[1. CALL TO ORDER]
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LAUREN TYRA, PLANO ISD BOARD PRESIDENT.
NOTING THAT A QUORUM IS PRESENT, THE PLANO ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES, I CALL TO ORDER THIS JOINT MEETING.
NOTING THAT A QUORUM IS PRESENT OF PLANO ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES, I CALL TO ORDER THIS JOINT MEETING OF THE PLANO CITY COUNCIL AND THE PLANO ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES AT 6.31 P.M.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD'S BEHALF, I WISH TO WELCOME MALL VISITORS.
I'D LIKE TO WELCOME THE PLANO CITY COUNCIL AND SAY THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO GET TOGETHER AND TALK ABOUT IMPORTANT TOPICS TO ALL OF US.
AT THIS TIME, I WILL ASK SUPERINTENDENT DR.
TERESA WILLIAMS TO PLEASE VERIFY THAT WE ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT REGARDING THE NOTICE FOR THIS MEETING.
I VERIFY THAT THIS MEETING HAS BEEN POSTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT.
WILLIAMS. THIS SEGMENT IS BEING RECORDED IN COMPLIANCE WITH TEXAS SENATE BILL 413, WHICH AMENDS SECTION 11.0621 OF THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE.
THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING WILL REFLECT EACH MEMBER'S ATTENDANCE AND THEIR VOTE ON ANY ITEM.
ADDITIONALLY, THE APPROVED MINUTES, ANY ADOPTED RESOLUTIONS, AND THE RECORDING OF THE MEETING WILL BE POSTED ON OUR DISTRICT'S WEBSITE NO LATER THAN SEVEN CALENDAR DAYS AFTER TODAY'S MEETING.
I WOULD NOW LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO MAYOR JOHN MUNTZ TO CALL THE CITY COUNCIL'S MEETING TO ORDER.
I'M MAYOR JOHN MUNNS, AND NOTING THAT A QUORUM IS PRESENT, I CONVENE PLANO CITY COUNCIL INTO SESSION ON THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 2026 AT 6.32.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE PLANO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR HOSTING THIS MEETING AND LOOK FORWARD TO TONIGHT'S DISCUSSION.
I'D ALSO LIKE TO INTRODUCE MY FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS AND STAFF WHO ARE WITH US THIS EVENING.
DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM RICK HORN, COUNCIL MEMBER BOB KERR, COUNCIL MEMBER CHRIS KRUPA-DOWNS, COUNCIL MEMBER STEVE LEVINE, COUNCIL MEMBER VIDAL CANTANIA, COUNCIL MEMBER SHUN THOMAS, AND CITY MANAGER MARK ISRAELSON, CITY ATTORNEY PAIGE MIMS, DEPUTY CITY MANAGER JACK CARR, DEPUTY CITY MANAGER SHELLY SEAMER.
DEPUTY CITY MANAGER LASHAWN ROSS, DEPUTY CITY MANAGER DOUG MCDONALD, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER CURTIS HOWARD, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER JEFF MOBERLY, POLICE CHIEF ED DRAIN, DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MICHAEL TALLEY, DIRECTOR OF PLANNING CHRISTINA DAY, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS ABBY OWENS, DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL PROJECTS PETER BRASTER, CITY SECRETARY LISA HENDERSON AND THE REST OF THE STAFF OF THE CITY OF PLANO.
BOARD MEMBERS, WE WILL NOW PROCEED WITH OUR ROLL CALL.
PLEASE KINDLY RESPOND WHEN YOUR NAME IS ANNOUNCED.
MICHAEL COOK, ELISA KLEIN, PRESENT.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO INTRODUCE THE PLANO ISD STAFF WHO ARE IN ATTENDANCE THIS EVENING.
CELINDA FREEMAN, DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT FOR LEADERSHIP AND OPERATIONS, LISA WILSON, DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT FOR TEACHING, LEARNING, AND LIFE READINESS, JOHNNY HILL, DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT FOR BUSINESS, EMPLOYEE SERVICES, AND TECHNOLOGY, STEVE EWING, CHIEF OF BUSINESS OPERATIONS, MARK SKINNER, DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION, TONY PEARSON, DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND NEW CONSTRUCTION, DR.
COURTNEY GOBER, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR STUDENT, FAMILY, AND COMMUNITY SERVICES.
PATRICK TANNER, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR TECHNOLOGY SERVICES.
IVAN CANTU, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR STRATEGY AND INNOVATION.
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, LESLIE RANGE STANTON, CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER.
WE WILL NOW MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM 2, PUBLIC COMMENT
[2. PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION - AGENDA ITEMS ONLY]
SESSION. FOR AGENDA ITEMS ONLY, BOARD MEETINGS, THE BOARD PERMITS PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING AGENDA ITEMS, AND AGENDA-RELATED COMMENTS WILL BE HEARD AT THIS TIME.WILLIAMS, DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS SIGNED UP FOR PISC AGENDA ITEMS? PRESIDENT TARA, WE DO NOT HAVE ANY SPEAKERS THIS EVENING.
ALL RIGHT, MAYOR MUNZ, HAS ANYONE SIGNED UP TO ADDRESS THE PLANO CITY COUNCIL THIS EVENING? WE DON'T HAVE SPEAKERS EITHER THIS EVENING.
I WILL NOW TURN THE MEETING OVER.
[3. REPORTS]
TO THE REPORT SECTION OF THIS MEETING.OUR FIRST REPORT IS THE CITY OF PLANO, SO I WILL TURN IT BACK OVER TO THE MAYOR.
OKAY, OUR FIRST REPORT IS CITY OF PLANO ROAD CONSTRUCTION UPDATE.
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OUR 3.1, I'LL INVITE ABBY OWENS, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, TO PRESENT.ARE WE WORKING? OKAY, PERFECT.
THANK YOU, BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND CITY COUNCIL.
I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ABOUT ROAD CONSTRUCTION IN PLANO.
I AM ABBY OWENS, THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS.
JUST AS A HIGH-LEVEL OVERVIEW, AS YOU ALL KNOW, WITH THE CITY OF PLANO, WE HAD QUITE A BOOM IN THE 80S AND 90S, AND SO OUR ROADS ACTUALLY REFLECT MUCH OF THAT AS WELL.
SO ABOUT 50% OF THE ROADS IN THE CITY OF PLANO WERE CONSTRUCTED OVER 30 YEARS AGO, AND THE AVERAGE LIFE OF A CONCRETE STREET IS ABOUT 30 TO 40 YEARS.
AND SO WE'VE TRIED TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO MAINTAIN THOSE ROADS AND KEEP THEM IN GOOD WORKING CONDITION.
SO JUST AS A QUICK KIND OF OVERVIEW WHAT THAT MEANS IS SO THE BLACK LINE IS A DETERIORATION OF AN AVERAGE CONCRETE STREET AND OUR GOAL IS TO PROVIDE TREATMENTS TO EXTEND THE LIFE OF THAT ROAD AND THAT WOULD BE THE GREEN LINE THAT'S SHOWN AND EVERY TIME WE PROVIDE SOME SORT OF TREATMENT IT EXTENDS THE LIFE OF THE ROAD BEYOND THAT EXPECTED 30 TO 40 YEAR LIFETIME.
WHEN IT FALLS INTO A LITTLE BIT MORE DISREPAIR THAT'S GOING TO BE THE ORANGE LINE WHICH WE CONSIDER REHAB.
IF YOU'VE DRIVEN ON ANY OF OUR ARTERIAL ROADS, YOU KNOW THAT WE WILL DO PANEL REPLACEMENTS, AND THAT'S HOW WE CONTINUE TO EXTEND THE LIFE.
WHAT WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE HAPPEN IS THE RED, WHICH BASICALLY MEANS THAT WE DON'T DO ANY TREATMENT TO THE ROADS, AND THEY FALL INTO DISREPAIR AND NEED FULL REPLACEMENT.
WHAT THAT WOULD MEAN IS COMPLETE REMOVAL OF THE ROAD, CLOSING DOWN ONE HALF OF IT, AND THAT WOULD TAKE MANY, MANY, MANY MONTHS IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THAT REPAIR.
THIS IS MY LITTLE ANIMATION TO TRY TO EXPLAIN WHENEVER I TELL PEOPLE WHAT IT MEANS WHEN WE DO PANEL REPLACEMENT.
SO WE GO IN, WE IDENTIFY DEFECTS IN THE CONCRETE, WE REMOVE THOSE CONCRETE PANELS, WE PUT BACK NEW CONCRETE, WHICH DOESN'T MATCH, AND THEN WE COME BEHIND IT WITH THE ASPHALT OVERLAY, WHICH IS AN ULTRA-THIN OVERLAY.
AND SO ESSENTIALLY WHAT THIS OVERLAY DOES IS IT PROTECTS THE LIFE OF THE STREET A LITTLE BIT LONGER.
ON INDEPENDENCE, FROM 15TH STREET TO PARKER, IS WHERE WE DID OUR FIRST PILOT PROJECT.
AT THIS POINT, WE'VE NOW MOVED BEYOND AND DONE MANY MORE MILES.
SO THIS IS KIND OF WHERE WE ARE CURRENTLY.
EVERYTHING THAT IS IN GREEN HAS ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED.
WE HAVE 136 MILES OF MAJOR ROADWAY, AND OF THAT 136 MILES, WE'VE COMPLETED JUST OVER 50 MILES OF THAT.
SO ABOUT A LITTLE OVER A THIRD OF THE CITY HAS BEEN OVERLAID AFTER THE CONCRETE'S BEEN REPAIRED.
THE ORANGE LOCATIONS ARE PLACES THAT WE WILL START ASPHALT OVERLAY HERE AS SOON AS NIGHTTIME TEMPERATURES GET ABOVE 55 DEGREES, SO LATER IN MAY.
AND THEN THE BLUE AREAS ARE THE PLACES THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY DOING CONCRETE REPAIR AND PREPARING FOR THE NEXT YEAR.
TYPICALLY, WHAT HAPPENS IS ABOUT 18 MONTHS TO TWO YEARS WHEN WE DO THE CONCRETE REPAIRS AND THEN COME BEHIND THAT WITH THE OVERLAY TO EXTEND THE LIFE OF IT.
OUR GOAL AT THIS POINT IS ONCE A ROAD'S BEEN OVERLAID, WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO GO BACK AND DO ANY SORT OF REPAIRS OR MAINTENANCE TO IT UNTIL ABOUT 15 YEARS LATER.
JUST AS WHEN YOU START LOOKING AT MORE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AREAS, WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE WHEN WE DO STREET AND ALLEY REPAIRS? AND SO OUR FIRST THING IS WHENEVER SOMEONE CALLS IN, WE OPERATE ON A CALL BASIS.
WHEN A PHONE CALL COMES IN, WE WILL GO OUT AND WE WILL TEMPORARILY REPAIR THAT WITH ASPHALT.
AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN IT WITH ASPHALT UNTIL OUR IN-HOUSE CREWS OR CONTRACTORS CAN GET OUT THERE FOR PERMANENT REPAYMENT.
SO OUR OPTIONS ARE IF IT'S A SMALL ONE TO TWO, THREE LOCATIONS, MAYBE IN A STREET OR AN ALLEY, THAT'S WHEN OUR STAFF WILL GO OUT AND FIX IT.
ONCE IT HITS ABOUT 300 SQUARE YARDS, THAT'S WHEN WE'LL HAVE A CONTRACTOR GO OUT AND JUST WORK ON THAT STREET OR THAT ALLEY.
AND THEN THE RESIDENTIAL ZONES ARE OUR LARGER ONES.
PUBLIC WORKS MANAGES THE MAJORITY OF THE ASPHALT AND THE CONCRETE PAVEMENT REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE.
WE ONLY HAVE IT GO TO ENGINEERING FOR FULL REPLACEMENT AND DESIGN IF THERE'S A SUBGRADE ISSUE, DRAINAGE PROBLEMS, OR SIGNIFICANT DETERIORATION THAT HASN'T BEEN MAINTAINED.
FOR MOST OF THE SCHOOLS FOR PLANO ISD AND RESIDENTS, A LOT OF THE AREAS THAT THEY KIND OF LOOK AT IS THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS.
AND SO THIS IS OUR AREA THAT WE'VE BEEN FOR RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS.
THESE ARE WHAT HAS BEEN VOTED ON THROUGH BOND PROGRAMS. WE WILL GO INTO A NEIGHBORHOOD, AND WE ARE USUALLY THERE FIXING ALL THE STREETS.
THE ALLEYS AND THE SIDEWALKS FOR ABOUT A TWO TO THREE YEAR PERIOD.
AND OVERALL, WE TRY TO GET TO EACH NEIGHBORHOOD ZONE ABOUT EVERY 25 TO 30 YEARS.
THE AREAS THAT ARE IN GRAY WITH HASH MARKS ARE CURRENTLY LOCATIONS THAT WE'RE WORKING, SAME WITH THE ORANGE OR THE YELLOW THAT HAVE HASH MARKS ON THEM.
THE OTHER ONES JUST REPRESENT PLACES THAT WE HAVEN'T BEEN YET OR WE HAVEN'T BEEN IN THE LAST HOWEVER MANY YEARS COLOR-CODED THERE.
I ALWAYS LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT MAYBE IT WILL MOVE.
UM THEY IF YOU WANT TO SEE WHAT THE CURRENT PROGRESS IS AND WHERE WE ARE IN OUR ROAD CONSTRUCTION YOU CAN GO TO PLANO GOV FORWARD SLASH CONSTRUCTION AND ON THERE IT'S A FULL LISTING OF THERE WE GO THERE'S A VIDEOS THAT WRAP UP EVERY QUARTER BUT YOU CAN ALSO GO TO THE CIP MAP AND SEE WHAT ADDITIONAL
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CONSTRUCTION IS GOING ON IN THAT AREA WITH THAT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM.OKAY, OUR NEXT ITEM IS 3.2, CITY OF PLANO ISD PROPERTIES REDEVELOPMENT UPDATE.
CHRISTINA DAY, DIRECTOR OF PLANNING.
I AM HERE TO DISCUSS THE PLANO ISD PROPERTIES WITH YOU AND THERE IS ALSO A SLIDESHOW THAT HOPEFULLY WILL BE SHARED WITH US MOMENTARILY.
SO THE KIND OF SHORT AGENDA I HAVE FOR THIS PRESENTATION IS FIRST TO JUST TALK TO EVERYONE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE DEED RESTRICTIONS THAT WENT ALONG WITH THESE PROPERTY PURCHASE, COMPREHENSIVE PLAN GUIDANCE FOR THESE PROPERTIES, THE RELATED ZONING DISTRICTS AND REGULATIONS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE ZONING DISTRICTS, THE PUBLIC OUTREACH THAT THE CITY'S DONE RELATED TO THE PROPERTIES AND CLOSING DATES.
SO THESE ARE FOR ARMSTRONG, DAVIS AND FOREMAN.
SO YOU CAN SEE DAVIS ELEMENTARY IS LOCATED ON THE MAP ON THE SCREEN.
FOR ANYONE THAT MIGHT BE UNFAMILIAR, DAVIS ELEMENTARY IS LOCATED BETWEEN PARK BOULEVARD AND PARKER ROAD AND CUSTER AND INDEPENDENCE ON THE EAST AND WEST SIDES.
AND THEN FOREMAN ELEMENTARY AND ARMSTRONG MIDDLE SCHOOL.
ARE REALLY LOCATED IN THE SAME NEIGHBORHOOD AND THAT'S BETWEEN SHILOH ON THE EAST, LOS RIOS ON THE WEST, AND 14TH STREET AND PARK BOULEVARD.
SO THERE WERE DEED RESTRICTIONS ATTACHED TO THE LAND SALE AND THE CITY AND DISTRICT AGREED AT THE TIME THAT THE USES OF THE PROPERTY WOULD BE CONSISTENT WITH THE USES ALLOWED UNDER THE ZONING THAT EXISTED AT THE TIME.
THAT THAT WAS WRITTEN AND THAT WAS AS OF SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2025.
SO WHAT DOES THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN GUIDANCE SAY ABOUT THESE PROPERTIES WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT WHAT USES MIGHT BE APPROPRIATE HERE? THESE ARE BOTH IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS FUTURE LAND USE CATEGORY.
THE NEIGHBORHOODS FUTURE LAND USE CATEGORY IS GUIDED BY THIS TYPICAL NEIGHBORHOOD DESIGN THAT YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN.
THAT SHOWS PRIMARILY SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSING WITH CENTRALIZED SCHOOLS AND OPEN SPACE.
IT IS KIND OF ANCHORED ON THE CORNERS BY INSTITUTIONAL SERVICE, RETAIL OFFICE USES ALONG THE MAJOR ROADWAYS.
IT'S BOUNDED BY MAJOR ROADWAYS.
AND THEN THERE'S HIGHER-INTENSITY HOUSING THAT PROVIDES TRANSITIONS BETWEEN THE LOWER-DENSITY HOUSING AND THE COMMERCIAL USES.
SO YOU SEE THESE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT THESE SCHOOLS ARE DEVELOPED IN REALLY REFLECT THAT TYPICAL NEIGHBORHOOD DESIGN.
DAVIS BEING CENTRALLY LOCATED WITH AN ADJACENT PARK.
ARMSTRONG AND FOREMAN ALSO WITH A PARK RUNNING THROUGH THE CENTRAL PART OF THAT NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND THE SCHOOLS BEING CENTRALLY LOCATED.
SO NEIGHBORHOOD PRIORITIES FOR THE CITY INCLUDE PRESERVING NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, ESPECIALLY AS HOUSING AGES.
WE WANT TO UPKEEP THE EXISTING HOUSING STOCK.
THE CITY PROVIDES MANY PROGRAMS THROUGH OUR NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO HELP UPKEEP THAT EXISTING HOUSING.
WE ARE LOOKING AT ENSURING THAT THE ADJACENT USES PROVIDE ADEQUATE TRANSITIONS AS THOSE DEVELOP AND REDEVELOP.
AND THEN ENSURING THAT THERE'S A VARIETY OF HOUSING THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY TO HAVE A FULL LIFE CYCLE COMMUNITY FOR PEOPLE THAT WANT TO LIVE HERE AND WANT TO STAY IN PLANO OR MOVE TO PLANO.
SO THE ZONING ON THESE PROPERTIES TODAY AND AS OF THE DATE THAT SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2025 DATE THAT I MENTIONED EARLIER WAS SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE SEVEN FOR THE ARMSTRONG AND FOREMAN PROPERTIES.
THE ZONING ORDINANCE DESCRIBES THAT DISTRICT AS URBAN SINGLE-FAMILY DEVELOPMENT ON MODERATE-SIZED LOTS.
THOSE ARE A MINIMUM OF 7,000 SQUARE FOOT LOT AREAS.
AND DAVIS WAS SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE 9, AND THAT'S URBAN
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SINGLE-FAMILY DEVELOPMENT ON LARGE LOTS.NOW, SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE 9 DOES HAVE SINGLE-FAMILY IN THE TITLE, BUT THERE ARE A VARIETY OF USES THAT ARE ALLOWED.
IN THE ZONING DISTRICT, THEY ARE PRIMARILY RESIDENTIAL.
BACKYARD COTTAGES ARE ALLOWED IN BOTH THOSE DISTRICTS.
YOU CAN DO HOME-BASED BUSINESSES WITHIN YOUR HOME, AS IS TYPICAL IN MOST HOUSING IN PLANO.
A HOUSEHOLD CARE FACILITY WOULD BE PERMITTED THERE.
PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS ARE ALLOWED IN THOSE ZONING DISTRICTS, AS WELL AS PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDINGS, RELIGIOUS FACILITIES, OF COURSE.
PERHAPS OBVIOUSLY PUBLIC AND PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS ARE ALLOWED IN THESE LOCATIONS.
ALSO VETERINARY CLINICS AND UTILITIES.
SPECIFIC USE PERMITS ALSO ALLOW A NUMBER OF USES ALTHOUGH THIS WOULD REQUIRE A ZONING CHANGE AND SO WE PROBABLY NEED TO LOOK CLOSELY AT THE LANGUAGE AND THOSE DEED RESTRICTIONS TO SEE IF THAT WAS THESE OTHER USES LISTED WERE A POSSIBILITY.
SO DAVIS ELEMENTARY, THE OUTREACH WE DID THERE WAS EXTREMELY WELL ATTENDED.
THERE WERE THREE MEETINGS WITH 282 ATTENDEES.
THERE WAS STRONG RESIDENT OPPOSITION TO REDEVELOPING THAT PROPERTY AS HOUSING.
THE RESIDENTS FELT STRONGLY THAT THE PROPERTY SHOULD BE USED TO EXPAND THE ADJACENT CATO PARK, AND THEY REALLY WANTED IT TO BE A COMMUNITY-FOCUSED REDEVELOPMENT.
THE ARMSTRONG AND FOREMAN PROPERTIES WERE HELD, THE PUBLIC OUTREACH WAS HELD SIMULTANEOUSLY.
YOU CAN SEE THE ATTENDANCE WAS A LITTLE DIFFERENT THERE, 72 ATTENDEES.
AND THE RESIDENTS ALSO SIMILAR KIND OF EXPRESSION OF OPPOSITION TO REDEVELOPMENT AS HOUSING.
THEY ALSO LIKED THE IDEA OF...
PARK AND GREEN SPACE, ESPECIALLY THE FOOTBALL FIELD ON THE NORTHERN PART OF THE ARMSTRONG PROPERTY.
THEY'D LIKE TO SEE THAT BE PRESERVED SO THAT IT CAN CONTINUE TO BE USED IN THAT SAME KIND OF GREEN SPACE CAPACITY THAT EXISTS TODAY.
THERE WAS CONVERSATION ABOUT RELOCATING FIRE STATION 3 TO THE FOREMAN PROPERTY, AND THERE WAS SUPPORT GENERALLY FOR THAT, BUT THEY WOULD LIKE COMMUNITY OUTREACH FOR THE BALANCE OF THE PROPERTY ON HOW THAT WOULD BE UTILIZED.
SO THE CLOSING DATES, THE DAVIS ELEMENTARY DATE HAS PASSED, SO THAT LAND HAS CLOSED, AND THEN THE ARMSTRONG MIDDLE SCHOOL AND FOREMAN SITES ARE SCHEDULED FOR MAY 6TH AND MAY 27TH.
SO WITH THAT, IT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION, AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE ON THIS INFORMATION.
ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS? I'LL JUST SAY THANK YOU.
YOU KNOW, CLOSING SCHOOLS TO THE CITY AND TO OUR COUNTERPARTS AT THE CITY, CLOSING SCHOOLS IS SOME OF THE HARDEST WORK ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS TO DO.
AND IT'S NOT FUN FOR THESE NEIGHBORHOODS, AND IT'S NOT FUN FOR THESE COMMUNITIES.
AND WHILE IT'S NECESSARY WORK AND IT'S NECESSARY TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE AN APPROPRIATE SIZE FOOTPRINT AND THAT WE HAVE APPROPRIATE BUILDINGS AND PROGRAMS AND THAT WE'RE SERVING EVERY KID IN THE ABSOLUTE BEST WAY THAT WE CAN.
I THINK I SPEAK FOR ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES AND THE STAFF AT THE DISTRICT THAT WE APPRECIATE THE CITY'S PARTNERSHIP ON THIS AND WE APPRECIATE THAT Y'ALL TOOK A DILIGENT APPROACH IN GATHERING FEEDBACK FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND REALLY MAKING THAT OUTREACH ATTEMPT.
JUST A THANK YOU FOR THE PARTNERSHIP AND A THANK YOU FOR, YOU KNOW, HOSTING THESE COMMUNITY MEETINGS.
AND WE CERTAINLY HEARD A LOT OF OPINIONS ABOUT IT AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
AND IT'S GREAT TO HAVE A PARTNER LIKE THE CITY OF PLANO.
OKAY, OUR NEXT REPORT IS 3.3, CITY OF PLANO COMMUNITY SAFETY UPDATE.
CHIEF DRANG? GOOD EVENING, TRUSTEES AND COUNCIL.
SO THIS EVENING I'D LIKE TO GO OVER THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE GOING ON IN PUBLIC SAFETY.
OUR MISSION STATEMENT IS TO PROVIDE OUTSTANDING POLICE SERVICES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COMMUNITY TO MAINTAIN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT THAT
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CONTRIBUTES TO THE QUALITY OF LIFE.WE HAVE JUST AN OVERVIEW OF OUR BUDGET, THE NUMBER OF SWORN OFFICERS WE HAVE, AND SOME OTHER DATA THAT WE HAVE UP THERE.
CURRENTLY TODAY WE ARE AT 384 OFFICERS SO WE'RE DOWN A BIT.
WE'VE GOT THE LARGEST ACADEMY CLASS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE STARTING SINCE I'VE BEEN CHIEF.
AND WE'LL BE HIRING THOSE OFFICERS NEXT MONTH IN MAY.
AND WE'VE MADE SOME OTHER CHANGES TO OUR STRUCTURE THAT WE'RE PRETTY SURE THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO HIT OUR HIRING GOALS BY THE END OF THIS YEAR, WHICH IS FOR 50 POLICE OFFICERS, SOARING OFFICERS.
THIS IS OUR ORGANIZATIONAL CHART ON KIND OF HOW WE'RE BROKEN DOWN, JUST THE BIG PIECES.
AND THIS IS HOW WE STACK UP COMPARED TO SOME OF OUR NEIGHBORING CITIES, SUBURBAN CITIES, AND AS YOU WOULD EXPECT, THAT RATIO OF 1,000 RESIDENTS PER OFFICERS IS GOING TO BE HIGHER FOR SOME CITIES LIKE DALLAS AND FORT WORTH.
BUT WE DON'T ACTUALLY STAFF BY THIS RATIO.
WE USE ANOTHER STAFFING MODEL THAT WE USE, BUT IT IS GOOD TO COMPARE AND SEE HOW WE STACK UP AGAINST OTHER CITIES.
AND I MENTIONED OUR MISSION STATEMENT, AND THE WAY THAT WE KNOW WHETHER WE ARE MEETING OUR MISSION STATEMENT IS WE HAVE FOUR PERFORMANCE MEASURES.
WE'VE BEEN USING THESE FOR ABOUT 20 YEARS NOW.
AND THAT'S OUR CRIME RATE, TRAFFIC SAFETY, THE TIMELINESS OF OUR SERVICE, AND THE QUALITY OF OUR SERVICE.
AND WITH OUR CRIME RATE, WE LOOK AT SEVEN OFFENSES.
ACTUALLY, THERE ARE EIGHT ARSONS, BUT THAT'S HANDLED BY OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT.
SO WE LOOK AT FOUR VIOLENT CRIMES AND THREE PROPERTY CRIMES.
AND SO IN 2020, IN 2024, ACTUALLY, WE HAD THE LOWEST CRIME RATE.
THAT WE'VE HAD SINCE WE'VE BEEN MEASURING CRIME, WHICH IS USING A COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM, WHICH IS ABOUT A LITTLE OVER 30 YEARS, 35 YEARS OR SO, EARLY 90S, LATE 80S, I THINK IS WHEN THE DEPARTMENT STARTED DOING THAT.
AND THEN IN 2025, OUR CRIME RATE DROPPED EVEN LOWER.
SO WE'RE AT SOME OF THE LOWEST CRIME THAT WE HAVE.
IN PARTICULAR WITH PROPERTY CRIME, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT CAN CHANGE VERY QUICKLY.
IN PARTICULAR, ONE OF THE REASONS PROPERTY CRIME WAS UP FOR SO MANY AGENCIES WAS CATALYTIC CONVERTERS.
WHAT DETERMINES THAT IS THE PRICES OF THE METALS THAT ARE IN THOSE ITEMS, AND RIGHT NOW THOSE PRICES ARE DOWN.
BUT IF THOSE GO UP, WE'RE GOING TO SEE PROPERTY CRIME GO UP FOR SURE.
AND THEN WE'RE WORKING ON SOME THINGS TO TRY TO COMBAT THAT BECAUSE THOSE GUYS ARE FAST, BUT WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO BE EVEN FASTER.
SO CRIME RATE, AS YOU CAN SEE, VERY, VERY LOW.
AND SO EVEN AT, SAY, 20 OFFENSES PER 1,000 RESIDENTS, THAT IS AN EXCEPTIONALLY LOW CRIME RATE FOR A CITY OF ALMOST 300,000 PEOPLE.
AND SO TO GET IT DOWN BELOW 15 OFFENSES PER 1,000 RESIDENTS IS EVEN MORE DRAMATIC.
TRAFFIC SAFETY, WE'RE NOT THERE QUITE AS MUCH AS WE ARE WITH CRIME, BUT WE'RE NOT DOING TOO BAD.
THAT'S ALSO ANOTHER ONE OF OUR PERFORMANCE MEASURES.
AND WE LOOK AT ALL OF THE CRASHES THAT WE HAVE.
WE LOOK AT THE ONES THAT HAVE INJURIES.
AND, OF COURSE, WE LOOK AT THE TRAFFIC CRASHES THAT CAUSES FATALITIES.
AND THEN SO, AND WHAT WE ACTUALLY GO BACK AND LOOK AT, BECAUSE WHETHER WE'RE TALKING ABOUT CRASHES OR WHETHER WE'RE TALKING ABOUT CRIME, THOSE THINGS CAN'T GO DOWN EVERY YEAR.
SO WE ACTUALLY DO A FIVE-YEAR LOOK BACK, AND IF WE'RE WITHIN THAT MEDIAN, THEN WE HAVE MET OUR OBJECTIVE.
AND THEN THIS IS JUST TO SHOW YOU, THAT'S US-75 THAT'S LIT UP LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE OVER THERE.
THAT IS, EVEN THOUGH DALLAS TOLL ROAD HAS A LOT MORE TRAFFIC VOLUME.
THIS IS WHERE WE HAVE THE MOST TRAFFIC CRASHES, AND IF I WERE TO PUT THAT UP FOR CRIME, IT WOULD ALSO BE THAT SAME AREA RIGHT THERE ALONG CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY US 75.
AND IN THE TIMELINESS OF OUR SERVICE, WE LIKE TO RESPOND QUICKLY TO ANYONE AND TO EVERYONE IN ALL KINDS OF AREAS, BUT THE QUANTITATIVE THING THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY LOOK AT IS OUR RESPONSE TIME DATA FROM OUR COMPUTER-AIDED DISPATCH SYSTEM, AND WE HAVE PRETTY AGGRESSIVE GOALS FOR OUR PRIORITY ONE CRIMES, THOSE ARE EMERGENCY CALLS.
OUR GOAL IS TO BE THERE IN UNDER FIVE MINUTES.
FOR ALL OTHER CALLS FOR SERVICE, OUR GOAL IS TO BE THERE IN EIGHT MINUTES OR LESS.
AND SINCE I'VE BEEN CHIEF, AND EVEN WHEN I WAS HERE BEFORE AS ASSISTANT CHIEF, WE ALWAYS MET THAT, AT LEAST ON A CITYWIDE BASIS.
SO HERE WE'RE AT 3.48, WELL UNDER FIVE MINUTES.
AND THEN THESE ARE ALL OTHER CALLS OTHER THAN THE EMERGENCY CALLS, AND OUR GOAL, AS I SAID, IS EIGHT MINUTES, AND AS YOU CAN SEE, WE'RE WELL UNDER THAT AT SEVEN MINUTES AND SOME CHANGE.
AND FOR QUALITY OF OUR SERVICE, WE DO SURVEYS.
AND THE MOST RECENT ONE WE HAD, WE WERE AT 84%.
WHEN I GOT HERE, WE WERE DOING THOSE BY MAIL.
PROBABLY AROUND 21, 22, WE SWITCHED OVER AND STARTED DOING THOSE THROUGH SURVEYMONKEY. AND WE'VE GOTTEN MUCH GREATER RESPONSE, FOUR OR FIVE TIMES THE RESPONSE WE GET, AS YOU WOULD EXPECT.
BUT, OF COURSE, WE DID GO DOWN A FEW POINTS.
WE WERE TYPICALLY UP IN THE 90S.
WE'VE GONE DOWN A FEW POINTS SINCE WE'VE ADDED.
MORE PEOPLE TO IT, BUT NOT TOO BAD.
BUT OF COURSE, WE'RE GRADING OURSELVES.
WE'RE GOING TO GIVE OURSELVES A B.
THE CITY BRINGS IN ANOTHER COMPANY, ETC,
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TO DO SURVEYS.AND WHAT WE TYPICALLY SEE WITH THEIR SURVEY IS THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS TYPICALLY GOING TO HAVE THE HIGHEST SATISFACTION RATING WHEN THEY SURVEY OUR RESIDENTS.
AND THEN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS TYPICALLY GOING TO HAVE THE HIGHEST ONE WHEN THEY SURVEY THE BUSINESSES.
AND THE LAST BUSINESS SURVEY WAS IN 2023, I BELIEVE.
BUT WE'RE DOING PRETTY GOOD ON THAT SURVEY AS WELL.
AND THEN THIS IS JUST A BEAT MAP, AND WHAT'S RELEVANT ABOUT THIS MAP IS ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO WE HAD 23 BEATS, AND NOW WE HAVE 27.
WHAT'S SIGNIFICANT ABOUT ADDING BEATS, THOUGH, IS THAT'S HOW WE STAFFED OFFICERS.
SO OUR STAFFING MODEL IS TO HAVE ONE OFFICER PER BEAT.
WE'VE ACTUALLY MADE A LITTLE BIT OF TWEAK TO THAT, BUT GENERALLY SPEAKING, THAT'S HOW WE DO THAT.
AND SO WE WERE ABLE TO ADD FOUR MORE BEATS, AND WE DID THAT WITHOUT HAVING TO REQUEST ANY ADDITIONAL FIRST RESPONDERS THROUGH THE BUDGETING PROCESS.
WE WERE ABLE TO REARRANGE SOME THINGS AND GET MORE PEOPLE OUT ON THE STREET.
AND THE MORE VISIBILITY WE HAVE IN MARK PATROL UNITS, I THINK THAT HELPS KEEP OUR CRIME DOWN.
AND SO SOME OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE HELPED US IN RECENT YEARS TO GET OUR CRIME DOWN, IN PARTICULAR OUR PROPERTY CRIME, IS WE'VE ADDED SOMETHING CALLED A REAL-TIME INFORMATION CENTER.
SO WE GET DATA COMING IN FROM A LOT OF CAMERAS, OUR TRAFFIC CAMERAS FROM SOME PRIVATE COMPANIES ARE GIVING US DATA.
THERE'S SOFTWARE THAT WE CAN USE THAT REGARDLESS OF WHAT CAMERA.
IT CAME FROM, IT SHOWS UP ON ONE SCREEN.
WE'VE GOT LICENSE PLATE READERS OUT.
WE'VE GOT ABOUT 90 OF THOSE OUT THAT ARE CHECKING TAGS.
WE'VE GOT OUR DRONES UP, AND ALL THAT DATA IS COMING BACK IN TO OUR REAL-TIME INFORMATION CENTER, AND THEN THEY ARE SENDING THAT INFORMATION OUT TO PATROL OFFICERS AS THEY ARE RESPONDING TO CALLS FOR SERVICE.
WE'VE ADDED A NEW COMMAND POST OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, A BEAUTIFUL VEHICLE THAT WE'VE GOT.
AND WE USE IT ON A VARIETY OF CAUSES YOU CAN ALSO IMAGINE.
AND DRONE TECHNOLOGY IS REALLY HELPING US OUT A LOT AS WELL, AND WE PLAN ON EXPANDING THIS PROGRAM GOING FORWARD.
I WANT TO TALK ABOUT OUR SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER PROGRAM JUST REAL QUICKLY.
BESIDES SUPPORTING PLANO ISD, AS YOU KNOW, WE ALSO SUPPORT TWO SROS HERE IN FRISCO.
AND THEN THIS IS THE TRAINING THAT OUR OFFICERS GO THROUGH.
SO THEY ALL GO THROUGH SOMETHING CALLED NASRO, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS.
WHEN WE CAN, AFTER THEY'VE BEEN IN THE PROGRAM, WE TEND THEM TO THE ADVANCED SRO PROGRAM, WHICH IS 24 HOURS.
AND THEN, OF COURSE, THEY HAVE TO DO THE TCOLE, SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER COURSE.
THAT'S MANDATED OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF SESSIONS, I BELIEVE.
AND THEN THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH, AND THEY CAN DO IT ONLINE, THE THREAT BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT THAT THEY CAN DO WHEN THEY DO THE CAMPUS ASSESSMENTS.
AND THEN ALL OF OUR SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS GO THROUGH ACTIVE THREAT TRAINING TWICE A YEAR DURING IN-SERVICE.
THAT WILL BE COMING UP HERE THIS SUMMER FOR THEM.
AND THEY ALL GO THROUGH CRISIS INTERVENTION TRAINING FOR MENTAL HEALTH-RELATED ISSUES.
AND THEY ALL HAVE TO COMPLETE THE 40-HOUR RIFLE COURSE TO BE A SCHOOL SRO.
AND THEN ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CAME OUT OF UVALDE WAS ACCESS TO THE ACTUAL...
CLASSROOMS AND THINGS AND GETTING INTO THE SCHOOL.
SO WITH PISD, ALL OF OUR OFFICERS ARE ISSUED PROXIMITY CARDS.
WHEN THOSE OFFICERS LEAVE, THEY GO THROUGH OUR PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS UNIT.
WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY OFFICERS THAT LEFT THAT DID NOT HAVE THOSE CARDS WHEN THEY LEFT THE DEPARTMENT.
BUT EVEN IF NOT, WE'LL CONTACT CAMPUS SECURITY OVER AT PISD AND THEY CAN TURN THE CARD OFF REMOTELY.
AND THEN FOR FRISCO, WE'RE USING A LITTLE BIT OF A DIFFERENT MODEL.
IT'S MOSTLY MASTER KEYS THAT ARE...
THAT OUR SERGEANTS AND OUR LIEUTENANT HAVE TO ACCESS THEIR SCHOOL IF THEY NEED TO.
AND THEN WE ALSO KEEP A MASTER KEY IN EACH ONE OF OUR SUBSTATIONS AT INDEPENDENCE AND THE ONE OVER ON THE DERMOTT AS WELL.
AND THEN ALSO WE'VE GOT SOME TOOLS THAT WE KEEP IN EVERY PATROL VEHICLE TO GET ACCESS.
THAT LOOKS LIKE A PRETTY SIMPLE TOOL THERE ON THE LEFT, BUT IT'S REALLY VERY, VERY VERSATILE.
YOU DON'T NEED TWO, AND IT WORKS ON MOST DOORS.
BUT IF WE GET A DOOR WE CAN'T GET INTO, WE HAVE ANOTHER MASTER KEY.
THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE IF NEEDED.
IT USES A 44 BLANK I THINK THAT COMES OUT OF THAT I BELIEVE.
AND SO AFTER UVALDE, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE STARTED AT OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS BEFORE THE SCHOOL MARSHAL PROGRAM WENT IN PLACE, WHICH IS WHAT PISD ELECTED TO GO WITH, WE STARTED SOME CHECKS AT OUR SCHOOLS.
FOR OUR PATROL OFFICERS AND OUR NPO'S, IF YOU HAVE A SCHOOL IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD OR YOUR BEAT, THEN THEY'RE REQUIRED TO DO TWO CHECKS, ONE INTERNAL CHECK, ONE EXTERNAL CHECK.
EVEN THOUGH NOW WE HAVE SCHOOL MARSHALS AT ALL OF OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, WE STILL REQUIRE THOSE GUYS TO GO DO THEIR BECAUSE THAT ONE SCHOOL MARSHAL IS GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE SOME HELP.
WE WANT THEM TO KNOW THE SCHOOL MARSHALS AND WE WANT THEM TO KNOW THE STAFF, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY WE WANT THEM TO KNOW THE SCHOOL, HOW TO GET AROUND IN CASE WE NEED TO RESPOND.
SO WE'VE CONTINUED TO DO THAT EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE MARSHALS
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IN ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS.AND PLANO, ONE OF THE REASONS WE THINK WE'RE IN THE CITY OF EXCELLENCE, WE THINK WE HAVE AN EXCELLENT POLICE DEPARTMENT BECAUSE WE HAVE HIGH HIRING STANDARDS.
WE REQUIRE MOST OF OUR OFFICERS TO HAVE A COLLEGE DEGREE.
ABOUT 75% OF THEM HAVE A COLLEGE DEGREE.
THERE ARE SOME EXCEPTIONS FOR CITY, FOR SOME OF OUR PD EMPLOYEES, MILITARY VETERANS, AND PEOPLE WHO HAVE ALREADY BEEN COPS.
BUT OTHERWISE THEY HAVE TO HAVE A FOUR-YEAR DEGREE.
WE HAVE VERY HIGH TRAINING REQUIREMENTS.
TECOL, OUR TEXAS COMMISSION ON LAW ENFORCEMENT, OUR GOVERNING BODY REQUIRES 720 HOURS.
720 HOURS COMES OUT TO ABOUT 18 WEEKS.
WE'RE DOING 29 WEEKS FOR OUR BASIC ACADEMY AND THEN AN ADDITIONAL FIVE WEEKS OF PLANO-SPECIFIC THINGS AFTER THEY TAKE THE STATE EXAM.
WE HAVE POLICIES BASED ON BEST PRACTICES, BUT EVERY AGENCY, EVERY POLICE AGENCY HAS POLICIES BASED ON BEST PRACTICES.
THEY SAY, HOW DO WE KNOW THAT? BECAUSE ALWAYS WE'RE ACCREDITED.
SO CALEA, THE COMMISSION ON LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, WE HAVE BEEN AN ACCREDITED AGENCY WITH THEM SINCE 1992.
THERE ARE OTHER STATE-LEVEL ACCREDITING AGENCIES.
WE HAVE ONE HERE IN TEXAS, BUT CALEA IS THE ONLY NATIONAL ACCREDITED AGENCY.
IT IS FLAT OUT THE GOLD STANDARD IN LAW ENFORCEMENT ACCREDITATION, AND WE'VE BEEN A PART OF THAT SINCE 1992.
AND THEN, OF COURSE, I TALKED ABOUT SOME OF THE CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGY THAT WE HAVE.
THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? YES, MA'AM.
I'M CURIOUS ABOUT HOW YOU EMPLOY THE DRONES.
SO RIGHT NOW WE ARE DEPLOYING THE DRONES FROM THE BACK OF OUR PATROL VEHICLES.
WE DON'T HAVE DRONES AS A FIRST RESPONDER YET.
I'M WORKING WITH MY BOSSES ON THAT RIGHT NOW TO TRY TO COME UP WITH A PLAN FOR THAT.
THAT WILL BE OUTSIDE OF THE BUDGET PROCESS, SO WE DON'T HAVE TO WAIT IF THIS GETS APPROVED.
THERE ARE SOME TRICKY THINGS GOING ON WITH DRONES BECAUSE OF...
QUITE FRANKLY, THE CHINESE MAKES THE DRONES WITH THE BEST CAMERAS FOR SURE, MAYBE, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE USING RIGHT NOW, BUT THEY PUT SOME RESTRICTIONS ON THOSE, THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION, THE FCC.
SO IT'S KIND OF SLOWED THE PROCESS UP ON HOW WE WANT TO GO FORWARD WITH DRONE AS A FIRST RESPONDER.
BUT DRONE AS A FIRST RESPONDER MEANS THE DRONES WOULD BE MOUNTED ON TOP OF A BUILDING, A STRUCTURE, AND THEN THEY WOULD LEAVE THAT STRUCTURE BASED ON A CALL FOR SERVICE.
AND THEN THEY WOULD, INSTEAD OF OUR PATROL OFFICERS, POLICE OFFICERS, THE CIVILIANS WOULD BE DOING IT IN OUR REAL-TIME INFORMATION CENTER.
SO THAT IS THE PLAN THAT WE'RE, AND THE REASON WHY THAT'S IMPORTANT FOR CATALYTIC CONVERSION, THOSE GUYS ARE SO FAST, AND EVEN AS AGGRESSIVE AS OUR RESPONSE TIMES, WE CAN'T GET THERE FAST ENOUGH.
THEY CAN GET THOSE THINGS, BUT THEY WON'T BE AS FAST AS THE DRONE, AND WE THINK WE CAN INTERRUPT SOME OF THAT ONCE WE GET THE DRONE PROGRAM IN PLACE.
ANYBODY ELSE, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION, BUT I HAVE A STATEMENT RIGHT HERE.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR HAVING THE BEAT OFFICERS KNOW OUR SCHOOL MARSHALS, BECAUSE THAT WAS A PROGRAM THAT WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME WORKING ON TO GET IT RIGHT.
AND THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT CONCERNED US, WAS WHAT IF AN OFFICER SHOWS UP, HOW DO WE MAKE SURE THAT THEY KNOW WHO OUR SCHOOL MARSHAL IS? SO, OF COURSE, WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, SCHOOL MARSHAL WRITTEN ON THE UNIFORM, REALLY BIG.
BUT I THINK IT'S DELIBERATE, THE WORK THAT YOUR DEPARTMENT IS DOING TO WORK WITH THEM, AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.
AND BEFORE, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU GUYS WERE GETTING THE PROGRAM UP, I SAW THE UNIFORMS THEY WERE GOING TO BE WEARING, THE POLOS AND ALL OF THAT, AND WE THINK THAT THAT IS VITALLY IMPORTANT.
SOMETIMES THEY ASK ME TO COME BY FOR DIFFERENT THINGS, AND I'VE MET THE MARSHALS, AND, MAN, YOU GUYS ARE HIRED.
OBVIOUSLY THE FORMER PLANO GUYS ARE GREAT, BUT ALL OF THE MARSHALS I'VE MET HAVE BEEN HIGHLY QUALIFIED FROM GREAT POLICE DEPARTMENTS, AND SO THAT PROGRAM IS GOING GOOD FROM MY PERSPECTIVE.
WELL, ALONG THOSE LINES, IN ADDITION TO THE MARSHALS, I JUST WANT TO SAY HOW MUCH WE AS A DISTRICT, I THINK MY COLLEAGUES WOULD AGREE, AS WELL AS OUR STAFF, HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT AND THE FEELING THAT WE CAN GIVE TO OUR FAMILIES AND TO OUR STAFF MEMBERS IN OUR BUILDINGS THAT THEY ARE SAFE WHERE THEY'RE AT.
THAT FEELING IS INVALUABLE, AND SO WE VERY MUCH DO APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU.
TYRA, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU.
ARE WE NOT DOING 3.4? OH, EXCUSE ME.
I SAW THE POLICE, AND I THOUGHT, WELL, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING.
CITY OF PLANO POLICE HEADQUARTERS.
PETER, MAN, HOW DID I FORGET YOU? PETER BRASTER, DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL PROJECTS.
SPECIAL PROJECTS IS A LITTLE UNIQUE TO PLANO, ALTHOUGH WE'VE BEEN GETTING COPIED LATELY.
I HELPED TONY WITH SOME GETTING HIS PROJECT KICKED OFF.
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ALSO THE REAL ESTATE, THE PURCHASE OF YOUR PROPERTIES WAS UP UNDER ME.AND NOW SOMETHING NEW SINCE LAST YEAR IS DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF NEW CITY BONDED FACILITIES.
THERE ARE FIVE OF THEM THAT ARE PART OF MY PROGRAM.
I'M GOING TO DIVE INTO THE PUBLIC SAFETY CAMPUS IN A SECOND.
BUT THEY INCLUDE THE FLEET SERVICE CENTER FOR ABBEY'S FOLKS, A COUPLE OF FIRE STATIONS, ONE OF WHICH, NUMBER FIVE ON THE LIST OF FIRE STATIONS, NUMBER THREE, WILL BE AT ONE OF THE FORMER PISD PROPERTIES.
BUT THE PUBLIC SAFETY CAMPUS, WE'RE CALLING IT A CAMPUS BECAUSE IT WILL BE A SERIES OF BUILDINGS, BOTH FOR THE POLICE HEADQUARTERS.
911 WILL BE MOVING OUT OF THE BASEMENT OF CITY HALL AND INTO THIS BUILDING.
THEY'LL HAVE ACTUALLY LIGHT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 30 YEARS, OR SUNLIGHT, I SHOULD SAY.
AND THEN FIRE STATION 14, WHICH WILL BE LOCATED ON THE HOMICIDE POLICE HEADQUARTERS, AND 911 WILL SHARE A SITE RIGHT ACROSS FROM YOUR CTE.
WE'RE CURRENTLY IN FINISHING UP CONCEPTUAL DESIGN AND SITE PLANNING, AND WE'LL BE SHOWING THE EXECUTIVE TEAM AT THE END OF MAY OUR WORK WE'VE DONE SO FAR.
WE ALSO HAVE HIRED OR WILL BE, COUNCIL WILL BE VOTING ON HIRING A A CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK AT THE END OF THE MONTH.
SO WITH THAT, WE'RE REALLY OFF AND RUNNING TO DO THIS PROJECT ON TIME, ON BUDGET BY 2029.
ONE OTHER THING WITH THE POLICE SAFETY, WHICH IS NOT NECESSARILY LOCATED HERE, BUT IN EAST PLANO IS THE NEW POLICE TRAINING FACILITY.
YOU HEARD CHIEF DRAIN TALK ABOUT HOW MANY OFFICERS ARE GOING THROUGH THAT.
THIS WAS ORIGINALLY BUILT IN 1990, AND IT'S RATHER ON THE SMALL SIDE.
IT WILL BE TOTALLY RECONSTRUCTED.
A BIGGER DRIVING PAD, AN INDOOR TACTICAL TRAINING CENTER, AND POSSIBLY EVEN A NEW INDOOR FIRING RANGE.
WE'RE GOING TO BE DESIGNING AND PLANNING FOR THOSE.
BUDGET-WILLING, WE CAN DO MOST OF THAT.
THAT, TOO, WILL BE DONE BY 2029.
WITH THAT, I HAVE NO OTHER SLIDES FOR YOU TO SHOW, BUT I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
OKAY, ANY QUESTIONS? NOT A QUESTION, BUT JUST A COMMENT.
ON THE NEW, WHERE THERE'S GOING TO BE THE POLICE HEADQUARTERS, THEY'RE AT THIS ONE.
I'M GETTING A TON OF FEEDBACK.
I GREW UP IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD RIGHT THERE, AND MY PARENTS STILL LIVE THERE.
MY MOM WAS SO EXCITED WHEN Y'ALL PUT THOSE SIGNS OUT WITH THE QR CODES, BECAUSE SHE WAS OVER THERE SCANNING THAT QR CODE ON HER PHONE, WALKING THE DOG, AND GIVING INPUT.
SO AGAIN, JUST AS A THANK YOU FROM, YOU KNOW, RESIDENTS, OBVIOUSLY THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO REACH US, BUT...
I DO APPRECIATE SO MUCH PLANO'S PROACTIVE APPROACH AND GATHERING COMMUNITY FEEDBACK.
AND AT LEAST ONE OF THE SURVEYS YOU GOT WAS FROM MY MOM, WHO HAS MANY OPINIONS ON MANY THINGS, AS I'M SURE YOU ALL ARE SHOCKED TO LEARN.
BUT JUST APPRECIATED THE APPROACH.
ACTUALLY, BEHIND THE POLICE STATION AND THE FIRE STATION, THAT'S 38 ACRES OF PARKLAND THAT CONNECTS WITH.
THE NEIGHBORHOOD THROUGH THE CREEK THERE AND A BRIDGE.
SO, I MEAN, THAT'S ONE OF OUR LARGER PARKS THAT WE EVEN HAVE IN PLANO.
RAVEN GLASS. YEAH, RAVEN GLASS.
I ALWAYS WANT TO SAY RAVENCLAW, BUT THAT'S TOO EASY.
SO WE'RE REALLY HAPPY ABOUT NOT ONLY THE PUBLIC SAFETY CAMPUS, BUT THE ABILITY TO HAVE THAT MUCH BUFFER BETWEEN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD.
THAT'S RIGHT, AND I MIGHT ADD THAT WE'RE...
TAKING A REALLY CONSERVATIVE APPROACH ON HOW WE DO THE BUILDINGS SO THAT WE DON'T IMPEDE ON THE USE OF THE PARK OR THE THE AMOUNT OF PARKLAND THAT WE CAN KEEP AND SO I THINK WE'RE HEADED DOWN A ROAD WHERE IT'S GOING TO BE REALLY SYMBIOTIC AND REALLY WONDERFUL FOR BOTH PEOPLE USING THE OFFICERS USING THE BUILDINGS 911 CALL TAKERS USING THE BUILDING AND THEN THE PARK IT'LL BE A REALLY NICE DESIGN THAT'S COMING THROUGH.
OUR NEXT REPORT IS AGENDA ITEM 3.5, PLANO ISD CAPITAL PROJECTS UPDATE.
PATRICK TANNER, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR TECHNOLOGY, AND TONY PEARSON, OUR DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND NEW CONSTRUCTION, TO PLEASE COME PRESENT.
I THINK THIS WILL BE OUR LONGEST REPORT OF THE EVENING, BUT IT HAS GOT A TON OF GOOD INFORMATION THAT Y'ALL ARE GOING TO BE VERY EXCITED ABOUT.
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ALL RIGHT, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND COUNCIL, IT'S OUR PLEASURE TO COME AND PROVIDE SOME CAPITAL PROJECT UPDATES FROM THE 2022 BOND.I'M THE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR TECHNOLOGY.
I TALKED WITH TONY IN THE BACK AND HE SAID WE GOT A LOT OF SLIDES, BUT I TOLD HIM THAT I WAS GOING TO PRACTICE THE THREE B'S WHEN WE GOT UP HERE.
IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS, THAT IS BROTHER BE BRIEF.
SO I'M GOING TO BE BRIEF ON THIS ONE.
ALL RIGHT, THIS PARTICULAR PROPOSAL UPDATES THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE GIVEN, THESE ARE GOING TO FOCUS PRIMARILY ON THE INFRASTRUCTURE PIECES OF THE BOND.
WE'LL COME BACK AT A LATER TIME AND PROVIDE UPDATES ON INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY AS WELL AS THE SAFETY AND SECURITY TECHNOLOGIES.
SO FIRST UP, FOR THE PAST TWO AND A HALF YEARS, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON OUR SKYWARD ERP AND STUDENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS IMPLEMENTATION.
OUR PROPOSAL FOR THE BOND WAS THAT WE'RE GOING TO UPDATE THOSE AND ACTUALLY MOVE THOSE TO A HOSTED ENVIRONMENT.
WE HAVE BEGUN TO MIGRATE ALL OF OUR CORE BUSINESS SYSTEMS OVER.
WE WERE PREVIOUSLY USING A SOLUTION CALLED FRONTLINE, AND NOW WE'VE MOVED THAT OVER ENTIRELY TO THE SKYWARD ERP.
OUR ESTIMATED COMPLETION FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT, WE'RE COMPLETING UP PHASE TWO OF THIS PROJECT AS WE SPEAK.
AND WE SHOULD HAVE THIS COMPLETED BY THE END OF THE SUMMER.
THROUGHOUT JUST SOME STATISTICS HERE, AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THIS PROJECT, THIS WAS PRIMARILY FROM PHASE ONE.
THERE WERE A LOT OF PROGRAMMING AND ENHANCEMENTS THAT WE WORKED WITH SKYWARD ON TO IMPROVE THE SOFTWARE PACKAGE, TO CUSTOMIZE IT FOR PLANO ISD, AND A LOT OF THAT WORK THAT WE PUT INTO THAT.
PAID OFF AS FAR AS THE WORK THAT WE DID AND WE RECEIVED THE LEADER IN EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR OUR DISTRICT THIS YEAR.
AND SO THAT JUST BASICALLY ENTAILS THAT WE WORKED WITH THESE PRODUCT DEVELOPERS TO IMPROVE THEIR PRODUCT, NOT ONLY FOR PLANO ISD, BUT FOR OTHER LARGE DISTRICTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF TEXAS.
PHASE TWO OF THE PROJECT, WE REALLY WENT LIVE WITH OUR LAST SYSTEM.
A YEAR AGO, AND THEN PHASE TWO WAS TO GO BACK AND REVISIT ALL OF THE MODULES THAT WE DID.
OF COURSE, WHEN WE WENT LIVE, NOT EVERY MODULE WENT LIVE ON DAY ONE.
SO WE SPENT THIS PAST YEAR GOING THROUGH AND EVALUATING AND WORKING WITH OUR CUSTOMERS TO SEE HOW WE CAN INCORPORATE THE REMAINING MODULES TO GET THE FULL FEATURE SET.
WE'VE ALREADY MADE A PRELIMINARY PRESENTATION TO THE CABINET, AND THEN WE'LL PROVIDE UPDATES TO THE BOARD IN THE COMING MONTHS.
THE MODULES THAT WERE IDENTIFIED THAT COULD GO LIVE, WE'VE ALREADY GOT THOSE SCHEDULED.
SOME HAVE ALREADY BEEN IMPLEMENTED.
THE REMAINING WILL BE DONE BY THE END OF THE SUMMER.
THE NEXT PORTION IS LOOKING AT INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES THAT WE'RE MAKING THROUGHOUT THE CAMPUSES IN PLANO ISD.
FIRST AND FOREMOST WERE DATA CENTER UPGRADES.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE NOTED WITH BOTH OF OUR DATA CENTERS AT THE TIME WAS THAT THEY LACKED OR WE WERE IN AGE.
THERE WERE NO GENERATOR POWER THAT WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE DATA CENTERS, AND SO WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE SHORT UP OUR DISASTER RECOVERY EFFORTS AND OUR BUSINESS CONTINUITY.
AND SO THIS PORTION OF THE BOND WAS IDENTIFIED TO DO JUST THAT.
WE COMPLETED RENOVATIONS ON OUR PRIMARY DATA CENTER BACK IN THE FALL OF 2025.
WE HAD A SECONDARY DATA CENTER THAT WAS IN THE ADMIN BUILDING.
WE REDUCED THAT FOOTPRINT, MOVED IT OFFSITE.
WE'RE IN PROCESS NOW OF CREATING A NEW SECONDARY DATA CENTER THAT WILL BE PART OF OUR CTE CENTER, AND THAT SHOULD BE AVAILABLE BY THE FALL OF 26.
THIS IS ON THE LEFT WHAT THE PREVIOUS PRIMARY DATA CENTER WAS LOOKING LIKE AFTER A FULL RENOVATION OF THAT FACILITY AND OUR DATA CENTER.
THAT'S WHAT YOU SEE HERE ON THE RIGHT.
ALSO AT THE SPRING CREEK DATA CENTER, WE'VE ADDED ADDITIONAL FILL-OVER BACKUP POWER.
YOU SEE OUR UPS IS ON THE LEFT AND THEN WE ALSO ADDED A NEW GENERATOR FOR THAT DATA CENTER AS WELL.
ANOTHER PORTION OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE BOND WAS TO GO THROUGH AND LOOK AT ALL OF OUR TECHNOLOGY CLOSETS AT THE CAMPUSES AND THROUGHOUT OUR FACILITIES IN THE DISTRICT.
A LOT OF THAT WAS TO GO THROUGH AND UPGRADE POWER, TO UPGRADE THE HVAC SYSTEMS THAT WERE IN THESE ROOMS TO KEEP THOSE COOLED, TO PROVIDE ACCESS CONTROL, TO REPLACE UPSS AND BACKUP POWER
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UNITS.AND THAT ESTIMATED COMPLETION TIME FOR THIS ONE IS GOING TO BE SUMMER OF 28.
AS YOU CAN SEE HERE IN SOME OF THE RENOVATED SPACES THAT WE'VE GOT IN OUR MDFS AND IDFS, NEW UPS POWER ON THE LEFT, SPLIT HVAC UNITS ON THE RIGHT.
WE'RE USING THOSE TO ENSURE THAT WE KEEP THOSE ROOMS COOL THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER WHEN WE HAVE NO WIND THERE AND THE AC IS TURNED OFF IN THE BUILDINGS.
WE STILL NEED AC TO OPERATE IN THESE ROOMS TO PROTECT OUR INVESTMENT OF THE EQUIPMENT.
ANOTHER PRIMARY AREA WAS STRUCTURED DATA CABLING THAT NEEDED TO TAKE PLACE.
A BIG PORTION OF THIS WAS ADDING DATA FOR SOME OF THE INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES AND THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING IN THE CLASSROOM.
OTHER PORTIONS OF IT WAS THAT MANY OF THE BUILDINGS WHERE OUR DATA IS TODAY, DATA CABLING, WAS INSTALLED, LIKE WHEN THOSE FACILITIES WERE ORIGINALLY CONSTRUCTED.
A USEFUL LIFESPAN OF A CABLING PLAN IS ABOUT 20 TO 25 YEARS, AND SO OBVIOUSLY A LOT OF THOSE ARE NEEDING TO BE UPDATED.
AS WE LOOK AT IT NOW, WE'VE BEEN GOING AHEAD AND WE'VE PROBABLY, BY THE END OF THE SUMMER, WE'LL HAVE HAD TOTALLY RECABLED APPROXIMATELY 35 OF THE BUILDINGS IN THE DISTRICT.
WE ANTICIPATE THAT WE'LL COMPLETE ANY REMAINING CABLING REQUIREMENTS BY THE FALL OF 28.
AND THIS IS JUST KIND OF A BEFORE AND AFTER OF WHAT YOU CAN SEE IN SOME OF THOSE TECHNOLOGY CLOSETS, JUST THE TRANSFORMATION.
AND LEFT IS WHAT YOU GET WHEN YOU'VE GOT AN INFRASTRUCTURE THAT HAS NOT BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED.
AND ON THE RIGHT IS WHAT YOU SEE AFTER WE GO IN AND WE ACTUALLY COMPLETE THE CABLING PROJECTS AT EACH FACILITY.
ANOTHER BIG IMPROVEMENT THAT WE'RE MAKING IS WE'RE TOTALLY GOING IN AND CHANGING ALL OF THE NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE FOR CONNECTIVITY THROUGHOUT OUR FACILITIES.
THIS PROJECT WILL ENTAIL REPLACING ABOUT 1,600 SWITCHES THAT PROVIDE CONNECTIVITY IN OUR CAMPUSES, PROBABLY ANOTHER 200 OR 300 ROUTERS THAT ARE OUT THERE AS WELL.
WE'VE ALREADY COMPLETED, BY THE END OF THE SUMMER, WE'LL HAVE COMPLETED THE UPGRADES AT ABOUT 45 OF OUR BUILDINGS, AND WE ANTICIPATE THAT WE'LL COMPLETE THE REMAINING ONES BY THE SUMMER OF 27.
WORKING HAND IN HAND WITH THAT INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADE IS ALSO OUR WIRELESS NETWORK SYSTEM.
THE MAIN UPGRADE THAT NEEDED TO HAPPEN HERE IS THAT WE REALLY HAD A DESIGN THAT WAS BASED AROUND COVERAGE AND NOT DENSITY.
THAT DESIGN WAS PUT IN PLACE AT A TIME WHEN WE DID NOT HAVE A DISTRICT ONE-TO-ONE PROGRAM.
NOW THAT WE'VE MOVED TO A ONE-TO-ONE PROGRAM FOR STAFF AND STUDENTS, IT REQUIRED US TO GO BACK AND REVISIT THAT DESIGN.
ADD ADDITIONAL ACCESS POINTS, MAKING SURE WE HAVE ONE IN EVERY CLASSROOM.
AGAIN, TO DATE, WE'VE DONE ABOUT 45 OF THE BUILDINGS WITH A FULL WI-FI DEPLOYMENT, AND WE ANTICIPATE THAT WE'LL GET THE REMAINING ONES BY SUMMER OF 27.
IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THESE MAPS, IT KIND OF GIVES YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT THE COVERAGE WAS.
ON THE LEFT SIDE, I KNOW YOU CAN PROBABLY BARELY SEE THE DOTS THAT'S ON THERE, BUT THEY KIND OF REPRESENT WHERE OUR ACCESS POINTS WERE.
THAT'S PRIMARILY A COVERAGE MODEL.
AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE RIGHT, WE'VE GONE BACK AT THIS FACILITY AND WE'VE ADDED ACCESS POINTS TO EVERY CLASSROOM.
THAT DRASTICALLY IMPROVES THE CONNECTIVITY AND THE USER EXPERIENCE FOR STAFF AND STUDENTS AT THESE CAMPUSES.
ANOTHER MAJOR UPGRADE WAS TO TAKE A LOOK AT OUR AGING PHONE SYSTEM.
PRIOR TO THIS BOND, THE DISTRICT WAS UTILIZING AN OPEN SOURCE.
THIS PROJECT WAS SET TO MIGRATE TO A NEW CLOUD VERSION OF A VOICE OVER IP SYSTEM.
A YEAR AGO WE PHASED ONE OF THAT PROJECT IN CONJUNCTION WITH SOME SAFETY AND SECURITY THINGS THAT WE WERE DOING.
WE WENT AND REPLACED ABOUT A LITTLE OVER 7,000 HANDSETS TO ALL OF OUR CLASSROOMS AND CAMPUSES.
LATER THIS SUMMER WE WILL BEGIN THE PROJECT WHERE WE'RE GOING TO MIGRATE TO A CLOUD-BASED VOICE OVER IP SYSTEM.
WE ANTICIPATED THAT PROJECT WOULD TAKE ABOUT A YEAR TO CUT EVERY CAMPUS OVER TO THE NEW SYSTEM.
IN END-USER TECHNOLOGIES, THIS PORTION OF THE BOND WAS DESIGNED TO GO AND REPLACE ANY OTHER TECHNOLOGIES NOT ASSOCIATED WITH A STAFF OR STUDENT ONE-TO-ONE.
THIS WOULD BE ANY OF THOSE OTHER END-USER DEVICES SUCH AS PRINTERS, PROJECTION SYSTEMS THAT ARE IN LARGE MEETING SPACES, AND ANY OF THE DESKTOP PCS THAT WE'VE GOT IN OUR COMPUTER LABS FOR SPECIALIZED APPLICATIONS.
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THIS IS AN ONGOING PROJECT AND WE ANTICIPATE WE'LL COMPLETELY REPLACE THE REST OF THOSE TECHNOLOGIES BY THE SUMMER OF 28.AND FINALLY OUR FIBER WIDE AREA NETWORK.
PLANO ISD HAS A TREMENDOUS FIBER NETWORK THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF PLANO AND ANY OF THE OTHER SURROUNDING CITIES WHERE WE'VE GOT CAMPUSES.
THIS PORTION OF THE BOND WAS DESIGNED TO MAKE REPAIRS AND UPDATES TO THAT FIBER AS NEEDED.
BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE WANTED TO TRY AND DO WITH THIS AS WELL WAS UPGRADE OUR FIBER RING, CURRENTLY SITTING AT ABOUT A 20-GIG MULTI-DIRECTION RING THAT WE'RE RUNNING ON.
AND WE'RE GOING TO UPGRADE THAT TO ABOUT 200 GIG.
THEN THERE WAS ALSO SOME REDESIGN EFFORTS THAT NEED TO TAKE PLACE WHERE WE INCREASE RESILIENCY.
HOPEFULLY ELIMINATE ANY SINGLE POINTS OF FAILURE ON THE NETWORK.
TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, OUR FIBER NETWORK IS KIND OF A HUB AND SPOKE KIND OF DESIGN.
SEVERAL FACILITIES THAT ARE ON THE RING.
AND AS YOU CAN SEE AT THE TOP, MANY OF THOSE HUB SPOTS WILL HAVE ANYWHERE FROM 20 TO 25 CANVASES HANGING OFF OF A HUB SPOT.
THAT CREATES A SINGLE POINT OF FAILURE.
THE FIBER IS CUT IN THE RIGHT PLACE.
YOU KNOW, ESSENTIALLY HAVE ABOUT 20 CAMPUSES DOWN AT ANY ONE TIME.
AND SO WE'VE WORKED WITH SOME OF OUR VENDORS.
WE'VE WORKED WITH OUR CONSORTIUM AT REGION 10 TO WORK THROUGH E-RATE TO ELIMINATE THOSE SINGLE POINTS OF FAILURE.
WE RECENTLY HAD AN RFP OUT WHERE WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH AND DO SOME REDESIGN WORK.
AS SOON AS THAT COMES BACK, WE'LL HAVE AN IDEA OF HOW LONG THAT PROJECT IS GOING TO TAKE US TO GO THROUGH AND ADD THAT ADDITIONAL FIBER.
BUT THAT WOULD ENSURE THAT EACH CAMPUS HAS MULTIPLE PATHS OUT TO THE INTERNET AND ELIMINATE HAVING A SITUATION WHERE WE'VE GOT 20-PLUS CAMPUSES DOWN BECAUSE OF A FIBER CUT.
AND WITH THAT, THAT IS THE END OF MY PRESENTATION.
I'D BE HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
I KNOW THAT WE HAVE HAD SOME OF OUR STUDENTS USE SOME OF THE, ROLL OUT SOME OF THE MACBOOKS, AND I WAS JUST WONDERING HOW THAT'S GOING, IF THAT, YOU ANTICIPATE ANY CHALLENGES IN ROLLING THAT OUT, AND JUST HOW THAT COMPARES TO THE CHROMEBOOKS.
MY TEAM HAS DONE A LOT OF WORK WITH APPLE AND SOME OF OUR INTEGRATORS TO IDENTIFY WHAT, YOU KNOW, CUSTOMIZATIONS AND CONFIGURATIONS WE NEED TO DO ON THE NETWORK TO TO MAKE THAT SOLUTION WORK FOR US.
SO FAR EVERYTHING HAS BEEN WORKING PRETTY WELL AND SO HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD HERE IN THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR.
I KNOW A STUDENT THAT'S PILOTING ONE AND HE LOVES IT.
WE ASKED, WE PARTICIPATED IN THE SUPERINTENDENT STUDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL ABOUT A WEEK AGO WHEN WE HANDED THOSE OUT AND WE ASKED IF ANYBODY WANTED TO BYPASS PARTICIPATING IN A PILOT.
WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY TAKERS FOR THAT.
GOOD EVENING, SUPERINTENDENT WILLIAMS, PRESIDENT TYRA, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND CABINET, MAYOR MUNTZ, AND PLANO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
FOR THOSE I HAVEN'T MET, I'M TONY PEARSON, DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND NEW CONSTRUCTION FOR PLANO ISD.
I APPRECIATE THE CHANCE TO GIVE AN UPDATE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS JOINT SETTING, A LOT OF WHAT WE DO.
IT DEPENDS ON COORDINATION WITH THE CITY, SO IT'S GOOD TO BE IN THE SAME ROOM, SEEING SOME FAMILIAR FACES, TALKING THROUGH IT TOGETHER.
TONIGHT, I'LL KEEP IT PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD, WHERE WE ARE IN THE BOND PROGRAM, WHAT'S BEEN COMPLETED, AND THEN WE'LL SPEND MOST OF THE TIME ON SOME OF THE LARGER PROJECTS THAT ARE ACTIVELY UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
THE 2022 BOND PASSED IN NOVEMBER OF 2022.
FIRST ISSUANCE WENT OUT IN EARLY 2023, AND NOW HERE WE ARE AT THE END OF APRIL OF 2026.
SO, RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF IT.
THE MIDDLE IS PROBABLY THE RIGHT WORD BECAUSE WE'VE GOT PROJECTS IN DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION AND WRAPPING UP ALL AT THE SAME TIME.
THE PHASING PLAN YOU SEE HERE IS HOW WE ORGANIZE THE WORK, BUT IN REALITY IT'S A PRETTY DYNAMIC PROGRAM.
WE'RE CONSTANTLY ADJUSTING SEQUENCING BASED ON SCHOOL OPERATIONS, TIMING.
AND SOMETIMES JUST REAL-WORLD CONDITIONS LIKE HVAC DECIDING IT HAS ITS OWN SCHEDULE.
I'LL JUST GET YOU ON THE SCREEN.
AS I SCROLL THROUGH THESE NEXT SLIDES, THIS IS A GOOD SNAPSHOT
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OF THE OVERALL PROGRAM.ACROSS THE FIVE PHASES, THERE'S A PRETTY WIDE MIX OF WORK, EVERYTHING FROM MAJOR CAMPUS RENOVATIONS AND REPLACEMENTS TO KITCHEN ADDITIONS TO INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES, PLAYGROUNDS, AND TRACKS.
SO IT'S NOT JUST THE BIG VISIBLE PROJECTS.
THERE'S A LOT HAPPENING BEHIND THE SCENES AS WELL.
THINGS LIKE HVAC SYSTEMS, ELECTRICAL UPGRADES, SAFETY AND SECURITY IMPROVEMENTS.
NOT THE MOST EXCITING AND PROBABLY WHY THEY DIDN'T MAKE THE CUT FOR TONIGHT'S SLIDES, BUT HONESTLY, SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PROJECTS WE'RE DOING.
AND AS YOU LOOK ACROSS THESE SLIDES, YOU'LL SEE WHERE THINGS STAND.
WE'VE COMPLETED A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF PROJECTS.
THOSE ARE IN THE GREEN CHECK MARKS.
WE'VE GOT A LARGE GROUP UNDER CONSTRUCTION, THE ORANGE SAFETY CONES, AND WE STILL HAVE A STRONG PIPELINE MOVING THROUGH DESIGN REPRESENTED BY THE BLUEPRINT.
SO REALLY WORK IS HAPPENING AT EVERY STAGE ACROSS THE ENTIRE PROGRAM.
SO ALL RIGHT, SO WITH THAT AS THE BACKDROP, I'LL SHIFT INTO A FEW OF THE LARGER PROJECTS TO GIVE YOU A CLOSER LOOK AT WHAT'S HAPPENING ON THE GROUND.
WILLIAMS HIGH SCHOOL IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF THE TYPE OF WORK WE'RE DOING ACROSS THE DISTRICT, A LARGE MULTI-PHASE RENOVATION WHILE THE CAMPUS REMAINS FULLY OPERATIONAL.
THIS PHASE IS REALLY FINISHING OUT THE LONG-TERM MASTER PLAN FOR THE CAMPUS, WHICH IS BROKEN INTO TWO PHASES.
PHASE ONE WAS PART OF THE 2016 BOND WORK.
IT INCLUDED RELOCATING THE ADMIN SUITE AND REPURPOSING SPACE TO CREATE NEW ART LABS AND NEW SPED SUITE.
NOW IN PHASE TWO, UP ON THE SCREEN, WE'RE RENOVATING EVERYTHING ELSE.
CLASSROOMS, CT SPACES, SCIENCE LABS, ATHLETICS, FINE ARTS, CAFETERIA.
WE EVEN RAISED THE MAIN CORRIDOR CEILING AND ALSO THE NATATORIUM.
WHICH THE DISTRICT TOOK OWNERSHIP OF FROM THE CITY LAST JANUARY.
RIGHT NOW, CONSTRUCTION IS HAPPENING ACROSS MULTIPLE AREAS AT ONCE.
WE'VE ALREADY HAD SOME EARLY TURNOVERS LIKE THE KITCHEN AND DINING IN THE UPPER LEFT, AND WHILE OTHER AREAS LIKE THE SIDE SWING AND ATHLETICS ARE STILL ACTIVELY UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
IT'S A PROJECT WITH A LOT OF MOVING PIECES, BUT WE'RE MAKING STEADY PROGRESS ACROSS THE CAMPUS.
TIGARD IS A FULL REPLACEMENT PROJECT, A NEW MIDDLE SCHOOL SERVING GRADES 6 THROUGH 8.
THE SITE ALLOWED US TO BUILD THE NEW SCHOOL RIGHT NEXT TO THE EXISTING CAMPUS WHILE IT STAYED FULLY OCCUPIED.
SO STUDENTS AND STAFF ARE GOING TO SCHOOL EVERY DAY RIGHT NEXT TO AN ACTIVE CONSTRUCTION SITE, WHICH TAKES A LOT OF COORDINATION, ACCESS, SAFETY, LOGISTICS, AND IS ONE OF THE REASONS WE PACKAGED THIS PROJECT TOGETHER WITH PLANO SENIOR HIGH UNDER A SINGLE CONTRACTOR.
RIGHT NOW AT HAGGARD, WE'RE WELL INTO INTERIOR FINISHES.
WE'RE TARGETING SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION OF THE NEW BUILDING ON JULY 6, 2026.
THIS IS A GOOD ONE TO ACTUALLY SEE.
SO RIGHT HERE AT THE BEGINNING, WE'RE STARTING RIGHT THERE AT THE ADMIN SUITE.
THE ADMINISTRATION SUITE IS RIGHT HERE LOCATED ON THE FIRST FLOOR.
NEXT TO IT, WE'VE GOT A MEDIA SERVICES LIBRARY CENTER AND THEN OUR TWO-STORY WING, WHICH WE'LL GET AROUND TO AS WE SWING AROUND THE BACK.
RIGHT HERE ARE OUR ATHLETIC LOCKER ROOMS. WE'VE GOT OUR TWO NEW COMPETITION GYMS, ONE OF WHICH WILL DOUBLE AS A STORM SHELTER, A NICE TWO-FOR-ONE.
AS WE GO AROUND HERE, WE ALSO HAVE OUR KITCHEN OR OUR CAFETERIA DINING SPACE.
BOTH THE DINING SPACE, IT'S GOT A STAGE RIGHT OFF OF IT THAT BACKS UP TO FINE ARTS CENTER.
BOTH THE DINING AND THE ATHLETIC SPACE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME FOR AFTER-HOURS EVENTS, BASICALLY, SECURE THE REST OF THE CAMPUS, AND ALLOW THOSE SPACES TO BE USED AND FULLY OCCUPIED FOR EVENTS.
OFF OF OUR DINING SPACE AND CAFETERIA, WE HAVE OUR KITCHEN.
WE THEN GO INTO THE BACK OF HOUSE SERVICE YARD AND AS WE'RE MAKING OUR WAY AROUND HERE WE'VE GOT OUR FINE ARTS CENTER OR OUR FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT BAND CHOIR ORCHESTRA IN THIS HIGH VOLUME AREA RIGHT HERE.
AS WE'RE SWINGING AROUND THIS IS OUR TWO STORY WING.
WE'LL HAVE ART ON THE LOWER LEVEL WITH CTE KIND OF BACK MORE INTERIOR.
UP ON THE SECOND FLOOR WE'LL HAVE A CLASSROOM WING.
IT CANTILEVERS OUT OVER AN OUTDOOR ART SPACE.
THEY CAN COME OUTSIDE AND USE FIXATIVES ON SPRAY.
THIS IS THE VIEW OFF THE BACK OF THE MEDIA SERVICES LIBRARY ROOM.
THAT'LL GIVE YOU A STRAIGHT SHOT OUT TOWARDS PLANO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
AND THEN THIS IS OUR THREE-STORY WING.
WE'VE GOT SPECIAL ED ON THE FIRST FLOOR.
UP ABOVE IT IS ANOTHER CLASSROOM LEVEL, LET'S SAY SIXTH.
AND ON THE THIRD FLOOR IS SEVENTH GRADE.
AND THEN WE'VE GOT OUR ADMINISTRATION AND COUNSELOR SUITE KIND OF HERE AS WE MAKE OUR WAY DOWN INDEPENDENCE AND GET BACK TO THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING.
AS WE SWING AROUND HERE, YOU CAN KIND OF SEE PLANO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL IN THE BACKDROP.
THE SAME SITE THAT WE HAVE OUR NEW HAGGARD ON, OUR EXISTING HAGGARD ON.
PLANO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL IS OPERATING.
WE'VE GOT AN AQUATIC CENTER AND THEN CONSTRUCTION LANDED THEIR THEIR TRAILERS ON IT.
PLANO SENIOR IS A BIG ONE, THE LARGEST AND LONGEST DURATION PROJECT IN THE PROGRAM.
WE BROKE IT INTO TWO PACKAGES.
PACKAGE ONE, THE BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL COMPLEX IS COMPLETE.
THAT WORK INCLUDED MOVING SOFTBALL OUT OF HAGGARD'S WAY AND PLACING IT NEXT TO BASEBALL TO CREATE A SINGLE COMPLEX.
IT ALSO INCLUDED NEW TURF AT BASEBALL ALONG WITH DUGOUT EXTENSIONS
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AT BOTH.PACKAGE TWO IS EVERYTHING ELSE, AND IT'S PROGRESSING ON MULTIPLE FRONTS.
THE NEW BAND FIELD AND TOWER ARE COMPLETE.
THOSE WERE RELOCATED TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE CAMPUS TO CLEAR SPACE FOR THE NEW ATHLETIC ADDITION.
YOU CAN KIND OF SEE IN THE LOWER LEFT HERE.
THAT ADDITION IS ABOUT 104,000 SQUARE FEET AND INCLUDES TWO NEW GYM FLOORS, WHICH ALSO SERVE AS THE STORM SHELTER.
A NEW FRONT ENTRANCE TO THE COMPETITION GYM, AND A COMPLETELY REBUILT STUDENT ACTIVITY CENTER.
AT THE SAME TIME, WE'RE RENOVATING THE EXISTING LOCKER ROOM SPACES IN THREE SUBFACES, SO THE EXISTING ATHLETIC BUILDING IS ALSO BEING RENOVATED FOR LOCKER ROOM SPACE.
THE FIRST, THE WOMEN'S LOCKER ROOM, IS COMPLETE AND WAS TURNED OVER AT THE START OF THE YEAR.
CONSTRUCTION THEN MOVED INTO THE MEN'S LOCKER ROOM, AND IN MARCH, THEY BEGAN THE THIRD AND FINAL SUBFACE OF THE COMPETITION GYM IN THE CONCOURSE.
ALL OF THOSE ATHLETIC RENOVATIONS AND ADDITIONS ARE SCHEDULED TO TURN OVER IN OCTOBER OF 2026.
BEYOND THAT, PHASE CONSTRUCTION WILL CONTINUE ON THIS CAMPUS THROUGH FEBRUARY OF 2029.
WE'LL BE RELOCATING OUT OF BUILDING B, LOCATED HERE, OUT OF BUILDING B AND MOVING INTO EXISTING HAGGARD.
ONCE BUILDING B IS COMPLETELY RENOVATED, THEN WE'LL BE REPEATING THAT PROCESS WITH BUILDING A.
DURING THAT TIME, WE'LL ALSO DEMOLISH THE EXISTING BUILDING C, RIGHT THERE IN THE MIDDLE, AND REPLACE IT WITH A NEW FACILITY THAT INCLUDES DINING AND KITCHEN ON THE FIRST FLOOR AND A LIBRARY ABOVE.
THOSE RENOVATIONS ARE COMPLETE, WE'LL THEN DEMOLISH THE EXISTING HAGGARD AND CONSTRUCT A NEW 12-COURT TENNIS COMPLEX IN ITS PLACE.
AND MORE RECENTLY, WE'VE BEEN ASKED TO INCORPORATE CONNECTORS AT THE THREE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS, ALL THREE, INTERIOR HALLWAYS THAT ALLOW STUDENTS TO MOVE BETWEEN BUILDINGS WITHOUT GOING OUTSIDE.
AND RATHER THAN TRY TO EXPLAIN THAT IN PLAN, THIS IS A QUICK CLIP THAT SHOWS WHAT THAT CONNECTOR EXPERIENCE WILL LOOK LIKE, STARTING FROM THE NEW BUILDING C AND MOVING TOWARDS ATHLETICS.
YOU'LL HAVE, THIS IS OUR NEW BUILDING C THAT WE'RE ENTERING INTO, AND YOU'LL HAVE DINING ROOM ON THE LOWER FLOOR, A LIBRARY ABOVE, KITCHEN OFF TO THE LEFT, AND THEN WE'RE MAKING OUR WAY TO THOSE DOORS RIGHT THERE INTO THE CONNECTOR.
LOOKING OUT THOSE WINDOWS, YOU GOT NICE VIEWS OF THE POND OUT THERE.
WE'RE THROUGH OUR CAFETERIA SPACE.
AND THIS IS ACTUALLY INTO THE CONNECTOR SPACE.
YOU'VE GOT VIEWS TO THE POND OFF TO THE RIGHT.
AGAIN, JUST SECURE, COVERED, WEATHERPROOF AREA TO GET BETWEEN CLASSES.
I'M GOING TO PAUSE RIGHT THERE.
AND THAT WAS A LOOK INTO OUR NEW ATHLETIC LOBBY.
STUDENTS CAN MOVE ACROSS CAMPUS WITHOUT HAVING TO GO OUTSIDE, WHICH IN AUGUST AND FEBRUARY IS A PRETTY GOOD UPGRADE.
SO WE'VE GOT A VIEW OF THE NEW BUILDING C ACROSS THE POND THAT'S THE DINING ROOM SPACE ON THE LOWER FLOOR WITH LIBRARY ABOVE THIS IS A VIEW OF THE NEW MAIN ENTRY THAT WE'LL HAVE THIS IS A VIEW OF THE NEW ATHLETIC ENTRY AND THEN THIS IS ONE OF OUR COLLABORATION SPACES INSIDE THE CT CENTER IS ONE WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT.
THIS IS A NEW GROUND-UP FACILITY, ABOUT 160,000 SQUARE FEET, FOCUSED ON CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION.
SO THIS IS A HANDS-ON LEARNING REAL-WORLD ENVIRONMENTS, AND SPACE IS DESIGNED AROUND SPECIFIC CAREER PATHWAYS.
CONSTRUCTION IS MOVING WELL, STRUCTURE IS UP, BUILDING IS STARTING TO DRY IN, AND INTERIOR WORK IS RAMPING UP.
WE'RE TARGETING COMPLETION OCTOBER OF 2026.
THIS IS LOCATED AT ALLMAN PARK, ACROSS FROM OUR FINE ARTS CENTER, JUST NORTH OF OUR ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL.
THIS IS ONE OF THOSE PHOTO MONTAGES THAT KIND OF SHOW THROUGH THE DIFFERENT MONTHS THE BUILD-OUT AND WHERE WE ARE TODAY.
THIS FACILITY ALSO INCLUDES A STUDENT-RUN RESTAURANT, SO STUDENTS ARE GETTING REAL HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE.
WE'RE LOOKING AT THE MAIN ENTRY THAT'S GOING TO BE OFF OF ALMA.
SO THE MAIN ENTRY RIGHT THERE OFF ALMA WILL HAVE A...
THE SECONDARY ENTRY OFF PARK PROVIDES DIRECT ACCESS TO A CREDIT UNION OF TEXAS, STUDENT-RUN BANK, AND A TONY AND GUY COSMETOLOGY SALON.
SO THIS IS ONE WHERE THE PUBLIC CAN ACTUALLY COME IN AND GRAB LUNCH, GET A HAIRCUT, ALL WHILE STUDENTS ARE LEARNING IN A REAL-WORLD ENVIRONMENT.
THE HEALTH SCIENCE PATHWAY WILL ALSO INCLUDE A RADIOLOGY LAB WITH THE SAME TYPE OF X-RAY EQUIPMENT USED IN HOSPITALS.
YOU'LL SEE CLASSROOM LABS THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING WITH THE LARGER INDUSTRIAL SPACES LIKE WELDING AND PAINT AND COLLISION REPAIR, OR PAINT AND COLLISION REPAIR LOCATED TOWARD THE BACK WITH ROLL-UP DOORS.
OPENING TO A SECURE SERVICE YARD.
A COUPLE OF VIEWS FROM THE INTERIOR.
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PLANO WEST AND EAST.AT PLANO WEST AND EAST, WE'VE GOT MAJOR RENOVATIONS HAPPENING SIMULTANEOUSLY.
THERE ARE A LOT OF SIMILARITIES BETWEEN THE TWO.
ATHLETICS UPGRADES, INCLUDING TWO NEW GYM FLOORS AND LOCKER ROOM RENOVATIONS.
BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL DUGOUT EXPANSIONS, NEW TENNIS COURTS.
ALONG WITH INFRASTRUCTURE AND SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS LIKE ENTRY-RESISTANT FILM AND CONNECTORS.
BOTH CAMPUSES ARE FULLY OPERATIONAL DURING CONSTRUCTION, SO EVERYTHING IS BEING CAREFULLY PHASED TO KEEP SCHOOL RUNNING.
AT PLANO WEST SPECIFICALLY, THESE ARE SOME VIEWS OF PLANO WEST.
AT PLANO WEST SPECIFICALLY, THE ADMINISTRATIVE SUITE IS RELOCATING TO THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE BUILDING, WHICH WILL IMPROVE ACCESS AND GIVE VISITORS MORE ROOM TO NAVIGATE.
IT'S ALSO RECEIVING A NEW AUTO SHOP.
AND IF YOU'VE DRIVEN BY RECENTLY, YOU CAN ALREADY SEE THE NEW TWO-STORY CLASSROOM WING GOING UP.
PARK AND WILLOW BEND, THE CORNER.
SOME VIEWS OF EAST, ALSO IN CONSTRUCTION, SIMILAR STUFF HAPPENING AT THE DUGOUTS ON THE BASEBALL FIELD.
ITS NEW TWO COURTS ARE LANDING BETWEEN THEIR EXISTING STUDENT ACTIVITY CENTER AND THEIR EXISTING GYM.
HOLYFIELD, I WANTED TO BRIEFLY HIGHLIGHT THE HOLYFIELD SCIENCE LEARNING CENTER.
THIS IS ONE WHERE WE HAVE SOME LONGER-TERM PLANS TO REALLY TRANSFORM THE EXPERIENCE.
CREATING SOMETHING STUDENTS ARE EXCITED TO COME TO WITH A STRONGER FOCUS ON HANDS-ON SCIENCE AND OUTDOOR LEARNING.
IN PARALLEL WITH THAT, WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE CITY ON A POTENTIAL LAND SWAP, ESSENTIALLY EXCHANGING THE CURRENT HOLYFIELD SITE FOR THE DOUGLAS COMMUNITY CENTER SITE.
THAT WOULD ALLOW BOTH THE DISTRICT AND THE CITY TO BETTER ALIGN FACILITIES WITH HOW EACH OF US IS USING THEM TODAY.
STILL EARLY IN THAT PROCESS, BUT WE WANTED TO SHARE IT AS PART OF THE LONG-RANGE PICTURE.
THIS NEXT ONE ISN'T PART OF THE CURRENT BOND.
IT WAS ACTUALLY A 2016 BOND PROJECT, BUT IT IS NOW FULLY COMPLETE AND OPEN.
THE BONSER THOMAS WELCOME AND ENROLLMENT CENTER REALLY SERVES AS A FRONT DOOR FOR THE COMMUNITY, AND WE JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT IT AS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF THAT.
A FEW OTHER CAPITAL PROJECTS AT CLARK STADIUM.
WE COMPLETED REPAVING OF THE PARKING LOT.
THE EXISTING PAVEMENT HAD REALLY DETERIORATED TO THE POINT YOU COULD TELL IT WAS TIME, SO THIS WAS A MUCH-NEEDED UPGRADE.
AT HARRINGTON ELEMENTARY, WITH THE CLOSURE OF DAVIS, WE RELOCATED THE REGIONAL DAY SCHOOL PROGRAM FOR THE DEAF TO THAT CAMPUS.
THAT INCLUDED ACOUSTIC IMPROVEMENTS, ENHANCED WAYFINDING GRAPHICS, AND A VISUAL ALERT AND NOTIFICATION SYSTEM, ALL TAILORED TO BETTER SUPPORT THOSE STUDENTS.
AND THEN FINALLY, WE'VE COMPLETED THE DEMOLITION OF SEVERAL LEGACY CAMPUSES, MENTIONED BEFORE TONIGHT, ARMSTRONG, DAVIS, AND FOREMAN, WHICH ARE BEING ACQUIRED BY THE CITY.
AND CARPENTER WHICH THE DISTRICT WILL RETAIN SO JUST TO WRAP IT UP WE'RE FULL WE'RE FULLY IN EXECUTION MODE IN THE 2022 BOND PROGRAM THERE'S A LOT OF WORK HAPPENING ACROSS ALL PHASES ACROSS THE ENTIRE DISTRICT AND NONE OF IT HAPPENS IN A VACUUM THE COORDINATION WITH THE CITY PERMITTING INSPECTIONS INFRASTRUCTURE IS A BIG PART OF WHAT KEEPS US MOVING SO WE APPRECIATE THAT PARTNERSHIP WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT WHERE THIS PROGRAM IS HEADED AND THE IMPACT IT'S GOING TO HAVE ACROSS THE DISTRICT THANK YOU ALL RIGHT CHRISTIE'S ANY QUESTIONS JUST TO CLARIFY, TONY, BECAUSE IT SOUNDED LIKE WE WERE POTENTIALLY, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE, YOU SAID SOMETHING ABOUT SWAPPING THE HOLYFIELD SITE.
WE'RE NOT ATTEMPTING TO GET RID OF THE HOLYFIELD.
THE WAY YOU WORDED IT WAS VERY CONFUSING, AND I'M WORRIED THAT THE COMMUNITY IS GOING TO BE CONFUSED.
CAN YOU CLARIFY THAT, PLEASE? SO THE HOLYFIELD CENTER, WE ARE NOT LOSING, NO.
HOLYFIELD CENTER IS STILL OUR BUILDING.
IT CURRENTLY SITS ON PART OF THE WOODRUFF PARK, I BELIEVE.
AND SO THAT IS OWNED BY THE CITY.
THE DOUGLAS COMMUNITY CENTER IS OUR PROPERTY, AND THE CITY RUNS IT.
AND SO THE IDEA IS THAT WE SWAP THE LAND SO THAT WE GIVE THE DOUGLAS COMMUNITY CENTER KIND OF OWNERSHIP OF THE LAND THAT IT SITS ON, AND THE CITY IN TURN PROVIDES A SIMILAR SIZE PARCEL TO US SO THAT THE LAND THE HOLYFIELD CENTER IS ON, THAT WE ARE STILL OCCUPYING AND USING, IS OUR PROPERTY.
SOMEONE WHO'S OUT OF THEIR LEARNING CENTER WAS LIKE MY FAVORITE FIELD TRIP.
YOU PANICKED ME A LITTLE BIT THERE.
THE IDEA IS THAT WE'RE MAKING THAT BUILDING BETTER.
WE'RE JUST GOING TO KIND OF, YES, MAKE USE OF THAT PROPERTY.
YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT CONNECTING THE BUILDINGS AT PLANO SENIOR HIGH.
IS THERE A SECURITY ASPECT TO THAT? WILL THERE BE AN ABILITY TO KEEP? THE CAMPUS LOCKED DOWN IN SOME FORM OR FASHION BY DOING THAT AND BE ABLE TO SEAL THE ENTRANCES? YES, SIR.
YES, THE CONNECTORS ARE HAPPENING AT ALL THREE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS, AND ONE OF THE MAIN INTENTION I FOCUSED ON, I'M GLAD YOU'RE ASKING THAT QUESTION, WAS, YEAH, KIND OF AN INTERIOR PATHWAY FOR STUDENTS TO GO BEYOND.
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THESE CONNECTORS ARE MEANT TO BE A SECURITY FEATURE.THEY ARE A FOR THE WAY THAT THEY ARE OPERATING AROUND THE BUILDING, THEY ARE POTENTIALLY EXTERIOR WALLS, FULLY ENCLOSED SPACES THAT ALLOW THE STUDENTS NOT TO HAVE TO GO OUTSIDE.
SO YOU CAN LOCK ALL EXTERIOR DOORS AS A SECURITY MEANS, AND STUDENTS ARE KIND OF SAFE INSIDE A CONTIGUOUS BUILDING.
THANK YOU, TONY, AND THANK YOU TO PATRICK.
WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM 3.6, WHICH IS THE PLANO ISD TRANSPORTATION UPDATE.
I WILL INVITE STEVE EWING, CHIEF OF BUSINESS OPERATIONS, AND MARK SKINNER, OUR DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION, TO PLEASE PRESENT.
GOOD EVENING, CITY OF PLANO, BOARD, CABINET MEMBERS.
I'M STEVE EWING, CHIEF OF BUSINESS OPERATIONS.
MR. MARK SKINNER, OUR DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION, WE'RE GOING TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE AT THIS TIME ON TRANSPORTATION.
DO WE HAVE THE CLICKER? I'M GOOD.
OKAY, SO REAL QUICK, I WANT TO SHARE SOME RENOVATIONS TO THE TRANSPORTATION CENTER I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT.
IF YOU NOTICE IN THE LOWER LEFT CORNER OF THE IMAGE, YOU'LL SEE A DIAGRAM PLAN OF A NEW TRANSPORTATION SHOP FACILITY, WHICH WILL BE A DRIVE-THRU FACILITY, WHICH IS THAT BOTTOM LEFT ORANGE AREA.
ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT OF THAT IMAGE YOU'LL SEE A BLUE AREA THAT SAYS CONFERENCE CENTER.
THAT'S OUR EXISTING SHOP NOW THAT WAS BUILT 30 YEARS AGO.
AND WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO UPDATE THAT.
AND WE'RE GOING TO TURN THAT INTO THE TOP RIGHT IMAGE, WHICH WILL BE A TRAINING AREA WITH 375 OR MORE EMPLOYEES.
WE'LL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO MORE TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES AND MORE SAFETY TRAINING.
IF YOU NOTICE THE WINDOW, THE LARGER WINDOW IN THAT TOP RIGHT IMAGE, THAT'S ACTUALLY GOING TO BE A SLIDING DOOR, SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO PULL IN VEHICLES TO DO TRAINING INDOORS.
AND WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT OPPORTUNITY.
THE BOTTOM RIGHT IMAGE IS JUST OOPS, JUMPED AHEAD THERE, STEVE.
THOSE WINDOWS THERE IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT ARE CURRENTLY THE DOORS TO GET INTO THE EXISTING SHOP, AND THAT WILL OPEN THAT AREA UP FOR THAT TRAINING, WHICH WILL BE GREAT.
SO MOVING TO THE NEXT SLIDE IS THE NEW FUEL ISLAND.
IF YOU SEE THE DIAGRAM ON THE RIGHT ARE THE PLANS OF THE OUTLINE AREA IN BLUE IS CURRENTLY KIND OF A GRASSY AREA ON THE VISITOR SIDE OF CLARK.
THAT'S GOING TO BE A BRAND NEW FUEL STATION FOR ALL OF OUR VEHICLES.
THE EXISTING FUEL STATION, WHICH IS ALSO 30 YEARS OLD, NEEDED TO BE UPDATED.
SO BY MOVING THAT FUEL OUT OF THAT ALLOWS US THE EXPANSION OF THAT SHOP AREA.
SO THIS WOULD BE A GREAT NEW AREA.
THIS RENDERING IS NOT COMPLETELY.
ACCURATE, BUT GIVES YOU A ROUGH IDEA OF WHAT THAT AREA IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE OVER THERE.
WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT AREA THERE.
SO, VERY EXCITED ABOUT THOSE OPPORTUNITIES TO UPGRADE OUR STATION.
OKAY, STEVE, ARE WE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE STUDENT ID PROGRAM? WE CURRENTLY LAUNCHED A PILOT PROGRAM CURRENTLY FOR OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA, THIS IS A PILOT PROGRAM WHERE WE'RE LAUNCHING A STUDENT ID PLATFORM WHERE THE STUDENTS CAN SCAN FOR LIBRARY BOOKS, SCAN FOR THEIR CAFETERIA, AND I'M MOST EXCITED ABOUT THEY CAN SCAN THOSE STUDENTS ON AND OFF THE BUS AND GIVE US MORE ACCURATE DATA, MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADJUSTING OUR ROUTES AND MAKING THEM MORE EFFICIENT.
AND DURING THIS PILOT, I'LL SAY THAT THE STUDENTS, THE ELEMENTARY STUDENTS, STUDENTS ARE SO EXCITED TO HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY AND THEY'RE VERY PROUD AND FOR EXAMPLE ON A BUS OF 30 STUDENTS WE'VE HAD MAYBE THREE STUDENTS THAT HAVE NOT BROUGHT THEIR BADGE THEY'RE SO PUMPED UP ABOUT IT AND VERY EXCITED AT THOSE RESULTS.
THE DIAGRAM HERE ON THE RIGHT OF THIS SLIDE IT SHOWS ALL THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT THIS SYSTEM WILL OFFER AND WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT DOING THAT.
SO AGAIN, THE PURPOSE OF THIS FOR PLANO ISD IS FOR SAFETY.
SO HAVING THIS FOR THE SAFETY OF THOSE STUDENTS ALLOWS US TO MAKE SURE WE COULD PULL A REPORT IF WE NEEDED TO UNDERSTAND WHERE A STUDENT MAY HAVE GOTTEN OFF OR IF WE HAVE A SITUATION WHERE WE HAVE A STUDENT THAT WE'RE TRYING TO CONFIRM IF THEY GOT ON THE BUS, ET CETERA.
WE'RE ABLE TO FIND THAT INFORMATION IN REAL TIME, AND IT'S JUST A WONDERFUL SAFETY MEASURE FOR OUR STUDENTS.
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DO THE NEXT ONE.SO THE LAUNCH IS LIMITED TO THE ELEMENTARY, SO WE'RE ONLY DOING THOSE SIX ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
WE'RE LEANING ON SAFETY AS OUR PLAN AND OUR GOAL, AND WE'RE CURRENTLY REFINING PROCEDURES OF HOW WE'RE GETTING THOSE IDS MADE AND WORKING WITH OUR TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENTS, AND WE'RE WORKING WITH OUR SAFETY AND SECURITY TEAM AND OUR CAMPUSES.
AND I WOULD SAY THE FEEDBACK SO FAR FROM OUR CAMPUSES, IT'S BEEN A GREAT PARTNERSHIP WORKING TOGETHER TO GET ALL THAT PULLED TOGETHER.
SO IT'S BEEN A VERY SUCCESSFUL PILOT TO DATE.
AND IT'S, I THINK WE'RE IN OUR THIRD WEEKEND AND WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO THE END OF MAY.
SO THESE CAMPUSES HERE ARE THE SIX CAMPUSES THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY DOING.
BRINKER, HICKEY, HUNT, JACKSON, STINSON AND WELLS.
AND WE ARE GETTING GREAT COOPERATION AND PARTNERSHIP WITH THOSE PRINCIPALS.
AND REALLY, SO FAR I WOULD SAY WE'RE HAVING GREAT MOMENTUM IN PULLING IT TOGETHER.
JUST TO KIND OF TOUCH ON WHAT THE THE CHILDREN OR THE STUDENTS ARE GETTING.
THEY'RE GETTING A LANYARD, THEY'RE GETTING A BADGE WITH THE BADGE HOLDER AND AS I INDICATED BEFORE THEY ARE VERY PROUD OF THIS OPPORTUNITY.
ONE OF THE INITIATIVES THAT WE DO IN TRANSPORTATION IS MAKING SURE OUR PRE-K, K AND FIRST GRADERS ARE MATCHED TO A PARENT SAFELY.
WITH THESE CARDS IT ONLY ALLOWS US TO BE EVEN MORE ACCURATE WITH THAT MATCHING, THOSE TABLETS.
WHEN YOU BADGE ON, YOU HEAR A WONDERFUL CHIME, AND IF YOU'RE ON THE WRONG BUS OR YOU'RE NOT SURE, WE GET AN ALERT, AND THOSE DRIVERS WILL GET AN ALERT THAT WILL FLASH RED, AND WE KNOW IMMEDIATELY THAT THEY NEED TO BE MATCHED WITH A PARENT OR GUARDIAN, WHICH IS FANTASTIC.
SO IF YOU LOOK TO THE RIGHT, ON THESE, EVERY STUDENT'S BADGE WILL BE GOLD, PRE-K, K, AND FIRST GRADE WILL BE RED.
SO THE BADGE WILL BE COLOR-CODED TO ALERT US, AS WELL AS THE TABLET.
THAT'S JUST SHOWING YOU THE LANDERS AND THE BADGES.
SO THE OTHER THING THAT THE CAMPUSES ARE WORKING THROUGH ON THESE ARE BEING ABLE TO CREATE THOSE BADGES THEMSELVES.
SO IF A STUDENT LOSES A BADGE OR THEY NEED A NEW BADGE, THEY'RE ABLE TO CREATE THAT BADGE ON THE SPOT AT THE CAMPUS AS NEEDED.
SO EACH CAMPUS IS PROVIDED A PRINTER.
THESE ARE RFID CARDS, SO THEY'RE PROGRAMMED.
SO THEY CAN, AT THE CAMPUS LEVEL, IF A STUDENT LOSES A BADGE, THEY'RE ABLE TO GO IN, TAKE A PICTURE, STUDENT PICTURE, AND PULL THE INFORMATION FROM OUR SKYWARD TECHNOLOGY THAT DR. TANNER HAD SHARED EARLIER, AND IT ALL MESHES TOGETHER IN A GREAT SYSTEM.
AND THIS JUST KIND OF GIVES YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE ON THE BUS WHEN THEY GET ON THE BUS TO SCAN.
AND I THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A VIDEO HERE, IF I CAN GET TO IT.
SO THIS SLIDE IS JUST TOUCHING ON THE FACT THAT WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF IT.
WE HAD COMMUNICATION, ET CETERA.
THIS GIVES YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT HAPPENED JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE ABLE TO PLAY ONE OF THOSE VIDEOS FOR US.
THIS GIVES YOU A QUICK IDEA OF HOW WE PULLED IT TOGETHER.
I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO WATCH THE OTHER ONE.
I'LL REITERATE THE OWNERSHIP THAT THE STUDENTS AND THE EXCITEMENT THEY HAVE IS VERY VERY WELL RECEIVED.
THE CAMPUS SUPPORT HAS BEEN FANTASTIC.
WE HAD TRANSPORTATION STAFF ON SITE, WE HAD ADMINISTRATORS ON SITE, AND YOU KNOW WE COULD WORRY AND THINK ALL DAY LONG ABOUT HOW THEY'RE GOING TO DO IT.
THEY WERE LEADING US ALMOST THAT THEY WERE SO EXCITED TO DO IT.
SO IT'S REALLY A GREAT INITIATIVE SO VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT SO WE'RE GOING TO TRANSITION TO EV SCHOOL BUS INFRASTRUCTURE UPDATE I HOPE MANY OF YOU KNOW THAT WE HAVE STARTED DOING ELECTRIC BUS.
WE HAVE 16 ELECTRIC BUSES IN OUR DISTRICT AND WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF UTILIZING THOSE BUSES FOR SHUTTLE SERVICE.
TRYING TO SEE HOW FAR THESE ELECTRIC BUSES CAN GO.
WE'VE HAD MANY, MANY TRAINING SESSIONS AND JUST FROM THE CITY OF PLANO PERSPECTIVE, WE WILL BE PARTNERING AND REACHING OUT TO YOU GUYS FOR EMERGENCY AND EMS SO THEY WOULD KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT.
WHEN THEY COME ACROSS AN ELECTRIC BUS, WHERE ARE THE SAFE AREAS, WHERE ARE THE DANGER AREAS? SO WE'LL BE REACHING OUT TO YOU GUYS AND PARTNERING WITH YOU ON THAT, JUST SO WE'RE ALL COVERING ON HOW THAT HIGH-VOLTAGE SYSTEM WORKS.
THE ITEM ON THE BELOW SHOWS EVERYTHING IN GOLD THAT'S PROTECTED
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BY THE FRAME.THAT'S ALL YOUR HIGH-VOLTAGE AREAS.
A BATTERY CAPACITY OF 3015 KILOWATTS, ROUGHLY ENOUGH ELECTRICITY TO POWER AN AVERAGE HOME.
WE TRAVEL ABOUT 100 MILES ON OUR AVERAGE ROUTES AND A FULL CHARGE CAN TAKE US ON THOSE.
IT REALLY, JUST LIKE ANYTHING ELSE, IF YOU'RE HEAVIER ON THE ACCELERATOR, YOU MIGHT USE A LITTLE BIT MORE BATTERY AND IF NOT, THEN WE CAN RECHARGE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY AFTER ROUTES.
THERE IS ALSO A SYSTEM WITHIN.
YOU DRIVE IT AND IT HAS A REGENERATIVE BRAKING.
SO BASICALLY LIKE A GOLF CART OR SOMETHING, IF YOU SLOW DOWN, IT WILL RECHARGE AS IT SLOWS DOWN.
SO THAT'S ANOTHER KEY FEATURE THAT HELPS US AS WE'RE DRIVING OUR WIDE RANGE OF DISTANCES ON OUR ROUTES.
THIS GIVES YOU AN IDEA REAL QUICK OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE WE HAVE ON SITE, WHICH SHOWS THE CHARGING STATIONS AND THE DIGITAL READOUTS AND HOW WE CAN.
MONITOR THAT BATTERY POWER AND THAT BATTERY CHARGE.
SO WE WILL BE CHARGING EITHER OVERNIGHT OR IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROUTE DAY AND THE CHARGERS ARE SMART CHARGERS SO WHEN THEY'RE FULLY CHARGED, THEY DON'T JUST STAY ON THEY WILL STOP IT MAYBE 10% TO FULL CHARGE AND THEN THEY'LL ACTIVATE AND GET BACK UP AGAIN AND JUST TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE NOT CONSTANTLY RUNNING IF THAT MAKES SENSE AND LAST, WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE TEXAS LAW, SENATE BILL 546, REGARDING THREE-POINT SEATBELTS.
I DON'T HAVE A FANCY CLICKER, TONY.
SO 546 IS BASICALLY A SAFETY MEASURE FOR THE STATE OF TEXAS REQUIRING ALL SCHOOL BUSES TO HAVE THREE-POINT SAFETY BELTS.
THE FIRST PART OF THAT IS HAVING A STUDY.
THE FULL COMPLIANCE IS NOT UNTIL 2029 TO GIVE SCHOOL DISTRICTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOME REVIEW OF THEIR FLEET, WHAT ARE THE NEEDS OF THE FLEET, HOW ARE WE GOING TO ESTIMATE THE COSTS, AND WE NEED ALL THOSE IN BY THE END OF MAY.
WE HAVE CERTAIN PARAMETERS THAT YOU HAVE TO FOLLOW TO DO THAT, SO WE DID DO AN ESTIMATE COST TO RETROFIT ALL THE BUSES.
THE THINGS THAT HAVE TO BE TAKEN CONSIDERATION FOR THOSE BUSES, DEPENDING ON THE YEAR AND MODEL OF THAT BUS, THE COST COULD RANGE ANYWHERE FROM $25,000 UP TO $60,000 PLUS THOUSAND DOLLARS DUE TO YOU HAVE TO REPLACE THE FLOOR.
YOU CAN'T JUST REPLACE THE SEAT WITH ANOTHER NEW SEAT.
YOU HAVE TO TAKE IN CONSIDERATION THE FLOOR AND THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE.
WE DID DO SOME COST ESTIMATES FOR THAT.
WE HAVE A TOTAL OF 314 BUSES, 216 ALREADY FULLY EQUIPPED WITH THREE-POINT SEATBELTS.
WE HAVE 19 WITH LAP BELTS AND 79 THAT HAVE NO SEATBELTS AT ALL.
AND THOSE ARE THE OLDER, OLDER BUSES THAT WE HAVE.
YOU CAN SEE THOSE NUMBERS UP UNTIL 192 BUSES FOR 2020 AND 2026.
98 BUSES WITHOUT THREE-POINT SAFETY BELTS RESULTS INTO A TOTAL COST OF TO REPLACE BASED ON THE QUOTES ABOUT 6.5 MILLION DOLLARS SO THAT'S A BIG HIT FOR US BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS WE HAVE A REALLY GREAT RETIREMENT PLAN FOR OUR BUSES WE TRY TO MAKE THEM RUN FOR 15 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES SO BY THE TIME THAT 2029 DEADLINE COMES AROUND WE'LL BE ABLE TO REPLACE ALL THOSE VEHICLES AND WE'LL BE IN PERFECT COMPLIANCE WITH THE STATE LAW.
I FEEL REALLY CONFIDENT ABOUT THAT.
REMAINING 98 BUSES ADDRESSED TO THE REPLACEMENT PLAN, LIKE I SAID, FULL COMPLIANCE BY 2029.
TRUSTEES, COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS FOR STEVE AND MARK? ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT, OUR FINAL REPORT THIS EVENING IS AGENDA ITEM 3.7, PLANO ISD PROGRAM UPDATE.
COURTNEY GOBER, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR STUDENT SUCCESS, AND IVAN CANTU, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR STRATEGY AND INNOVATION, AS WELL AS LESLIE RANGESTANTON, CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER, TO PLEASE PRESENT.
GOOD EVENING, BOARD AND COUNCIL.
I'LL LET MY COLLEAGUES COME UP, BUT I HAVE THE FIRST FEW SLIDES, SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED.
WE'RE GOING TO START WITH OUR SUMMER PROGRAMMING FOR THIS UPCOMING SUMMER.
REALLY, SUMMER SCHOOL OR SUMMER PROGRAMS ARE DIVIDED INTO TWO MAIN BRANCHES.
ONE IS SORT OF OUR REMEDIATION OR TO PREVENT SUMMER SLIDE IN TERMS OF LEARNING.
SO YOU'LL SEE THOSE ARE THE TOP THREE OR FOUR PROGRAMS. AND THEN WE HAVE WHAT WE CALL
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ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS OR GT PROGRAMS OR EXPLORATION PROGRAMS. AND THEN YOU'LL SEE THOSE THERE AS WELL.REALLY OUR SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAM REALLY HASN'T CHANGED THAT MUCH EXCEPT FOR LAST YEAR WHEN WE ADDED A LOT TO OUR EXPLORATION PROGRAM.
NEW, I SAY NEW, IT'S REALLY SORT OF COMING BACK BUT THIS TIME IT'S NOT OUT OF DESPERATION AS IT WAS THE FIRST TIME.
WE BROUGHT IN VIRTUAL LEARNING, VIRTUAL ACADEMY TYPE SCHOOLING DURING COVID.
AND WE TRIED IT FOR A YEAR OR TWO AFTERWARDS.
IT SORT OF WANED IN POPULARITY, AND SO WE'RE BRINGING IT BACK ONLY BECAUSE THE LAWS HAVE CHANGED AND HOW THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS CAN GET FUNDING.
SO LONG STORY SHORT, OUR VIRTUAL ACADEMY PROGRAM WILL RUN OUT OF ALL OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS STARTING NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.
WE OPENED UP REGISTRATION EARLY APRIL.
WE JUST CLOSED IT TODAY, AND YOU ARE SEEING NUMBERS HOT OFF THE PRESS.
AND WE'LL START GOING THROUGH THOSE APPLICATIONS STARTING TOMORROW AND THEN WE'LL SEE, I THINK WE'LL PROBABLY LAND ABOUT 100, 120 STUDENTS QUALIFYING FOR VIRTUAL ACADEMY.
VIRTUAL ACADEMY IS GOING TO BE DIFFERENT THAN WE'VE DONE IT IN THE PAST, REALLY FOR TWO MAIN REASONS.
ONE IS NOW YOU CAN TAKE VIRTUAL CLASSES IN TANGENT WITH YOUR IN-PERSON CLASSES.
THAT'S SOMETHING WE'VE NEVER DONE BEFORE.
AND THE SECOND THING THAT'S DIFFERENT IS...
THE SECOND THING THAT'S DIFFERENT IS YOU CAN BE A FULL-TIME VIRTUAL ACADEMY STUDENT AND STILL HOLD YOUR FULL MEMBERSHIP IN YOUR HIGH SCHOOL.
SO YOU CAN STAY AT HOME ALL DAY, TAKE YOUR CLASSES, AND STILL GO TO PROM.
AND THE LAST FEATURE, AND WHY I'M ADDING THIS THIRD, IS BECAUSE THIS PROGRAM WILL NOW ALLOW US TO BRING STUDENTS FROM OUTSIDE THE DISTRICT.
AND SO FOR THE FIRST TIME WE'LL BE ENROLLING STUDENTS AND WE HAVE ALREADY ENROLLED STUDENTS FROM OUTSIDE THE DISTRICT ALL RIGHT, GOOD EVENING.
I'LL BE TALKING TO YOU ALL ABOUT ACADEMY PROGRAMS. PLANO ISD OFFERS SPECIALIZED SCHOOLS DESIGNED AROUND STUDENT INTERESTS AND FUTURE CAREERS.
THESE PROGRAMS ALLOW STUDENTS TO START EXPLORING AND PREPARING FOR THEIR PATH AS THEY ENTER HIGH SCHOOL.
THESE SCHOOLS FEATURE SPECIALIZED STAFF, CURRICULUM, AND EVEN EQUIPMENT THAT WE DON'T GET TO SEE IN OTHER SCHOOLS.
WE CURRENTLY OFFER FIVE ACADEMIES FOR STUDENTS TO CHOOSE FROM, SPECIALIZING FROM HIGH TECH ENGINEERING, HEALTHCARE, GLOBAL LEADERSHIP, AND COLLEGE PREP.
SO I'LL START WITH ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL.
THIS IS IDEAL FOR STUDENTS WHO WANT TO FOCUS ON STEAM, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, COLLABORATIVE SKILLS.
STUDENTS AT THE SCHOOL GET TO WORK ALONGSIDE REAL BUSINESS PARTNERS WHO KIND OF TEACH THEM THE WAY ON A LOT OF THOSE PROJECTS.
THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH E6 A&M, WE OFFER ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING WHERE STUDENTS CAN EARN UP TO 60 COLLEGE CREDITS, INCLUDING IN COURSES RELATED TO THAT FIELD.
COLLIN COLLEGE PARTNERSHIP, WE OFFER OUR HEALTH SCIENCE ACADEMY.
STUDENTS HAVE THE OPTION TO EARN AN ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT AREAS, INCLUDING EMT, CERTIFIED NURSE'S ASSISTANT, REHAB THERAPIES, AND OTHER OPPORTUNITIES.
THE IB PROGRAM HAS BEEN A LONGSTANDING ACADEMY HERE IN PLANO ISD.
AGAIN, STUDENTS EARN UP TO 60 COLLEGE CREDIT CREDITS THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, AND THIS ONE IS ACCEPTED WORLDWIDE.
AND THEN FINALLY, THE WILDCAT COLLEGIATE ACADEMY.
THIS IS ANOTHER PARTNERSHIP THROUGH COLLIN COLLEGE.
WE'RE EXCITED TO BE ENTERING OUR THIRD YEAR, THIRD COHORT WITH THIS PROGRAM, WHERE STUDENTS CAN EARN AN ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE WHILE WORKING ON THEIR HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA.
THESE ARE OUR CURRENT ENROLLMENT NUMBERS AS OF THIS SCHOOL YEAR.
WE'RE EXCITED TO KICK OFF THE COMING SCHOOL YEAR.
THIS YEAR WE OFFERED PLANO FOR YOUR FUTURE EXPO.
WE'RE ALREADY PLANNING ON OUR PLANO FOR YOUR FUTURE EXPO FOR NEXT YEAR, OCTOBER 2026.
WE'RE PLANNING ON MAKING IT EVEN BIGGER SO THAT WE CAN REALLY FOCUS ON ENROLLMENT AND RECRUITMENT FROM OUR EIGHTH GRADERS AND THEN OTHERS OUTSIDE THE DISTRICT.
AND THEN OUR PLANO ISD CENTER, I'M SORRY, CTE CENTER.
SO THIS IS OUR NEWEST BUILDING, OF COURSE.
WE WILL HOUSE 19 HIGH SKILL PROGRAMS LIKE CYBERSECURITY, ELECTRICAL TECHNOLOGIES, AUDIO, VISUAL, AND CULINARY ARTS.
THE CTE CENTER IS GOING TO HOST STUDENTS FROM ALL THE OTHER HIGH SCHOOLS AND SENIOR HIGHS AS WELL.
BUT IT'S NOT JUST FOR STUDENTS, IT'S ALSO FOR THE COMMUNITY.
AND TONY STOLE MY TALKING POINTS FROM EARLIER ABOUT ACCESS TO THE COMMUNITY, BUT THE ONE THING HE DID NOT MENTION WAS THE DISTRICT MADE MERCH STORE.
WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
WE HOPE TO SEE ALL OF Y'ALL THERE BUYING SOME PLANO ISD MERCH AND SUPPORTING OUR SCHOOLS.
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CAMPUS IN THE COMING SCHOOL YEAR WILL BE RECEIVING, WILL BE HOSTING STEM LABS.THIS IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE EDUCATION FOUNDATION.
WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT HOW THIS PROGRAM IS GOING TO LOOK.
WE'RE ALREADY LOOKING AT WRITING CURRICULUM AND EXPERIENCES THIS SUMMER FOR OUR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS.
CODE OF CIVILITY IS SOMETHING NEW FOR OUR DISTRICT THAT WE EMBARKED ON THIS YEAR.
THIS WORK THOUGH STARTED THE LAST SCHOOL YEAR AROUND OCTOBER.
WE WANTED TO TARGET SOMETHING THAT TAUGHT OUR STUDENTS, OUR STAFF, AND OUR COMMUNITY.
HOW TO INTERACT WITH EACH OTHER.
SO OUR GOAL WAS TO ENSURE THAT OUR SCHOOLS REMAIN A PLACE WHERE RESPECT IS THE DEFAULT NOT THE EXCEPTION.
SO AROUND OCTOBER WE MET WITH OUR TEACHER LEADERS, A GROUP THAT WE MEET JUST ABOUT EVERY MONTH, AND WE ASKED THEM WHAT ARE THE VALUES THAT WE WANT TO SEE IN OUR STUDENTS, IN OUR STAFF, IN OUR COMMUNITY.
WHAT THEY CAME UP WITH WAS WORKSHOPS THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR.
WE WENT TO OTHER TEACHERS, WE WENT TO STUDENTS, TOOK IT BACK TO TEACHERS TOOK IT TO DEPARTMENTS TOOK IT TO PARENTS AND WHAT WE CAME UP WITH WAS TRUSTWORTHY, CARING, RESPONSIBLE, AND RESPECTFUL.
THIS YEAR WE HAVE LAUNCHED THIS PROGRAM AT OUR ELEMENTARY CAMPUSES.
THIS IS WHERE WE HAVE STRONG IMPLEMENTATION.
WE HAVE WORKSHOPPED WITH OUR PRINCIPALS ALL YEAR LONG AT THE LEADERSHIP MEETINGS.
EVERY STAFF MEMBER HAS BEEN EXPOSED TO WHAT THE CODE OF CIVILITY IS, AND THEN WE'RE ALREADY WORKING ON WHAT THIS IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE FOR OUR SECONDARY CAMPUSES IN THE COMING SCHOOL YEAR, AND THEN CREATING SOME NEW RESOURCES FOR OUR FAMILIES AS WELL.
GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT TYRA, SUPERINTENDENT WILLIAMS, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND CABINET, MAYOR MUNNS, CITY COUNCIL, AND CITY STAFF.
LAST YEAR, OUR COMMUNICATIONS TEAM, WORKING WITH COLLEAGUES FROM AROUND THE DISTRICT, FINALIZED PLANO ISD'S MARKETING PLAN.
WE ALSO COMPLETED THE DISTRICT'S MOST COMPREHENSIVE STYLE AND BRANDING GUIDE TO DATE, AND WE FILLED A VACANT SPECIALIST POSITION WITH OUR OWN IN-HOUSE GRAPHIC DESIGNER, WHICH WAS...
WHO, SOMEONE FROM ANOTHER DISTRICT, I CAN SAY AN AWARD-WINNING NOW GRAPHIC DESIGNER, WHO HAS HELPED TO ELEVATE OUR BRAND.
THIS YEAR, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BUILD ON ALL OF THAT WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH A MARKETING FIRM, ADVANTAGE.
AND TONIGHT I WANT TO SHARE OUR 40-DAY SNAPSHOT OF OUR SPRING ENROLLMENT CAMPAIGN.
THIS IS OUR FIRST CAMPAIGN COMING OUT OF THAT MARKETING PLAN.
AND ALONG WITH FINANCIAL RESULTS HERE.
SO IN THE FIRST 40 DAYS, WE HAVE PRODUCED 34 CAMPAIGN ASSETS, INCLUDING 21 SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS, 9 STATIC ADS, 4 CONNECTED TV ADS, AND THOSE EFFORTS HAVE GENERATED MORE THAN NOW THESE ARE NOT UP-TO-DATE, UP-TO-THE-MINUTE UPDATES.
GOBER WAS ABLE TO DO THAT, BECAUSE WHEN I ASKED EARLIER IF I COULD UPDATE MY STATS, I WAS TOLD NO, IT'S ALREADY POSTED AND SHARED.
BUT WE HAD A MEETING TODAY AND THESE NUMBERS HAVE GROWN EVEN MORE SINCE THEN.
BUT WE HAVE MORE THAN 200,000 IMPRESSIONS FROM OUR DIGITAL ADS.
785 CAMPAIGN LEADS GENERATED FROM OUR OWN WEBSITE.
WE'VE GOT OVER 190 INTEREST FORMS SUBMITTED.
AND WE SAW 43.3 THOUSAND WEBSITE VIEWS, 181 DIGITAL AD CLICKS, AND A 98.2% VIDEO COMPLETION RATE.
NOW, THE VIDEO COMPLETION RATE IS GREAT, BUT SINCE IT'S ON THE CONNECTED TV, IT'S HARD TO SKIP THOSE.
NOW, IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THEM, LIKE ME, I HAVEN'T SEEN THEM.
IT MAY BE BECAUSE WE'RE NOT IN THE AGE GROUP OF RECEIVING THOSE, BUT THERE ARE SOME YOUNG PEOPLE IN MY DEPARTMENT WHO HAVE VERIFIED THAT THOSE ADS ARE OUT THERE.
THE CAMPAIGN IS PROMOTING KEY MESSAGES THAT REALLY MATTER TO OUR FAMILIES, LIKE PRE-K, THE TRANSFER EXPERIENCE, ENROLLMENT EXPERIENCES, STEM, CTE, PATHWAYS.
I WOULD LOVE TO SHARE WITH THE CITY ESPECIALLY AND WITH CHIEF DRAIN THAT SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE SCHOOLS IS ONE OF OUR TOP VIEWED AND INTERACTED SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS OR DIGITAL POSTS OUT THERE.
STRONG TEACHERS AND ACADEMIC PROGRAMS LIKE THE ONES THAT IVAN JUST TALKED ABOUT.
IN ADDITION TO PAID AND DIGITAL OUTREACH, SO WE'RE GOING TO GO TO THIS NEXT SLIDE, WE'VE SUPPORTED THIS WORK THROUGH DIRECT FAMILY ENGAGEMENT.
OUR PRINCIPALS HAVE DONE A VERY HEAVY LIFT.
EVERY SINGLE SCHOOL IN THE DISTRICT IS PLANNING SOME SORT OF ENROLLMENT EVENT.
WE'VE GOT OUR PRE-K ROUNDUP, KINDERGARTEN ROUNDUP AT THE ELEMENTARY CAMPUSES, AND
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EVERY SCHOOL IS DOING SOME SORT OF CAMPUS PREVIEW EVENT.SO IF PEOPLE WANT TO COME AND VISIT THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF MAY, THOSE EVENTS ARE GOING TO HAPPEN THERE.
AND SO OVER ON THE LEFT SIDE, I'M GOING TO END WITH SOME OF THE COLLATERAL THAT YOU MAY BE SEEING OUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA OR IN DIGITAL ADS.
AND ONE OF OUR CONNECTED TV ADS AND MY FRIENDS IN THE BACK ARE GOING TO HELP ME PLAY THIS EXAMPLE CAMPAIGN VIDEO.
THE FUTURE IS FULL OF POSSIBILITIES AND PLANO ISD HELPS STUDENTS PREPARE FOR ALL OF THEM.
PLANO ISD'S DISTINGUISHED ACADEMY PROGRAMS PREPARE STUDENTS FOR COLLEGE, CAREER, AND EVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENTER THE WORKFORCE IMMEDIATELY AFTER GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL. STUDENTS EXPLORE CAREER PATHWAYS AND GAIN REAL-WORLD, HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE. STUDENTS EVEN HAVE THE ABILITY TO EARN INDUSTRY CERTIFICATIONS. PLANO ISD PREPARES STUDENTS NOT JUST FOR GRADUATION, BUT FOR WHAT COMES NEXT. GREAT FUTURES BEGIN IN PLANO ISD.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THIS EFFORT IS HELPING US MOVE PEOPLE FROM INTERESTS TO ENROLLMENT. WE'RE GOING TO BE CALCULATING THAT, AND AT THIS POINT, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME OR MY COLLEAGUES, WE WOULD BE GLAD TO ANSWER.
YES, MA'AM. I'M HAPPY THAT THE VIRTUAL SCHOOL IS COMING BACK AND HAS BEEN REFINED. HOW DOES THE HOSPITAL HOMEBOUND SERVICES FIT INTO THIS MODEL? WELL RIGHT NOW THEY WOULD BE ELIGIBLE, BUT RIGHT NOW FOR THOSE STUDENTS WE HAVE TEACHERS ACTUALLY GOING TO THOSE FACILITIES OR TO THEIR HOME TO SERVICE THEIR EDUCATION NEEDS. SO THEY COULD DO VIRTUAL, BUT RIGHT NOW WE HAVE TEACHERS GOING TO THE HOSPITAL OR GOING TO THE HOME. OKAY, THANK YOU.
BOARD COUNCIL, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR COURTNEY, IVAN, OR LESLIE? ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU ALL. ALL RIGHT, WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM FOUR ON THE AGENDA. IF THERE ARE NO
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OBJECTIONS FROM THE BOARD, WE WILL NOW ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION AS AUTHORIZED UNDER THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES, SECTION 551.071, 551.072, AND 551.087. THE TIME IS 8.08 P.M.OKAY, THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL. WE'LL NOW ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION AS AUTHORIZED UNDER THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSE.
SECTION 551-071, SECTION 551-072, AND SECTION 551-087.
TIME IS NOW 8.08. THE BOARD WILL NOW RECONVENE OPEN
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SESSION. THE TIME IS 8.33 P.M.THE COUNCIL WILL NOW RECONVENE IN AN OPEN SESSION. TIME IS 8.33. THERE'S NO FURTHER BUSINESS OR ANY OBJECTIONS FROM THE BOARD. THE MEETING IS NOW ADJOURNED. THE TIME IS 8 33 P.M. ON THURSDAY, APRIL 30TH, 2026. THERE'S NO FURTHER
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BUSINESS NOR ANY OBJECTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL. THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 8 33 ON THURSDAY, APRIL 30TH, 2026.* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.