your what your value of your property is in that district. So, don't improve any of my stuff. >> Got it. Correct. But I think with the dennial though, they're trying to take all that away from >> Yeah. >> to get it down somewhere manageable for people. So they're not >> But
021they haven't found the funding stream to replace the property tax portion. >> I think they have an idea, but they haven't they haven't named it. >> Not till January, right? >> It'll be kind of like the stars thing. It'll start to gather steam and carry it. Oh, >> they'll have the they'll have a proposal by spring for legislators for next for the 27th. >> Okay. I thought this January they were going to have an idea. >> That'd be awesome. >> Okay. No. Uh that was how weed was originally. >> I know. Yeah. I haven't seen any money from it. >> I know the parking lots are full. They are done. >> Quite a bit of work for these guys. >> Yeah. Oh, >> heavy equipment stuff. >> Yeah, service holder. No, one guy wanted to
022donate the whole >> a lot >> uh greenhouse like industrial greenhouse but he wanted his emblem >> on cement in the middle. >> No, he he wanted it on each roof and each wall. >> So from the high school >> third floor of the high school would not be a good place to go. Well, maybe we get Budweiser to sponsor the stadium. >> I think that's probably in the same boat. >> Yeah, I know. I know. >> Okay. >> Was there anything else? >> No, I just still like to stay just a little conservative until we know exactly what's going to go on and >> Oh, did we find out if we have any upcoming bids that are going to get bids for >> like services? Yeah. Garbage and stuff >> that need to go
023out instead of just resign. Hey, >> was there anything coming up? >> The food service one will just be us deciding to renew for another year, I think, is how we do it now. For the next five years, we have the option just renew them for a year. So, we don't have to go out on that till I think it's four years now. This will be the the first year, but um the garbage is what, three, two more years. >> Yeah. >> No, I'd like to talk about that because anytime the trash is this much over the top, >> they charge us. Oh, and >> that was part of the other reason I wanted to shoot. >> So, we can look at We did this with America, with a company that we were doing business
024with for CTE that had all these caveats written into their contract and we finally just sucked it up and paid what was left on it and just got out of it and found somebody else and it's much easier to deal with and we may look at that. I mean, I know right now is not the time, but we have a couple years we can look at maybe getting out of that. >> Was it trash that a year or two? too. >> And I'd like to put lots in their trash. >> People are putting trash. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> We have we have a friend across the street from the >> primary Peter Street and people go in there all the time and put trash in our dumpsters. >> So Carly not noted that this month
025in, you know, November coming into the holidays, um, almost every single one of them had >> an overage. >> Can't we lock it? Yeah. >> Like to lock it. >> They have them at all the businesses in town. >> Yeah, we need to. >> Yeah, >> because the only people take trash out as custodians, correct? And they can have keys. >> Have we heard anything else on the spectrum thing yet? >> Yeah, I say we push for that because there's no reason we need to be >> probably get an answer from Spectrum yet what they're going to do about the overbuilding. >> Yeah, I think so. >> Oh, because you have to have one. >> They're not going to give us credit. >> But like I mean you can do a combo. told her to
026fight that because that if it takes them getting out of the truck >> so it' have to be unlocked on Thursdays or whatever is track day >> it's kind of a lot of work for facilities but >> how much is the overages >> like it's almost >> it's ridiculous >> it would be worth it to have something go around take the logs off >> sure once a weekly is working on an overage. We were overcharged by um Spectrum for internet service. So, she's working on that. I don't know where we're at with it yet, but I know that she's now sent >> when I signed the e grants in June of 24. They didn't start a new account. They just started an account with the same number on it. Never closed the old one. So,
027well, e-ate was paying for this one. They were charging us for this one. So, it was like $48,000, I think she found that was over. So, she sent that to them and now they're trying to figure out where that went wrong. And I said, "If just fight the thing about I don't want credit. I want them to reimburse us because that's a lot." And it never works when someone says, "We'll just give you credit." Because then it's like there's limitations on what you can use it for. But >> it was good for her. Good on her part. >> We have somebody paying it. You said something. Who's paying it now? >> What's that? Well, is a a grant that we get through the state that pays some of that. And then that was paying one
028of the same. It's the same account that they opened the same account up twice. >> So, while this one was getting paid, they were charging for this one. So, probably has been paying it not knowing that there were two open. >> So, she just was looking through and said, "This doesn't look right." And she did some research and I mean, she went to town on it. She went back to all the months this happened and got a hold of the company. And >> so, the guy of course that did the contract isn't there anymore. So, they had to find somebody. So, she's working through it. But, >> I'm hoping we do get that back. >> Yeah. >> And we're looking at 30. >> What's that? How much we >> It was 48,000. I think when
029she got done >> be 80% of that. >> Yeah, >> we would get back. They paid 80%. We paid 20. >> Our overage charge for November was 900. >> That would be worth somebody going right. >> And it it'll be worse, I think, going through December. >> Christmas. >> Yeah. If we could get them on there this week, that's that might be a question. >> Maybe over Christmas break if Mark can get them on. Nobody's here. >> This is where they get the welding kids out there. >> Modify their dumpsters. >> The ones in town have that rod that goes through and they put it on lock of stuff. These houses, you know, those big dumpsters don't have >> I didn't know some of them have lids. The one over there doesn't have a lid,
030does it? >> It's just open. >> Yeah, >> cuz the people just drive by and throw their garbage in. >> There's two over there. >> Yeah. >> Well, then maybe we can do a >> So, that's something. Maybe over break I'm going to come out here and do a walk around and see if they don't have covers on. >> You just get a whole say here. >> Here's what we're looking at. We want >> locked ones or bigger ones. >> Yeah. What's your solution for that? >> Good idea. Play my solid words. >> Yeah, don't trash it. >> Play by a dump trailer. I mean, that's that's a lot. That's ridiculous. >> Yeah, that is crazy. 900 bucks for a month. >> And that's probably every month. >> And that's even if it's like >>
031Yeah. >> If the lid doesn't shut or if it's over just an inch. >> They have that new Miniac X. Yep. Just drive around, smash it every once a week. >> That lid shut. >> Get better about breaking down boxes. >> Yeah. Well, that isn't that awful. >> Well, that's the thing. They're doing >> We need to tell. >> I think they typically do. >> They do. I mean, are pretty. >> They break them down before you throw them in. >> They break down as much >> because this one would never This wouldn't last a day or two with all the boxes that go out in the high school from cafeteria and >> stuff. Styrofoam trees. >> Yeah. >> Oh jeez. Yeah. >> Yeah. When they didn't do dishes in the cafeteria, they just used
032styrofoam. >> We probably caused a lot of landfill problems that I don't want to talk about. >> Well, it the whole thing could be fixed if community members didn't look at us as a trash. >> What happens in our alley? People go and put them in my dumpster. I have just the little individual one. Drive down the alley and find one that's empty and put their garbage in. Sometimes I drive >> sometimes coyote carcasses too. >> No, >> stinky. >> Anybody else have any other questions, concerns, thoughts? >> We are cleared on our 47th Title One monitoring. There was one missing document. She said, "You guys did such a great job that if you just send that to me, there won't be a finding." And so I sent it to her that morning. So, we're
033done with that. >> And then they offered us another $4,300 in title funding. So, we took that and added it in. >> Oh, Glenn did tell me that uh the Gian Forte Charitable Foundation did donate $3,000 to the robotics club. Nice. >> And we got a donation from what was the end? The >> that $1,500 that came from an organization in town. >> Oh, yeah. It came from >> It was a medical one, but they donated $1,500 for kids in need. So, I mean, it was just random. I It's like, okay. Then Kelly said that helping family stuff was a big success this year. It helped a lot of people Christmas. So, >> okay. Yeah. >> Talk about faith. >> Yeah. >> Yes. >> The Optimus Club did the purchasing and then Faith helped organize
034it and get it to the families. So, >> that's awesome. >> It was awesome. And it was big. >> It was a big big big amount. >> And you guys have been doing teacher appreciation gifts, correct? >> Oh, it wrapped up today. >> Today it wrapped up. >> Or no, uh holiday lunches. >> Yeah. >> Talking about not >> the holiday lunch. You guys did that. >> We did. It happened yesterday and today all sorts of stuff. Gift cards. >> Mariah slapped my hand because I was going after a chocolate covered pretzel. Oh, >> I just went in there the other day and said, "Hey, you guys, there's a lot of gifts in here. If anybody wants something, come in here, pick it out." Geez, >> we scaled that just a little bit just because,
035you know, when we were going shopping, we got the news. We didn't know how to >> We're just going to call that the news and so we kind of scaled back a little bit. Um, but I still everyone got not everyone. It was more of a random drawing this year rather than everyone did a really nice >> a lot of people got >> Montana Jacks. um catered again. >> Beautiful job on the food. The people love >> they like a kind of a grab and go appetizer thing. So we did that again. It's easy. Um they do a nice job. They set up. They tear down. So >> and they were the people eating when we walk through were really happy. So yeah, they just it's something that we I would hate to take away.
036>> Yellowstone Path Institute. >> Um what was the other thing? >> That was who that >> Yellowstone path pathology wasn't it? >> I don't know. Yeah, sales from pathology group $7,500. Oh, I was gonna tell you guys, oh, um, we closed out our Stronger Connections grant which did all the mental health programming and that's been approved. So, that went through really quick thanks to how we're doing things upstairs now. I used to have to try to figure out where the receipts were and everything. Carly just sent me a whole list of everything. I filed it. They approved it that day. So, that's never happened. So, it's getting things are getting cleaner. I'd like to bring up the fact that the continuing resolution for the federal government expires January 12th. >> It's what? It's either the
03721st or the 12th. I know it's those two months. >> So, we might be in the same boat of >> January. Yeah. >> If they do that again, then it shuts off that stupid technology or the safety grant. Every time they do that, it takes five months to get back in again. Well, it also shuts everything down. We're behind that >> crap. That really starts with flying on the >> Well, they won't get rid of air traffic controllers for a little while. So, >> a little bit, >> but they the easiest thing for us is they just push I just assume they they there's a guy named Steve that goes into an office, pushes a button, and turns everything off. >> Yeah. And if that happens, our burn rate is going to go up again
038because we're already behind on our reimbursement for JOTC everything. >> Well, good. I'll get stunk in Puerto Rico still be able >> Well, the nice thing is that the money that we get like from the eg and stuff is already with the state. So that stuff will be here, but it's just like natural insuranceber October to November. >> They haven't done a reimbursement yet. >> I got one >> one. It's not good >> for the Air Force. >> Yeah. >> I mean, they'll come through, but they're going through the same thing we do. They shut everything down. They have to go back in there and reboot the whole It's like you start over again. I just got that done with getting us back into sam.gov and now it's like no. Anyway, >> it's not friendly
039to begin. >> No, >> I just want to get in there and request the money. We We are ready to be reimbursed for it. So, >> otherwise, things are good. That's all I had. Anybody else? Can we do you guys want to have everybody take a look and see if there's anything that can be put out for bid coming up? >> Yes. >> Put it out to like I know already did that. He got a new supplier for >> Yeah, the gas >> gas. If there's anybody else that has >> Did we ask Mark? Did he respond? >> I think I don't think there is anything. >> Yeah, I don't know if he has bids on most of that stuff. I know the garbage is one of them. I don't know if the other stuff
040he does so much himself that I don't know if there's bids out there. Well, I remember >> asphalt >> Shane did the leg work on it. >> Yeah, >> the asphalt might be he broke it down so they didn't have to. So, they're doing like one piece at a time for the summer over here, but I don't think that's even gone to anybody yet. >> Okay. >> Because we told him everything right now unless it's if it's not broken, don't fix it. You know, the glycol all leaked out. So, they put the glycol in. He ran it with water for 4 days and nothing happened. He put the glycol in and that the difference in the viscosity or whatever. There was a leak and it blew it out and it's all drained out under the
041element. So, he's going to put water back in, patch the hole, and then just use water. And he said, "I'll just have to come out and make sure everything's running fine." So, he said, "Some of the rooms might get a little bit hot, but better hot than cold again." >> I said, "That is where you have to fix it." So, we're telling him if something's broken, you have to fix it. He said, "Well, I'm not going to put glycol back in there until we know that whole section of pipe is not bad." >> No, that's uh glycol is what $1,500 bill. >> Well, and it bothers me that it's under the >> No. Well, it's not actually anifreeze. It is a safe alternative to It's the same thing that they run in >> ground thaw
042units where you can cut the pipe and it'll spill on the ground and it just costs a whole lot of money. >> Just goes away. >> It's Yeah. It's not >> I was just concerned about Yeah. We're we're not going to end up with kids with, you know, warriors. >> I mean, technically, you can drink it, but yeah, that No. >> Well, if nobody has anything else, that's the you that got the January. >> Yeah. >> You want to do follow up in January? >> Once and see if we hear and then maybe set a meeting after we know what's going on. Okay. Everything else I think that' make more sense. So, we should be hearing something probably when we get back. >> Then the only followup thing we'll have is have everybody look at
043their stuff and see if there's anything that needs to go out to bid. Yeah. >> Some I know you guys already went through and cancelled subscriptions to things we don't even use. >> Yeah, it's been cleaned up a lot. >> I think we need >> I think one slipped through and it was $327. >> I think we can do it in the next couple months of >> Yeah. Yeah, it doesn't need to be done by resources and things like that. >> Thank you all. >> Thank you for the charger. >> You're welcome. Yeah. >> All right. >> So, go ahead.