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Meeting Agenda
I. Roll Call, Establish Quorum, Call to Order
II. Pledge of Allegiance
II.A. Honor the Texas Flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible.
III. Recognitions:
III.A. Board Recognition Month
IV. Public Comments:
Comments are limited to three minutes per speaker, except that non-English speakers requiring a translator are limited to six minutes. The presiding Board officer may modify or waive these time limits as appropriate. Public comment shall not be used for personal attacks by the speaker against District employees or students. Speakers who engage in personal attacks or use insulting, profane, threatening or abusive language during any Board meeting shall be ruled out of order by the presiding Board officer and may be escorted from the Board meeting room by District peace officers or security staff. Any concerns or complaints regarding individual District employees, students, or parents must be resolved via the appropriate complaint process, as stated in Board Policy BED (Local). Pursuant to section 551.042 of the Texas Government Code, no Board Member or Administrator may respond to a member of the public regarding an item that is not listed on this agenda, unless such response is a recitation of District policy or a statement of specific factual information.
V. Items for Individual Consideration for Discussion and Possible Action:
V.A. PUBLIC HEARING: Overview of School FIRST (Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas)
V.B. Monthly Disbursements
V.C. Independent Audit Report for the Year Ended August 31, 2023
V.D. Fee rate increase for the solid waste pickup services at the district under "RFP 2020-046 Garbage Collection Services"
V.E. Additional Appraisers for the 2023-2024 School Year
V.F. Adopt Resolution of Early Notification of Employee Separation from Employment Incentive to full time district employees for the 2023-2024 School Year
V.G. Resolution to approve employee compensation for temporary emergency closure on January 16, 2024 and delayed start on January 17, 2024
V.H. Requests from Board Members in re: Use of Board Discretionary Funds for various projects/campuses
VI. Closed Session: Board will adjourn into closed session pursuant to the following sections of the Texas Open Meetings Act
VI.A. TGC 551.071  Consultation with Board's Attorney; Closed Meeting
VI.A.1. Administrators In Charge Duties and Responsibilities
VI.B. TGC 551.071 Consultation with Board's Attorney; Closed Meeting
TGC 551.072 Deliberation regarding Real Property; Closed Meeting
VI.B.1. Legal consultation and report on the status of the lawsuit filed by Potential Holdings, LLC against the United Independent School District (“UISD”) regarding the UISD Student Activity Complex/Educational Support Center Plat filed of record in Volume 21, Pages 43-44 of the Webb County Plat Records, and the UISD Las Cruces School Plat filed in Volume 18, Page 55, of the Plat Records of Webb County, Texas, and Santa Claudia Lane and Santa Monica Drive within the UISD SAC Plat and matters incident thereto, including legal options available to UISD. The suit was filed in the District Court of the 111th Judicial District of Webb County Texas, under cause number 2023CVG000151D2
VI.B.2. Legal consultation and report regarding the ownership of real property located along the eastern property perimeter of Muller Elementary School along Muller Memorial Boulevard and the ownership of Muller Memorial Boulevard from FM 1472 to the La Bota Subdivision guard gate and regarding the possible negotiation of a purchase and sale agreement with La Bota Ranch Development Company, Inc. regarding such Property
VI.B.3. Report on the analysis of the documentation sent by the City of Laredo Utilities Department with respect to replacing the existing sanitary sewer lift station located behind Gonzalez Middle School with the installation of a replacement 12 inch wide gravity sewer line from the current lift station site to the existing sewer line along the Kansas City Southern railroad track north of the United Independent School District Activity Complex (SAC) property. The City of Laredo would be granted a 20 foot wide utility easement from the sanitary sewer lift station site running north through the SAC property to the current 21 inch wide gravity sewer line that runs alongside of the Kansas City Southern railroad track. 
VI.C. TGC 551.071 Consultation with Board's Attorney; Closed Meeting
TGC 551.076 Deliberation regarding Security Devices or Security Audits
VI.C.1. Student Activity Fund Audits:
VI.C.1.a. Elementary Schools - Benavides, Centeno, Cuellar, De Llano, Finley, Freedom, Garcia, Kennedy-Zapata, Kazen, Killam, Muller, Nye, Perez, Roosevelt, San Isidro, Trautmann, Veterans Memorial
VI.C.1.b. Middle Schools - Lamar Bruni Vergara, Los Obispos, Molina, Salvador Garcia, Trautmann, United South, Washington
VI.C.1.c. High Schools - Alexander HS, AHS 9th, Johnson HS, United HS
VI.C.2. Water Bottle Filling Station ESSER III Funds - Davis-Bacon Wage Rate Compliance for September and October 2023
VI.C.3. Employee Travel (in and out of district)
VI.C.4. Employee Drug Testing Program
VI.C.5. Seamless Summer Option Child Nutrition Program
VI.C.6. Status of Ongoing Audits
VII. Reconvened from Closed Session, the Board will take appropriate action on items, if necessary, as discussed in Closed Session
VII.A. Possible action with respect to the lawsuit filed by Potential Holdings, LLC against the United Independent School District (“UISD”) regarding  the UISD Student Activity Complex/Educational Support Center Plat filed of record in Volume 21, Pages 43-44 of the Webb County Plat Records, and the UISD Las Cruces School Plat filed in Volume 18, Page 55, of the Plat Records of Webb County, Texas, and Santa Claudia Lane and Santa Monica Drive within the UISD SAC Plat and matters incident thereto, including legal options available to UISD. The suit was filed in the District Court of the 111th Judicial District of Webb County Texas, under cause number 2023CVG000151D2
VII.B. Possible action regarding the negotiation and execution of a purchase and sale agreement with respect to the property owned by La Bota Ranch Development Company, Inc. located along the eastern property perimeter of Muller Elementary School, and the acquisition of the access to Muller Elementary School
VII.C. Possible action on executing the documentation submitted by the City of Laredo Utilities Department with respect to facilitating the replacing the existing sanitary sewer lift station located behind Gonzalez Middle School with the installation of a replacement 12 inch wide gravity sanitary sewer line from the current lift station site to the existing twenty one inch wide gravity sanitary sewer line along the Kansas City Southern railroad track north of the United Independent School District Activity Complex (SAC) property and the granting to the City of Laredo of a 20 foot wide utility easement from the sanitary sewer lift station site running north through the SAC property to the current 21 inch wide gravity sanitary sewer line that runs alongside of the Kansas City Southern railroad track
VIII. Adjournment
Agenda Item Details Reload Your Meeting
Meeting: January 24, 2024 at 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting
Subject:
I. Roll Call, Establish Quorum, Call to Order
Subject:
II. Pledge of Allegiance
Subject:
II.A. Honor the Texas Flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible.
Subject:
III. Recognitions:
Subject:
III.A. Board Recognition Month
Subject:
IV. Public Comments:
Comments are limited to three minutes per speaker, except that non-English speakers requiring a translator are limited to six minutes. The presiding Board officer may modify or waive these time limits as appropriate. Public comment shall not be used for personal attacks by the speaker against District employees or students. Speakers who engage in personal attacks or use insulting, profane, threatening or abusive language during any Board meeting shall be ruled out of order by the presiding Board officer and may be escorted from the Board meeting room by District peace officers or security staff. Any concerns or complaints regarding individual District employees, students, or parents must be resolved via the appropriate complaint process, as stated in Board Policy BED (Local). Pursuant to section 551.042 of the Texas Government Code, no Board Member or Administrator may respond to a member of the public regarding an item that is not listed on this agenda, unless such response is a recitation of District policy or a statement of specific factual information.
Subject:
V. Items for Individual Consideration for Discussion and Possible Action:
Subject:
V.A. PUBLIC HEARING: Overview of School FIRST (Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas)
Attachments:
Subject:
V.B. Monthly Disbursements
Attachments:
Subject:
V.C. Independent Audit Report for the Year Ended August 31, 2023
Attachments:
Subject:
V.D. Fee rate increase for the solid waste pickup services at the district under "RFP 2020-046 Garbage Collection Services"
Attachments:
Subject:
V.E. Additional Appraisers for the 2023-2024 School Year
Attachments:
Subject:
V.F. Adopt Resolution of Early Notification of Employee Separation from Employment Incentive to full time district employees for the 2023-2024 School Year
Attachments:
Subject:
V.G. Resolution to approve employee compensation for temporary emergency closure on January 16, 2024 and delayed start on January 17, 2024
Attachments:
Subject:
V.H. Requests from Board Members in re: Use of Board Discretionary Funds for various projects/campuses
Attachments:
Subject:
VI. Closed Session: Board will adjourn into closed session pursuant to the following sections of the Texas Open Meetings Act
Subject:
VI.A. TGC 551.071  Consultation with Board's Attorney; Closed Meeting
Subject:
VI.A.1. Administrators In Charge Duties and Responsibilities
Subject:
VI.B. TGC 551.071 Consultation with Board's Attorney; Closed Meeting
TGC 551.072 Deliberation regarding Real Property; Closed Meeting
Subject:
VI.B.1. Legal consultation and report on the status of the lawsuit filed by Potential Holdings, LLC against the United Independent School District (“UISD”) regarding the UISD Student Activity Complex/Educational Support Center Plat filed of record in Volume 21, Pages 43-44 of the Webb County Plat Records, and the UISD Las Cruces School Plat filed in Volume 18, Page 55, of the Plat Records of Webb County, Texas, and Santa Claudia Lane and Santa Monica Drive within the UISD SAC Plat and matters incident thereto, including legal options available to UISD. The suit was filed in the District Court of the 111th Judicial District of Webb County Texas, under cause number 2023CVG000151D2
Subject:
VI.B.2. Legal consultation and report regarding the ownership of real property located along the eastern property perimeter of Muller Elementary School along Muller Memorial Boulevard and the ownership of Muller Memorial Boulevard from FM 1472 to the La Bota Subdivision guard gate and regarding the possible negotiation of a purchase and sale agreement with La Bota Ranch Development Company, Inc. regarding such Property
Subject:
VI.B.3. Report on the analysis of the documentation sent by the City of Laredo Utilities Department with respect to replacing the existing sanitary sewer lift station located behind Gonzalez Middle School with the installation of a replacement 12 inch wide gravity sewer line from the current lift station site to the existing sewer line along the Kansas City Southern railroad track north of the United Independent School District Activity Complex (SAC) property. The City of Laredo would be granted a 20 foot wide utility easement from the sanitary sewer lift station site running north through the SAC property to the current 21 inch wide gravity sewer line that runs alongside of the Kansas City Southern railroad track. 
Subject:
VI.C. TGC 551.071 Consultation with Board's Attorney; Closed Meeting
TGC 551.076 Deliberation regarding Security Devices or Security Audits
Subject:
VI.C.1. Student Activity Fund Audits:
Subject:
VI.C.1.a. Elementary Schools - Benavides, Centeno, Cuellar, De Llano, Finley, Freedom, Garcia, Kennedy-Zapata, Kazen, Killam, Muller, Nye, Perez, Roosevelt, San Isidro, Trautmann, Veterans Memorial
Subject:
VI.C.1.b. Middle Schools - Lamar Bruni Vergara, Los Obispos, Molina, Salvador Garcia, Trautmann, United South, Washington
Subject:
VI.C.1.c. High Schools - Alexander HS, AHS 9th, Johnson HS, United HS
Subject:
VI.C.2. Water Bottle Filling Station ESSER III Funds - Davis-Bacon Wage Rate Compliance for September and October 2023
Subject:
VI.C.3. Employee Travel (in and out of district)
Subject:
VI.C.4. Employee Drug Testing Program
Subject:
VI.C.5. Seamless Summer Option Child Nutrition Program
Subject:
VI.C.6. Status of Ongoing Audits
Subject:
VII. Reconvened from Closed Session, the Board will take appropriate action on items, if necessary, as discussed in Closed Session
Subject:
VII.A. Possible action with respect to the lawsuit filed by Potential Holdings, LLC against the United Independent School District (“UISD”) regarding  the UISD Student Activity Complex/Educational Support Center Plat filed of record in Volume 21, Pages 43-44 of the Webb County Plat Records, and the UISD Las Cruces School Plat filed in Volume 18, Page 55, of the Plat Records of Webb County, Texas, and Santa Claudia Lane and Santa Monica Drive within the UISD SAC Plat and matters incident thereto, including legal options available to UISD. The suit was filed in the District Court of the 111th Judicial District of Webb County Texas, under cause number 2023CVG000151D2
Attachments:
Subject:
VII.B. Possible action regarding the negotiation and execution of a purchase and sale agreement with respect to the property owned by La Bota Ranch Development Company, Inc. located along the eastern property perimeter of Muller Elementary School, and the acquisition of the access to Muller Elementary School
Attachments:
Subject:
VII.C. Possible action on executing the documentation submitted by the City of Laredo Utilities Department with respect to facilitating the replacing the existing sanitary sewer lift station located behind Gonzalez Middle School with the installation of a replacement 12 inch wide gravity sanitary sewer line from the current lift station site to the existing twenty one inch wide gravity sanitary sewer line along the Kansas City Southern railroad track north of the United Independent School District Activity Complex (SAC) property and the granting to the City of Laredo of a 20 foot wide utility easement from the sanitary sewer lift station site running north through the SAC property to the current 21 inch wide gravity sanitary sewer line that runs alongside of the Kansas City Southern railroad track
Attachments:
Subject:
VIII. Adjournment

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