July 21, 2020 at 12:00 PM - Regular Meeting

I. Announcement by the Board President calling this meeting of the United Independent School District to order. Let the record show that a quorum of Board Members is present, that this meeting has been duly called, and that notice of this meeting has been posted in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 551.

II. Pledge of Allegiance

II.A. Honor the Texas Flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible.

III. Public Comments:

IV. Informational Agenda Items

IV.A. Finance Division Monthly Financial Report

IV.B. Report Regarding 2020-2021 Public Meeting in Regards to Annual Budget Information and Proposed Tax

IV.C. Board Discussion of Property Values to comply with First Indicator 20

IV.D. 2019 Taxes Turned Over to the Delinquent Tax Attorney for Collection

IV.E. School Health Advisory Council (SHAC) Annual Progress Report

V. Consent Agenda Items

V.A. Approval of Monthly Disbursements

V.B. Approval of Budget Amendments

V.C. Approval for Award of Property & Casualty Insurance Renewal

V.D. Approval of Property Tax Refunds for the month of June 2020

V.E. Approval of Submission of Certified Estimated 2020 Debt Collections

V.F. Approval of Contract with Webb County Elections Administrator to Conduct November 3, 2020 Election

V.G. Approval of the Order of Election for Districts One(1), Two(2), Four(4) and Seven(7)
Aprobación de la orden de eleccion para los distritos Uno(1), Dos(2), Cuatro(4) y Siete(7)

V.H. Approval of the 2020-2021 Behavioral Threat Assessment (BTA) Plan

V.I. Approval of Revisions to United ISD's Appraisal Calendar for the 2020-2021 School Year

V.J. Approval of United ISD's Asynchronous Instructional Plan

V.K. Approval of First and Final Reading of FDA (LOCAL) Admissions Interdistrict Transfers

V.L. Approval for District's current membership with National IPA & U.S. Communities cooperative name changes to OMNIA Partners 

V.M. Approval of an Order Authorizing the Issuance of United Independent School District Public Property Finance Contractual Obligations, Series 2020; Entering into a Purchase and Investment Letter; and Other matters related thereto

V.N. Discussion and possible action to designate the Superintendent of Schools as the authority to negotiate, approve and enter into a Contract with the Electrical Provider who is offering the best electricity rates to the School District, based on the Responses the School District receives from Electrical Providers, who submit responses tot he School District's issued Request for Proposals for said services

V.O. Approval of Awarding Bids, Proposals and Qualifications

VI. Individual Items for Consideration:

VI.A. Approval of Donations

VI.B. Approval of Board Minutes for the Months of March, April and May 2020

VI.C. Revisions to Policies EIE (LOCAL) and EIF (LOCAL)

VI.D. Approval of Requests from Board Members in re: Use of Board of Trustees Discretionary Funds

VII. Closed Session

VII.A. TGC 551.071 Consultation with Board's Attorney; Closed Meeting

VII.A.1. Discussion Regarding Superintendent's Duties and Responsibilities

VII.B. TGC 551.071 Consulting with Board's Attorney; Closed Meeting 
TCG 551.072 Deliberating Regarding Real Property; Closed Meeting

VII.B.1. Report on request by Laredo BLJ Land LLC, developer of Las Fincas Subdivision, to remove the perimeter fence of Lot 1, Block 1, Phase 1 of the UISD East Transportation Facility and construct a gravity sanitary sewer line within the utility easement on such property

VII.B.2. Report on intention of Laredo BLJ Land LLC to connect the sanitary sewer line to the sanitary sewer lift station located within the sanitary sewer lift station easement on Lot 1, Block 1, Phase 1 of the UISD East Transportation Facility

VII.C. TGC 551.071 Consultation with Attorney; Closed Meeting
TGC 551.074 Personnel Matters; Closed Meeting 

VII.C.1. Discussion, Including Consultation with Legal Counsel, regarding Rescission of the Proposed Nonrenewal of Classroom Teachers's Term Contract, Renewal of Classroom Teacher's Term Contract for the 2020-2021 School Year and Matters Incident Thereto

VII.D. TGC 551.071 Consultation with Board's Attorney; Closed Meeting
TGC 551.076 Deliberating Regarding Security Devices or Security Audits;  Closed Meeting

VII.D.1. Student Activity Funds Audits: Elementary Schools - Col. Santos Benavides Elementary, STEP Academy and Trautmann Middle School 6th Grade Campus

VII.D.2. Sick Leave Bank and Catastrophic Leave

VII.D.3. Delinquent Tax Attorney Contract

VII.D.4. Contracted Services - Purchasing and Comptroller's Office

VII.D.5. Contracted Services - Police Dept.

VII.D.6. Student Discipline Procedures

VII.D.7. Status of Ongoing Audits

VIII. Reconvened from Closed Session

VIII.A. Action regarding School Calendar for 2020-2021 School Year

VIII.B. Possible Action on the request by Laredo BLJ Land LLC, developer of Las Fincas Subdivision,  to remove the perimeter fence of Lot 1, Block 1, Phase 1 of the UISD East Transportation Facility and to construct a gravity sanitary sewer line within the utility easement on such property

VIII.C. Possible action regarding intention of Laredo BLJ Land LLC to connect the sanitary sewer line to the sanitary sewer lift station located within the sanitary sewer lift station easement on Lot 1, Block 1, Phase 1, of the UISD East Transportation Facility

VIII.D. Discussion and possible action regarding Rescission of the Proposed Nonrenewal of Classroom Teacher's Term Contract and Renewal of Classroom Teacher's Term Contract for the 2020-2021 School Year

IX. Adjournment