[0:19] >> I thought so.
[0:36] Ms. Tanya Mendez
[0:37] will lead us
[0:38] in the pledge.
[0:43] >> I pledge allegiance to the
[0:44] Flag of the United States of
[0:45] America and to the
[0:46] Republic for which it stands,
[0:48] one nation under God,
[0:50] indivisible,
[0:51] with liberty and justice
[0:53] for all.
[1:00] >> First off, I'd like to say
[1:01] Mr. Darren Horan, a school
[1:06] board member, has a family
[1:08] emergency and will not be
[1:09] in attendance at this meeting.
[1:16] >> I recommend the board adopt
[1:17] the agenda as presented.
[1:20] >> Move.
[1:24] >> Second.
[1:25] >> Second with a comment.
[1:27] I want to move
[1:28] action items 16 consent
[1:32] item 16 to action, please.
[1:36] That's the contract
[1:40] with the renewal contract
[1:41] with Amira Learning LLC.
[1:47] >> Any further discussion?
[1:48] >> You got it right?
[1:51] >> Okay, the agenda is
[1:52] approved.
[1:56] >> I recommend the board
[1:57] approve the minutes from the
[1:58] June 9th, 2026 school board
[1:59] meeting.
[2:01] >> So moved.
[2:06] >> Second.
[2:07] >> Any discussion? Any no
[2:12] votes? Hearing none,
[2:13] the minutes are approved.
[2:31] >> At this time, we have Ms.
[2:32] Kelly Keefe requesting 3
[2:34] minutes.
[2:48] >> Wait a minute.
[2:49] >> Let me I'm going
[2:50] to read first
[2:51] before you start.
[2:52] Presentations
[2:53] to the board are limited to 3
[2:54] minutes
[2:55] for each individual speaker and
[2:56] 5 minutes
[2:57] for the representative
[2:58] of a designated group.
[2:59] Transfer of time between
[3:00] individuals and, or groups is
[3:01] not permitted. Letters
[3:02] submitted to each board member
[3:03] and/or the board secretary
[3:04] prior to a board meeting will
[3:05] not additionally be read
[3:06] into the record. All statements
[3:07] must be directed towards the
[3:09] board. No person may address or
[3:10] question board members
[3:11] individually, and board members
[3:12] will not engage in a dialogue
[3:13] with persons making public
[3:14] comment. Furthermore, all
[3:15] speakers agree to abide
[3:16] by the Code of Conduct of
[3:18] Citizens Input, School Board
[3:19] Policy 0169.1, and will begin
[3:23] their presentation by stating
[3:25] their full name and their city
[3:27] or town of residence
[3:28] for the record.
[3:32] >> My name is Kelly Keefe and
[3:33] my town of residence is Key
[3:35] Largo, Florida. I'm here
[3:37] on behalf of the Coral Shores
[3:40] wrestling program. I am a proud
[3:43] mother of a actually, he was
[3:46] the first regional champion in
[3:48] over a decade,
[3:50] and it's because of Coach
[3:52] Dante. I want to recognize
[3:53] Dante Giovanetta for his
[3:54] excellent coaching that he's
[3:56] been providing
[3:58] to our children and our youth
[3:59] of the county. Again, my son
[4:02] took first in regions
[4:04] for the first time in
[4:06] over a decade. There are lots
[4:07] of parents who wish they could
[4:08] have been here this evening
[4:09] to speak on our we just want
[4:13] to spread awareness
[4:14] of the needs of the team.
[4:17] On behalf of Dane Pataboy, he
[4:19] wrote this, so I'm going
[4:20] to read this verbatim. His son
[4:21] is also a wrestler
[4:22] on our team, and he will be a
[4:23] sophomore next year. We are
[4:24] requesting a dedicated
[4:27] wrestling facility for Coral
[4:29] Shores High School because our
[4:30] current training space no
[4:32] longer meets the needs of our
[4:34] current student athletes.
[4:35] First, this is a safety issue.
[4:37] Wrestling requires adequate mat
[4:38] space for athletes
[4:39] to train safely. Our current
[4:40] space is overcrowded,
[4:41] limiting our ability to safely
[4:43] accommodate the athletes
[4:44] currently on the team and
[4:45] preventing future growth.
[4:46] Second, this is a student
[4:48] welfare issue. Wrestling
[4:49] requires strict hygiene
[4:51] standards. A dedicated facility
[4:53] would provide would provide
[4:54] storage for equipment, lockers,
[4:56] laundry, and access
[4:57] to showers, helping maintain a
[5:00] clean and healthy environment
[5:01] for our athletes.
[5:05] Third, this is an equity
[5:07] issue. Girls wrestling is one
[5:09] of the fastest-growing high
[5:10] school sports in America, yet
[5:11] we do not have space or
[5:13] resources to support a
[5:14] dedicated girls program. Our
[5:15] interested female athletes
[5:16] currently have no option but
[5:17] to train with the boys team,
[5:18] limiting participation and
[5:19] opportunity. Most importantly,
[5:22] this investment would support a
[5:23] program that has already
[5:24] demonstrated success. Coral
[5:26] Shores wrestlers have qualified
[5:28] for the state championships,
[5:29] proving that our athletes can
[5:31] compete at the highest level
[5:32] in Florida despite limited
[5:33] resources. And facilities.
[5:38] Imagine what these students
[5:39] could accomplish with a
[5:40] training environment designed
[5:41] for their sport. Wrestling is
[5:43] also widely recognized
[5:44] for developing discipline,
[5:46] accountability, perseverance,
[5:47] leadership, and resilience
[5:48] qualities that translate
[5:50] directly into success
[5:51] in the workforce, military,
[5:53] higher education,
[5:54] and community leadership. The
[5:56] lessons learned on the
[5:57] wrestling mat help shape
[5:58] productive citizens who
[6:00] contribute positively
[6:01] to their communities long after
[6:03] their athletic careers end. A
[6:04] dedicated wrestling facility is
[6:05] not simply an investment
[6:08] in a sport. It is an investment
[6:10] in student safety, equal
[6:11] opportunity, character
[6:13] development,
[6:15] and the future success
[6:16] of the young people of Monroe
[6:19] County. Thank you for your time
[6:20] and consideration.
[6:25] >> Next up to speak, we have
[6:26] Mr. Brian Keefe requesting 3
[6:28] minutes.
[6:36] >> Hello everybody.
[6:37] As we said, my name is
[6:38] Brian Keefe. I'm a resident
[6:39] of Key Largo and my son is a
[6:41] wrestler that has been
[6:42] wrestling with Dante
[6:46] since probably he was about 12
[6:51] years old through the club
[6:53] program and has been wrestling
[6:54] through now his junior year,
[6:57] which he had a very successful
[6:59] season. But along with other
[7:01] wrestlers that had a very
[7:02] successful season,
[7:05] they did it so because of
[7:07] Dante and all the support of
[7:09] any previous coaches that we no
[7:11] longer have
[7:13] with us who have left because
[7:15] of the lack
[7:16] of facilities here, being
[7:19] Zach Sherman and his buddy
[7:22] Blay, who were NCAA
[7:25] All-Americans and great
[7:26] wrestlers. We really need
[7:30] facilities
[7:32] to ensure the safety
[7:34] of our boys,
[7:37] but not only that,
[7:38] to grow our program. We have
[7:41] the ability and the strength
[7:47] and good enough wrestlers
[7:48] to be one
[7:49] of the top programs possibly
[7:50] in the state, but because Our
[7:52] program is so shorted and our
[7:54] space is limited. We cannot
[7:55] even provide enough space
[7:59] for a full team
[8:01] to wrestle and practice
[8:04] on a daily basis. Dante has
[8:06] talked
[8:08] about running two practices
[8:09] back to back just to be able
[8:11] to provide enough space
[8:14] for the guys
[8:16] to wrestle and practice safely,
[8:19] which. Is a huge commitment
[8:21] by himself. So we're just
[8:24] trying to make awareness
[8:29] to you guys. We have a ton
[8:32] of parents. Obviously they're
[8:35] not all here because they're
[8:40] working, but I know other
[8:42] people have been making you
[8:43] guys aware of our situation.
[8:44] But we wanted the parents
[8:47] to come out and say,
[8:48] currently we have 3 wrestlers
[8:49] that are ranked in the state,
[8:50] which is a huge accomplishment
[8:51] for a small school like Coral
[8:53] Shores. They could possibly
[8:54] place this upcoming year. So we
[8:56] just want to look for your
[8:57] guys' support and be open
[8:59] to ideas
[9:01] to helping our situation.
[9:03] >> Thank you
[9:04] for your time.
[9:07] >> Next up to speak, we have
[9:09] Mr. Jim Matter or Mateo. I'm
[9:12] sorry,
[9:18] I couldn't read the last
[9:20] Okay, Matthias.
[9:21] >> Hi, everybody. My name is
[9:22] Jim Matthias. I live in
[9:23] Tavernier. I'm actually the
[9:25] assistant coach. I help
[9:29] Dante. Sorry, I'm filthy dirty.
[9:32] I just came from a job. I own
[9:34] SaberCon, so I don't know, you
[9:36] guys have probably seen my
[9:38] trucks around. Just to Touch
[9:40] on a few things. Our practice
[9:41] room is a safety issue. That's
[9:47] the first and foremost thing.
[9:50] I wrestled my entire life. I
[9:52] wrestled Division 1
[9:54] in college. I came in to help
[9:57] Dante this year. My son was the
[9:58] first sophomore to place
[10:00] in the state tournament, for
[10:01] Coral Shores this year,
[10:03] as a sophomore. Sterling and
[10:06] Kelly's son won regionals,
[10:07] the first kid in 10 years. We
[10:09] had 4 district champs. Right
[10:13] now we are the number, 2 team
[10:17] in the state, to watch
[10:19] out for, as per Cobra, which is
[10:22] the biggest wrestling, website
[10:24] in the state. We can't do it
[10:26] with the size
[10:27] of the room we have,
[10:29] point blank.
[10:30] We're, if you guys want
[10:31] to see the room, it's right
[10:32] across the courtyard
[10:34] over here. With 20 kids
[10:37] in there, it's condensed, it's
[10:39] small, it's extremely hot,
[10:42] the mats are slippery. You
[10:45] know, some of these kids are,
[10:48] you know, could get hurt
[10:50] at any time. So what we've had
[10:51] to do is we have to split the
[10:53] room basically where we have a
[10:57] 2.5-hour practice, but these
[10:58] kids are really only getting
[10:59] like an hour and 20 minutes
[11:01] of work tops. Because the room
[11:02] is split in 2, which, you know,
[11:04] which is a major issue. Just
[11:05] to touch on Bryant's point,
[11:07] Zach Sherman was a 2-time
[11:08] All-American at University of
[11:10] North Carolina. He was here.
[11:12] He was coaching our kids. He
[11:14] left, you know, because we
[11:15] couldn't get a facility built,
[11:17] and now he has a massive
[11:18] facility in Immokalee,
[11:20] Florida, where, you know, he's
[11:22] training, you know, 120 kids.
[11:23] And, and this is the type of
[11:25] caliber guys that we're losing
[11:27] because of this.
[11:32] Dante is a charter boat
[11:35] captain. You know, he's
[11:37] extremely busy. I have a
[11:41] company that I run. I'm
[11:42] extremely busy. Our number one
[11:43] thing is the kids. Like, it
[11:44] really is at the end
[11:45] of the day. I've personally
[11:46] over the last 2 years probably
[11:47] spent about $7,000
[11:48] of my own money on equipment,
[11:49] on uniforms, which is something
[11:50] I still never understand.
[11:52] Like, I don't understand.
[11:53] In a town
[11:54] of you know millionaires,
[11:56] how there's no money
[11:58] for sports? I don't get it.
[12:01] But I mean,
[12:02] I know everybody has to
[12:05] fundraise and do everything
[12:06] else. But you know, it's
[12:07] something I don't understand.
[12:09] If you compare our facilities
[12:11] to Key West, we're we're not
[12:15] even in the
[12:16] in the same area code.
[12:17] Like it's it's bizarre
[12:19] to me the amount
[12:20] of money that's poured in
[12:21] down there. Their wrestling
[12:23] facility they have
[12:25] locker rooms,
[12:26] they have a weight room, they
[12:28] have a massive you know
[12:30] freestanding facility with
[12:31] with mats wall to wall. And I
[12:33] love Chaz, and we love those
[12:34] guys. We actually go
[12:35] down and train with them. My
[12:37] son just actually wrestled
[12:38] for them
[12:39] on an all-star team up in up
[12:41] in Miami. But the other the
[12:45] other issue too was girls
[12:46] wrestling. Girls wrestling is
[12:48] the fastest growing sport in
[12:49] in the country. It's massive.
[12:50] We have girls that are
[12:52] interested in our team to come
[12:53] out for our team. And when you
[12:55] put them in a room with, you
[12:57] know, 20, 20, 20 boys, you
[13:00] know, it's, it's, you know,
[13:03] it's a little intimidating. So
[13:06] I don't know if that means my
[13:08] time's up or but yeah,
[13:09] so that's really all I got
[13:10] to say. So just trying
[13:11] to bring awareness
[13:13] to the sport and, you know,
[13:14] what's going on. Appreciate it.
[13:16] >> Next up to speak, we have
[13:17] Mr. Richard Russell requesting
[13:19] three minutes.
[13:30] >> I'm Richard Russell,
[13:31] unemployed resident of Isle
[13:33] Morada, Florida. I first of all
[13:39] certainly didn't plan to,
[13:40] but I want
[13:41] to echo the sentiments
[13:43] of our wrestling parents. We
[13:44] have a very legitimate
[13:47] concern here, and it obviously
[13:49] involves safety and liability.
[13:52] We have a first-class program.
[13:55] I know the bigger vision is
[13:56] that we will have a great
[13:58] provision when we do the
[14:02] renovations and restorations,
[14:03] but we need a bridge somewhere
[14:04] in between. I have a couple
[14:06] ideas, and I'll throw those
[14:08] out later on at some point.
[14:10] The reason I came here is just
[14:11] express my appreciation. Thank
[14:13] you. To the school board,
[14:14] the entire school board,
[14:15] for seeing our baseball field
[14:17] through fruition. Hopefully
[14:18] that will be done tonight. I
[14:20] salute Superintendent Tierney
[14:24] and also Village Manager Ron
[14:27] Saunders
[14:29] for their proactive move in
[14:31] getting together and
[14:32] representing their respective
[14:33] entities. and pushing this
[14:35] thing across the finish line. I
[14:39] think that was sort
[14:41] of a critical step,
[14:42] and I thank you
[14:43] for being aggressive
[14:44] in doing that. Also grateful
[14:46] to our village and Mayor Don
[14:48] Horton and our Vice Mayor
[14:50] over here, Sharon Mahoney,
[14:53] for their spirit of
[14:55] cooperation. I think everybody
[14:57] came together here eventually
[14:58] because, of basically the
[15:00] overwhelming need, the greater
[15:02] need, the greater concern That
[15:03] being of our children, I think
[15:05] ultimately there'll be an
[15:06] enhancement for both Coral
[15:07] Shores provisions but also
[15:09] for village provisions,
[15:10] and they'll be enduring. They
[15:12] can they can weather storms.
[15:14] They can they can last
[15:15] for years instead of months.
[15:17] I'd be remiss too if I didn't
[15:18] say a special thank you
[15:19] to board member Conn. Mindy,
[15:29] thank you so much
[15:33] for calling. last week, that,
[15:37] that I was so honored and
[15:38] grateful for the you reaching
[15:40] out and soliciting, you know,
[15:42] my opinion,
[15:43] but as it was representative,
[15:45] I think,
[15:46] of our school as a whole, our
[15:47] administration, our staff,
[15:48] and I think our community
[15:49] in general. I think and I,
[15:50] I applaud you
[15:51] for looking full spectrum,
[15:52] trying
[15:53] to weigh every possibility.
[15:54] That's you know, that's
[15:57] certainly commendable.
[16:00] But I also thank you for
[16:02] your willingness and openness
[16:04] to, to listen to what I felt
[16:06] to be the finger on the pulse
[16:07] of our needs and concerns up
[16:08] here at Coral Shores and the
[16:10] Upper Keys. So I thank you all,
[16:12] and I look forward
[16:13] to hopefully the completion of
[16:14] a baseball facility that
[16:15] includes some dugouts and
[16:16] bullpens and,
[16:17] and moving forward. Thank you,
[16:18] guys.
[16:23] >> Next up to speak, we have
[16:24] Mr. Tony Hammond requesting 3
[16:26] minutes.
[16:36] >> Well, thank you everyone.
[16:37] >> I'm delighted
[16:38] to be here.
[16:39] And for those who don't know
[16:40] me, I'm Tony Hammond and I've
[16:41] been a lifetime resident here.
[16:43] Also, I joined Coach Russell in
[16:44] the unemployment ranks as a no,
[16:46] I'm teasing. But I was a 2-time
[16:49] head baseball coach at Coral
[16:50] Shores and now assistant
[16:52] baseball coach at Coral
[16:53] Shores. Nothing new to add
[16:54] to this other than the clock is
[16:57] ticking pretty quickly. We need
[16:58] to get this done. We need to
[17:01] get it done tonight so we can
[17:03] be able to play. We have our
[17:04] first conditioning, I believe,
[17:07] is January 9th
[17:08] for arm conditioning.
[17:09] Obviously, the first games will
[17:12] be in that first week in
[17:14] February. So we need
[17:15] to get moving on this,
[17:16] and thank you
[17:17] for your attention to it,
[17:18] and I look forward
[17:20] to a good outcome tonight.
[17:22] Thanks.
[17:30] >> Next up to speak, we have
[17:34] Ms. Anna Richards requesting 3
[17:35] minutes.
[17:49] >> Anna Richards. I'm still
[17:50] employed.
[17:55] Mother of baseball players
[17:58] and spent many times
[17:59] at this field. And I'm just
[18:01] going to reiterate what
[18:02] everybody else is saying is
[18:03] please finish this up. We've
[18:04] been working on this for over a
[18:06] year and it's really become
[18:07] quite tiresome actually. But I
[18:09] hope that you guys will
[18:10] finalize what's going on,
[18:11] make it agreeable
[18:13] to everybody.
[18:18] And I'll say the same thing
[18:19] I said last time I was here.
[18:21] It's not fair. These guys are
[18:22] saying the exact same thing.
[18:24] The amount
[18:25] of tax dollars that the Upper
[18:26] Keys people put
[18:28] into the school system is, you
[18:30] know, just like the Key West
[18:31] people do.
[18:32] And they should
[18:33] these kids up here should
[18:34] get the same facilities and
[18:35] same treatment that goes
[18:37] into all the Key West
[18:39] facilities. So I hope that you
[18:40] guys really, really think
[18:41] about that.
[18:42] And do what's right
[18:43] for the kids up here as well.
[18:44] That's it.
[18:49] >> Mr. Dick, that
[18:50] concludes citizens' input.
[19:02] >> It's up to you. You have any
[19:03] gems this time?
[19:08] >> No, sir.
[19:14] >> All items listed as consent
[19:15] agenda items are considered
[19:17] routine and non-controversial
[19:18] by the school board and will be
[19:19] approved by a single motion.
[19:20] There will be no separate
[19:21] discussion of these items.
[19:22] Prior to this meeting, board
[19:23] members have had the
[19:25] opportunity to review each
[19:26] of these items and may request
[19:27] that any item be moved
[19:28] to action item
[19:29] for individual consideration.
[19:31] That being said, I recommend
[19:33] the board approve the consent
[19:34] agenda as amended.
[19:37] >> So moved.
[19:40] >> Second.
[19:42] >> Any discussion? Hearing
[19:45] none,
[19:46] consent agenda is approved.
[19:53] >> We have 2 reports this
[19:54] evening. The first,
[19:56] we're going to talk about some
[19:57] of the work that the team some
[19:58] of the very high-quality work
[19:59] the team has been doing
[20:00] around kindergarten kickoff.
[20:01] The first iteration,
[20:02] the first report we had talked
[20:03] about the things we're doing
[20:04] to get students enrolled in
[20:05] This will be the ongoing
[20:07] conversation and coaching we're
[20:09] having
[20:11] with the 4th graders turning
[20:12] into or 4-year-olds turning
[20:14] into kindergartners in
[20:17] August. So we'll introduce
[20:19] Ms. Christina McPherson.
[20:30] >> Good evening, School Board
[20:31] Chairman John Dick, school
[20:32] board members, and
[20:33] Superintendent Tierney.
[20:35] Tonight we continue to
[20:36] highlight the outstanding work
[20:37] of our kindergarten kickoff
[20:41] events by sharing the wonderful
[20:42] videos and summer lessons
[20:43] for families that our Head
[20:44] Start and VPK teams have
[20:46] created this summer. I would
[20:47] like to personally recognize
[20:49] Ms. Jennifer Walker and Tanya
[20:51] Mendez, who is here tonight,
[20:52] For the vision and creativity
[20:53] that you will see this evening.
[20:55] The hours of hard work and
[20:58] dedication are evident even
[21:00] outside of the workday
[21:01] to make learning fun
[21:02] for our families. All the
[21:04] summer learning videos are
[21:05] published in English,
[21:08] Spanish, and Creole, and I
[21:09] think Ms. Mendez can teach
[21:10] Creole now. She's definitely
[21:16] worked hard.
[21:20] Maria?
[21:23] Go back one. As registration
[21:31] continues, schools provide
[21:33] every new family and student
[21:34] with a game board which
[21:36] highlights literacy and math
[21:37] skills with safety tips that
[21:40] will continue to increase our
[21:41] kindergarten readiness rates
[21:42] in the fall. We have even had
[21:46] grandparents and parents call
[21:47] in the community and ask where
[21:50] they can purchase one.
[21:52] >> Did they want
[21:53] to speak?
[21:55] >> As you can see, the lessons
[21:56] that have already been launched
[21:58] this summer my personal one is
[21:59] Name Writing Made Easy. It's
[22:01] messy but a lot of fun. They do
[22:02] it with shaving cream. It's a
[22:03] great learning tool. The summer
[22:04] videos include staff
[22:06] beyond the classroom,
[22:08] including our SROs, teachers,
[22:09] and our very own maintenance
[22:14] staff. Everyone in our Monroe
[22:17] County School District family
[22:20] has been engaged and building
[22:21] these personal videos
[22:23] for our families. And we'll
[22:25] continue to do this throughout
[22:27] the summer, as you can see. We
[22:31] currently have 411 students,
[22:33] kindergartners enrolled. Today
[22:35] makes 420. So that's great
[22:37] news. And we are saving a seat
[22:39] for you, class of 2039.
[22:41] That's Key Largo School
[22:44] pictured. Parents may view the
[22:49] lessons through Facebook,
[22:50] Monroe County School District
[22:54] websites, our school websites,
[22:55] and currently in the short 2
[22:56] to 3 weeks that have been out,
[22:57] we've had over 2,000 views
[22:58] of the videos. At this time,
[23:01] I would like to preview and
[23:03] highlight a short collection
[23:05] of the videos. He's got it
[23:13] downloaded for you.
[23:16] >> There we go. There you go.
[23:30] >> [VIDEO PLAYING]
[25:38] >> Do you have any questions?
[25:44] >> Work.
[25:46] >> Thank you. Thank you, Ms.
[25:49] Walker and Ms. Mendez. They've
[25:50] done a fabulous job.
[25:53] >> I think Ms. Walker is doing
[25:54] a fabulous job running
[25:56] around the world. All right.
[26:00] At this time, my understanding
[26:03] is that a couple
[26:04] of people wanted to get in
[26:05] to do public comment. So we're
[26:08] going to go back and open up
[26:09] the public comment. I was
[26:11] concerned because, Ed, I
[26:13] thought maybe you had locked
[26:14] your when I saw that you were
[26:16] here and didn't go up
[26:17] to speak. So we all need the
[26:20] pleasure
[26:21] of hearing you speak today. So
[26:23] please, Ed. And somebody else,
[26:28] right? There's 2 people. My
[26:31] understanding is there's
[26:32] another good person.
[26:48] >> I sent you all 7 pages worth
[26:50] of illuminating reading, which
[26:53] I presume you guys can read
[26:55] on your own. I'm just going
[26:56] to go over a couple
[26:58] of lowlights not highlights,
[26:59] lowlights. Emails have recently
[27:01] surfaced documenting that the
[27:02] village manager Ron Saunders
[27:04] has partnered
[27:07] with the village councilor
[27:08] Don Horton to cut an
[27:10] out of the sunshine deal with
[27:12] the school board that
[27:14] dramatically contradicts and
[27:15] extensively overrules the
[27:17] official baseball field license
[27:19] wording adopted twice, 5-0 and
[27:21] 4-0, after energetic Islamorada
[27:24] Council debate and extensive
[27:26] public input summarized
[27:27] by multiple lengthy meetings
[27:29] in an official Islamorada
[27:31] Citizen Advisory Committee,
[27:35] which you'll hear from soon.
[27:38] In his 27 April 26th speech
[27:40] to the Annamarie Parks and
[27:41] Recreation Committee, Village
[27:43] Manager Saunders revealed he
[27:44] had been privately carrying
[27:45] issue conversations
[27:46] between school board members,
[27:48] conversations and possible vote
[27:49] polling, which the Sunshine
[27:51] Law would seem to prohibit.
[27:57] Yet the Horton Saunders not
[27:58] publicly agenda, not majority
[28:00] vote authorized amendments.
[28:01] The thing that you're looking
[28:03] at today hasn't been publicly
[28:05] debated or voted in
[28:08] Islamorada. Perhaps school
[28:11] officials and lawyers have
[28:16] misunderstood the significant
[28:20] difference between the
[28:23] Islamorada mayor and the Key
[28:26] West mayor. The Islamorada is a
[28:28] purely ceremonial position,
[28:30] which rotates once a year
[28:32] on an internal vote,
[28:33] whereas the Key West mayor is a
[28:34] real office elected
[28:37] by an independent election,
[28:39] as I recall, and has some real
[28:41] longevity and some real
[28:43] authorities. Thus, the
[28:47] Islamorada attorney works only
[28:48] for the majority of the
[28:50] Village Council, not
[28:53] for the ceremonial mayor,
[28:54] who had no legitimate authority
[28:55] to unilaterally order the
[28:58] attorney and the village
[28:59] manager to officially proffer
[29:00] any written amendment
[29:05] to the superintendent. Not your
[29:07] fault, it's their fault. Yet
[29:09] at the recent 12 May Island
[29:13] Marauder Council meeting you
[29:14] guys didn't get
[29:15] to attend all these some such
[29:16] Sunshine contradictions were
[29:17] repeatedly described, with
[29:18] village officials adamantly
[29:19] claiming listen to this, Mr.
[29:20] Lawyer that they could
[29:21] legitimately interact
[29:22] with school officials outside
[29:23] of public venues as though they
[29:25] themselves were private
[29:27] citizens, when it would seem in
[29:30] fact that once elected or
[29:31] appointed to public office,
[29:32] they remain, like you all do,
[29:34] public officials bound by the
[29:35] Sunshine Law 24/7, 365, whether
[29:41] it's convenient or not. The
[29:43] 12 May Alum Rada Council
[29:44] meeting comment,
[29:47] public comment starts at 23 I'm
[29:49] sorry, at . And at , leading
[29:51] citizen ball field advisory
[29:54] committee member Jamie Engel
[29:57] asked publicly why the mayor
[29:58] and the village manager had
[29:59] ordered the drafting
[30:03] of that major written amendment
[30:04] to the ball field license
[30:06] wording already passed that
[30:08] conflicted with the 5040
[30:10] Wording of record. It's the
[30:12] only wording of record. At ,
[30:14] Councilmember Don Horton states
[30:17] that he lobbies school board
[30:23] members as a private
[30:24] individual. No, he doesn't.
[30:29] Despite his prior official
[30:30] permit wording, he voted
[30:31] for twice. During the 4 years I
[30:33] was myself elected, Keys
[30:35] White, to this school board, I
[30:37] had many professional briefings
[30:39] on the applicable restrictions
[30:40] of the Florida Government and
[30:41] the Sunshine Law
[30:43] by that lawyer. But
[30:45] for those readers who have not,
[30:50] here's a few possible relevant
[30:52] quotes from the Florida
[30:53] Attorney General's 2025 manual,
[30:55] which I'd be glad
[30:56] to loan you.
[31:10] >> Here's the best one.
[31:11] Sunshine law is of both
[31:13] constitutional and statutory
[31:20] dimensions. Florida Supreme
[31:21] Court, Town of Palm Beach v.
[31:22] Gradison. Write down
[31:23] Gradison. The Sunshine Law is
[31:25] to be construed so as to
[31:26] frustrate all evasive devices.
[31:27] That's pretty clear. Paris v.
[31:28] State is a warning about
[31:31] conducting private meetings
[31:34] through the use
[31:35] of surrogates. This situation
[31:40] may be barely lawful, but it's
[31:41] certainly ethically awful and
[31:43] needs a strong dose of
[31:47] sunshine-saturated attitude
[31:48] adjustment,
[31:50] and I will personally buy
[31:51] Captain LeFere a new set of
[31:53] Ray-Bans to mute the glare of
[31:55] such long overdue sunshine.
[32:14] >> Next up to speak, we have
[32:16] Miss Jamie Engel requesting 3
[32:18] minutes.
[32:32] >> Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
[32:33] Good evening. Jamie Engel,
[32:37] Islamorada. I understand that
[32:41] the school board district
[32:43] sorry, the school district
[32:44] attorney, the village attorney,
[32:46] and the village manager,
[32:47] with some input
[32:49] from the mayor, have negotiated
[32:50] a scaled-down version
[32:51] of the baseball field project
[32:52] at Founders Park. The revised
[32:53] scope now focuses
[32:56] on the baseball field itself,
[32:57] including artificial turf,
[32:58] field prep, drainage, and some
[33:00] of the bullpens, dugouts,
[33:01] and some new perimeter fencing.
[33:02] The baseball field license
[33:03] agreement currently
[33:04] on your agenda for tonight's
[33:05] meeting is not the same
[33:06] agreement that was unanimously
[33:07] approved by the Village
[33:08] Council on January 8th and
[33:09] again on March 14th
[33:12] with no changes, additions,
[33:14] or deletions by any of the
[33:16] council members. I understand
[33:18] that the Village Council gave
[33:19] the Village Manager the
[33:21] authority to negotiate the
[33:22] license agreement, Based on the
[33:24] twice unanimously approved
[33:26] village version. The original
[33:28] village version approved
[33:30] agreement still exists. It has
[33:33] already been reviewed and
[33:34] approved
[33:36] by the village council. This
[33:37] process does not need to start
[33:39] over with a new version of the
[33:40] baseball field license
[33:42] agreement. If your concern is
[33:43] getting the new baseball field
[33:45] at Founders Park completed so
[33:46] our kids and community can
[33:47] begin using it in January of
[33:48] 2027, The solution is really
[33:50] very easy. All you need
[33:53] to do is have your attorney go
[33:55] to page 3 of the
[33:57] village-approved agreement
[33:59] from January 8th, go to
[34:01] Section B under improvements,
[34:03] and strike out the items that
[34:05] are no longer part
[34:07] of the scaled-down project.
[34:09] That's it. You can then sign
[34:12] the agreement as written and
[34:13] already approved by the
[34:14] Village of Islamorada with only
[34:16] those necessary changes to
[34:18] reflect the scaled-down
[34:19] project. The project can begin.
[34:21] The kids in the community can
[34:23] have a new baseball field
[34:24] for next season. That is this
[34:27] is not
[34:29] about delaying this process.
[34:30] It is exactly the opposite.
[34:32] This is about keeping the
[34:34] project moving forward under
[34:36] the agreement that was already
[34:37] approved by the Village
[34:39] Council instead
[34:40] of delaying the project
[34:42] by starting over with a new
[34:43] agreement that has not gone
[34:44] before the council And does not
[34:45] appear
[34:48] to offer the same protections
[34:49] for the village or the
[34:50] community. We all want
[34:51] to see the kids playing on this
[34:52] new baseball field as soon as
[34:54] possible. We all want to see
[34:56] this project move forward,
[34:58] but it should move forward
[34:59] under the village-approved
[35:00] agreement that protects
[35:01] Founders Park, protects the
[35:02] community access,
[35:03] and protects Islamorada
[35:07] residents now and
[35:08] in the future. If you support
[35:10] getting the baseball field
[35:11] completed, And opening it up
[35:13] for the community and the kids'
[35:14] use by January of 2027. Make
[35:15] the simple edit
[35:16] to the improvements section,
[35:18] sign it,
[35:21] and let's get this field built
[35:23] for the kids in our community
[35:24] so they can play ball.
[35:36] >> Second report will be on
[35:37] Founders Park baseball field
[35:38] improvements by Mr. LaFere.
[36:10] >> Good evening, Mr.
[36:11] Chairman, board members, Mr.
[36:12] Superintendent. As
[36:14] Superintendent indicated, here
[36:15] to give you an overview
[36:18] on the Founders Park GMP that
[36:20] we have on your action item
[36:22] for consideration today. So as
[36:24] you all know,
[36:25] based upon the input we got
[36:26] from you all and
[36:27] from the village,
[36:28] staff was tasked to go back to
[36:30] our contractor and have them
[36:31] consider a reduced scope
[36:35] contract for us
[36:37] to consider bringing to you,
[36:39] which is what we've done. So
[36:40] that contract and the
[36:41] supporting documents were
[36:42] provided
[36:44] to us a week ago today, just
[36:45] in time for us
[36:47] to get them linked up
[36:48] to the board member for
[36:49] to the board meeting agenda
[36:51] for your consideration. The
[36:53] reduced scope of work
[36:55] for this particular project
[36:57] Is the artificial turf
[36:59] surface, the dugouts, the
[37:02] bullpens, the backstop,
[37:03] the perimeter fencing,
[37:05] and the knee wall. Not included
[37:06] in this scope of work,
[37:07] which was
[37:08] in the original scope of work
[37:09] of the project,
[37:14] is the concession and press box
[37:15] building, the bleachers, the
[37:16] scoreboard, major walkways,
[37:17] asphalt paving and restriping,
[37:18] and obviously any
[37:19] of the systems HVAC, fire
[37:23] alarm, all the
[37:24] building-associated systems are
[37:26] all taken out of that scope
[37:27] of work. The timeline assuming
[37:29] that both the school board
[37:31] tonight approves it and the
[37:35] Village Council
[37:36] at their meeting on July 7th
[37:37] approves this contract
[37:39] amendment, the contractor would
[37:41] go ahead and move forward
[37:42] with permitting
[37:44] with the village. They'd move
[37:45] forward with all their
[37:47] procurement that they need
[37:49] for the project,
[37:50] and their plan would be
[37:52] to mobilize on-site at
[37:54] Founders Park on August 10th,
[37:58] with substantial completed with
[38:00] substantial completion
[38:02] currently scheduled for
[38:04] January 15th and final
[38:06] completion scheduled for
[38:07] January 29th. One final note
[38:10] that kind of new development,
[38:13] we convened the Construction
[38:15] Advisory Committee meeting
[38:17] committee last night
[38:19] at a meeting.
[38:20] with the primary goal to review
[38:22] this GMP contract amendment.
[38:24] They did consider it
[38:28] at length, probably for
[38:30] at least 45 minutes, going
[38:31] over it, asking lots
[38:33] of questions, discussing it
[38:34] amongst themselves. But
[38:36] ultimately they did approve it
[38:38] on a 5-0 vote to come to you as
[38:39] a recommended project. So that
[38:41] completes what I've got
[38:43] to present today,
[38:45] pending any questions
[38:47] from the school board.
[38:54] >> I just had one question.
[38:56] What is the life expectancy
[38:57] of the turf? Remind me. I'm
[38:59] sorry,
[39:00] I couldn't remember.
[39:01] >> Typically,
[39:02] in our experience,
[39:03] the industry kind
[39:04] of standard is 10 years.
[39:05] >> Okay. Thank you.
[39:06] >> I have a question too. So
[39:07] this does not has not chosen
[39:09] the contractor
[39:11] for the turf yet, true?
[39:14] >> The price is based on an
[39:16] AstroTurf product that was
[39:19] presented to the Design
[39:21] Committee, but there were 2
[39:24] other vendors that we will
[39:26] consider once this if and when
[39:28] the project is approved,
[39:31] we'll get back with the
[39:34] contractor and either select
[39:35] that product or one
[39:38] of the other 2 that we
[39:42] reviewed. We had some more
[39:44] questions of the contractor
[39:46] at that meeting.
[39:49] >> And did those Do the vendors
[39:52] vary much in the expected use
[39:55] or the warranted uses
[39:56] of them?
[39:58] >> No significant difference
[39:59] between the, the, the 3
[40:00] products that we looked at.
[40:01] The one question we had, one
[40:02] had an environmentally friendly
[40:03] option that we would obviously
[40:04] want to go with,
[40:05] and we didn't know if the other
[40:06] 2 did,
[40:07] and that was being researched
[40:08] at that time.
[40:11] >> Okay, thank you.
[40:14] >> Anyone else? Okay.
[40:46] >> So just briefly, I'm happy
[40:47] to discuss it more in depth
[40:48] with you all if you'd like to
[40:49] at this point, but this license
[40:51] agreement that's being
[40:52] presented is the culmination
[40:54] of myself meeting with the
[40:55] Village's attorney last week
[40:56] and hashing out the terms
[40:57] of the agreement. What is
[40:58] presented is fully agreed upon
[41:00] between myself and the
[41:02] Village's attorney,
[41:04] with the exception of 4 items
[41:05] which I've pointed out to each
[41:07] of you. I'll just mention them
[41:11] real quick again. It's the I'm
[41:13] sorry. It's removing the Phase
[41:16] 1 environmental assessment
[41:18] requirement. prior to
[41:19] construction commencing. A
[41:28] provision in Section 4N
[41:36] requiring the village to pay
[41:37] for any changes it requests in
[41:38] its ownership capacity. A minor
[41:39] provision
[41:41] in 4O just requiring the
[41:42] village
[41:44] to reasonably cooperate
[41:45] with the school board in
[41:46] seeking government approvals.
[41:49] Provision 5B just clarifying
[41:51] that the payment and
[41:53] performance bond requirement
[41:55] can be satisfied by either the
[41:57] contractor or the school board.
[41:59] And the last one is in Section
[42:01] 10, which just clarifies that
[42:03] the insurance requirements
[42:04] apply equally to both parties.
[42:06] I didn't receive express
[42:08] approval from the Village's
[42:10] attorney on that, but Ron did
[42:13] tell me this evening that he
[42:15] believes those provisions are
[42:17] okay. If anybody has any
[42:19] questions
[42:21] on the license agreement,
[42:23] I'm happy
[42:24] to answer them now.
[42:27] >> Otherwise, that's all I
[42:28] have. And as far as the GMP
[42:30] for the project,
[42:31] there's a resolution provided
[42:32] for it so that the approval
[42:41] of the GMP isn't effective
[42:42] until the Village approves the
[42:43] license agreement and any other
[42:44] necessary approvals.
[42:45] >> Hunter, just
[42:46] for the record, we just learned
[42:47] that the length that the
[42:48] expected length of use of the
[42:49] Surface is 10 years. Is that
[42:55] what the where we get
[42:59] to a zero amortization?
[43:03] >> In the agreement that's
[43:04] currently on the agenda,
[43:06] it's set at 8 years.
[43:09] >> Okay.
[43:14] >> And then what happens at 8
[43:16] years?
[43:18] >> So basically, as it's set
[43:20] out pursuant to the schedule
[43:22] that is attached, it, you know,
[43:25] starts at the full price of the
[43:27] improvements and then is
[43:28] reduced
[43:30] in equal amounts such that
[43:32] by year 8, if the village were
[43:33] to terminate the agreement,
[43:35] there would be no money owed
[43:37] absent any sort
[43:40] of major improvements or
[43:41] repairs to the property.
[43:44] >> Okay, and then would we be,
[43:46] if we wanted to stay there,
[43:49] required to make repairs
[43:52] on a field that was not
[43:54] >> No, you're not required
[43:56] to make repairs
[43:57] at any set point in time.
[43:58] That's
[43:59] within your discretion. You
[44:01] know, there is a provision in
[44:02] there saying that if basically
[44:05] there's a, you know,
[44:07] safety issue
[44:08] with the field due
[44:09] to its age or something
[44:11] of the sort, that You're the
[44:13] school board is assuming all
[44:14] liability, you know,
[44:16] associated with that. But as
[44:20] far as renovations and the
[44:22] useful life, it's contemplated
[44:23] in there that you go by either
[44:25] the manufacturer's warranty or
[44:26] an expert's opinion
[44:28] on the remaining useful life
[44:29] of the field.
[44:31] >> And then you may not know
[44:32] this, this might be a question
[44:34] for Pat, but what is the how
[44:36] long what's the expectation
[44:38] for the fencing, the dugouts?
[44:39] How long would those how long
[44:42] would those be considered
[44:45] usable?
[44:47] >> I do not know that
[44:49] off the top of my head.
[44:50] >> How often do we replace
[44:51] those in our district?
[44:52] >> They would certainly outlast
[44:53] the surface longer than 10
[44:54] years.
[44:55] >> So the investment that we're
[44:56] making would go to zero, but
[44:57] there would still be a valuable
[45:02] field there?
[45:04] >> Well, yeah, and part
[45:05] of the discussion
[45:07] with the village's attorney was
[45:08] Well, what does this provision
[45:09] look like when the agreements
[45:10] are amended or there's a new
[45:12] agreement for the remainder
[45:13] of the improvements,
[45:14] such as the rest of the
[45:16] buildings and infrastructure?
[45:19] And, you know,
[45:21] we didn't really get
[45:23] to anywhere concrete there,
[45:25] but, you know, they
[45:27] acknowledged that the schedule
[45:29] would likely be
[45:30] for a longer period
[45:31] to reflect the, you know,
[45:33] the longer period of useful
[45:34] life that those improvements
[45:35] would have.
[45:38] >> Okay.
[45:39] >> Right. But so maybe these
[45:40] were questions I should have
[45:41] asked you before.
[45:43] But so roughly half of the
[45:45] investment that we will be
[45:50] making to the project is the
[45:53] field and a little less than
[45:54] half is to the rest of the but
[45:58] I think the field is a little
[45:59] bit more than half,
[46:00] right? A little less than half.
[46:02] And so the other things that
[46:03] would still be That's a break
[46:04] down from
[46:05] >> And for the new star,
[46:06] they have the field estimated
[46:07] at about 1.6, and the overall
[46:08] project is about 4. So
[46:15] >> Yeah. So we would have half
[46:16] of the investment still quite
[46:18] usable, but the schedule goes
[46:19] 2 years early for the field.
[46:22] So that would mean that the
[46:25] whole thing was still right.
[46:32] >> Yeah, that was the extent
[46:33] of what the Village's attorney
[46:34] was willing to agree to
[46:35] during our conference. I mean,
[46:37] there is a provision in there
[46:38] saying that upon completion
[46:40] of the improvements,
[46:41] each side will adopt a, you
[46:42] know, final schedule based
[46:44] on the useful life expectancy.
[46:46] So, I mean,
[46:49] there could be some deviation
[46:51] at that point when the final
[46:52] schedule is adopted,
[46:54] but it does say 8 years is the
[46:55] contemplated period right now.
[46:58] >> And in the 5-0 agreement,
[47:00] what was
[47:01] >> I don't believe there was
[47:03] any sort of schedule
[47:05] in the version
[47:07] of the agreement approved
[47:09] by the village in January. I
[47:17] think it was just that There
[47:18] would be an appraisal possibly.
[47:19] I could pull it up if you give
[47:20] me a few minutes,
[47:21] but I can't remember
[47:22] off the top of my head.
[47:23] >> Maybe
[47:24] before the item comes up.
[47:25] Thanks.
[47:28] >> So the way it stands now,
[47:31] if we spent this $4 million
[47:37] in 8 years, We could be thrown
[47:38] out.
[47:40] >> Correct.
[47:42] >> Actually, we have no three
[47:45] years. Yeah, they when can they
[47:47] throw us out of there?
[47:48] >> Either party can terminate
[47:50] at any time upon three years'
[47:52] notice.
[47:55] >> Which means we have three
[47:59] years.
[48:01] >> Okay, so that so if they say
[48:04] they they want us out
[48:05] in one year, then three
[48:06] within three years we have
[48:07] to be out.
[48:08] >> Yeah, it's 3 years no matter
[48:09] what.
[48:10] >> So on day 2, they could tell
[48:12] us that they want
[48:13] to end the agreement and 3
[48:14] years
[48:15] >> Why do they stick to that?
[48:16] Why can't they come off
[48:17] of that? What and then the 8
[48:18] years, it's almost
[48:19] like automatic they're going
[48:20] to throw us out. And then what
[48:21] happens then is we're still
[48:22] in the same problem. We have
[48:24] to look for a place
[48:26] to do this,
[48:28] or are we being held hostage? I
[48:30] mean, we're spending money.
[48:31] This is I mean, it's taxpayers'
[48:32] money. I don't know why they
[48:34] keep why they have
[48:35] to have that. Just say,
[48:37] we're going to build a field,
[48:39] we'll do the best we can for
[48:41] it. I think we should do a
[48:43] first-class, you know,
[48:45] project there. But we have
[48:47] to have the ability
[48:51] to stay there. I mean,
[48:52] I can't see how do we tell, you
[48:53] know I don't know if somebody
[48:54] has an idea
[48:57] to do something else
[48:58] with that property. It just
[48:59] it's mind-boggling. I mean, I
[49:00] can't see if I asked the
[49:01] village of Islamorada
[49:02] to spend $5 million
[49:04] on some ways
[49:05] over here and say, look, you
[49:07] know, but we're going
[49:08] to throw you out in a couple
[49:10] of years, I don't think they'd
[49:11] spend the money here. Why
[49:12] should we spend the money
[49:13] there? I want
[49:14] to do this project. I want
[49:15] to see this happen. But I have
[49:16] to have a guarantee that we're
[49:18] there. I mean, it's
[49:21] >> And that we're not spending
[49:23] taxpayer money.
[49:24] >> And, you know,
[49:25] every time we try
[49:26] to change something, We send it
[49:27] back to Islamorada and then
[49:29] they come back
[49:30] to the original thing,
[49:31] whatever they said
[49:32] in the beginning. They never
[49:33] budged off of anything
[49:34] until a little bit this time.
[49:38] But, you know
[49:39] >> And to be clear, the village
[49:40] council has not seen or voted
[49:46] on this thing we're voting
[49:48] on today?
[49:49] >> Correct. I mean,
[49:50] I'm assuming it was shared
[49:51] with them, but, you know,
[49:53] I didn't share it
[49:54] with them.
[49:56] >> Yeah, I think we probably
[49:57] should be having this
[49:58] discussion at the item
[49:59] discussion item. I mean,
[50:00] we can add well,
[50:02] you guys will be around
[50:03] to have I mean, that's up
[50:04] to you, John, but I think that
[50:05] we probably need to
[50:07] >> And I figured, you know,
[50:09] I wasn't going
[50:10] to shut you up. I'd get
[50:12] into trouble. I'm always
[50:13] getting in trouble anyway.
[50:17] Okay, let's
[50:21] But let's make it short on the
[50:22] policies so we don't keep
[50:24] everybody waiting. All right?
[50:29] So, well, it's up
[50:30] to the superintendent
[50:31] to speak now.
[50:34] >> Thank you. I have a couple
[50:35] things and I'll be brief,
[50:36] but I'm going to start with 2
[50:37] introductions. The first is the
[50:39] Southern Group's Kate DeLoach
[50:40] is going to give us a
[50:41] legislative wrap-up.
[50:42] So, Ms. DeLoach.
[51:03] >> All right. Well, thank you,
[51:04] everyone.
[51:05] I can't tell you how
[51:06] grateful I am to be here
[51:07] in person and not on Zoom land,
[51:08] as we have been for many,
[51:09] many weeks. But I wanted to
[51:10] take this opportunity I know
[51:14] most of you probably I don't
[51:15] know if you have heard this
[51:16] news,
[51:17] but we do have an addition
[51:18] to the Florida Keys office
[51:20] at the Southern Group, which is
[51:21] really exciting for me. Erin
[51:23] and I are joining forces again,
[51:25] and so Aaron will be working
[51:26] with me on all of our Florida
[51:28] Keys clients. And I'm excited
[51:31] to say we have another Monroe
[51:32] County Schools graduate working
[51:35] on the Monroe County Schools
[51:36] team. So I dragged Aaron up
[51:37] here with me
[51:38] to give me a little bit of
[51:40] support this evening.
[51:41] >> I think we all know who
[51:42] Erin is, but do you want
[51:44] to give her whole name?
[51:46] >> Sure. Hi everyone,
[51:48] my name is Erin Muir. I am a
[51:49] lifetime Florida Keys resident
[51:51] here, proud product of the
[51:53] Monroe County School System. I
[51:55] joined the Southern Group
[51:57] at the start of the year
[51:58] after spending my career
[52:00] in government and nonprofits,
[52:01] so I'm very excited to be able
[52:03] to work with you all. And now,
[52:04] you know,
[52:05] my life is coming full circle
[52:06] with my own kids
[52:07] in the school system. My
[52:12] daughter has been at PKS and my
[52:14] son just completed kindergarten
[52:16] roundup and is headed to PKS
[52:18] in August too. So really
[52:21] excited to be working
[52:22] with you all. Thank you, Sue.
[52:25] And we won't take up too much
[52:27] of your time today. We just
[52:28] wanted to, one,
[52:29] thank you again
[52:32] for the opportunity
[52:34] to represent you in
[52:35] Tallahassee. It was an
[52:37] interesting session. It was an
[52:38] extended session. I think when
[52:39] we finally came home,
[52:41] we had been through Special
[52:42] Session F, which is always a
[52:44] little bit longer than we
[52:46] usually plan to spend in
[52:47] Tallahassee. But as of today,
[52:48] the budget has officially been
[52:50] sent to the governor,
[52:51] so we should be seeing movement
[52:52] on that. I would expect this
[52:53] week that we'll see some
[52:55] development on that. So we
[52:56] wanted to take this chance.
[52:57] I'll be sending you all the
[52:58] full education silo budget
[53:00] analysis. It's pretty hefty.
[53:01] This is obviously one
[53:02] of the biggest areas
[53:04] of the budget in the state. So
[53:05] if after you get that you have
[53:06] any questions,
[53:08] please don't hesitate
[53:09] to reach out. But just a few
[53:11] things that we wanted
[53:12] to highlight. One was there is
[53:14] $200 million that has been
[53:17] allocated within the teacher
[53:18] salary increases,
[53:19] and the proviso in the budget
[53:21] this year actually stipulates
[53:22] that that $200 is directed
[53:23] to teachers with 10 years
[53:24] of experience or more. So it's
[53:26] not the full pot, but that
[53:27] $200 million is actually for
[53:30] those 10-plus years teachers,
[53:31] which was an interesting little
[53:32] proviso language
[53:33] at the last minute. Another
[53:36] issue that we've talked about
[53:39] before was the scholarship
[53:41] accountability issue,
[53:42] which obviously was a big topic
[53:43] during session. A bill was
[53:44] filed by Senator Gates. It
[53:45] actually passed the Senate, I
[53:46] want to say unanimously,
[53:47] but it did not pass the
[53:48] House. They were able to sort
[53:50] of incorporate some portions
[53:51] of the funding concerns
[53:55] into the final budget. So there
[53:57] are a few things there,
[53:58] including a $79 million
[54:00] allocation for districts
[54:02] with declining enrollment and
[54:05] $47.5 million to create a new
[54:07] education enrollment
[54:09] stabilization program to assist
[54:11] impacted districts.
[54:15] moving forward.
[54:16] Additionally
[54:19] in the budget,
[54:20] a little bit closer to home,
[54:22] were our budget projects. We
[54:23] were successful in getting
[54:24] $1.75 million for our Bruce
[54:25] Hall project. The Trumbo
[54:37] project was also funded at $5
[54:38] million. And just a big
[54:39] shout-out to our delegation,
[54:40] to Rhett Mooney and Senator
[54:41] Rodriguez. This was a tough
[54:42] budget year,
[54:43] and the PECO list where Bruce
[54:44] Hall is is particularly tricky
[54:45] with the way that it's
[54:46] published, and they were both
[54:47] spectacular this year in making
[54:48] sure that even when it looked
[54:49] like something might fall out,
[54:50] they were always available 24
[54:51] hours a day to make sure our
[54:52] projects stayed in. So always
[54:53] feel like we need
[54:55] to give them a big shout
[54:59] out for,
[55:00] for what they do up there. And
[55:01] then the last 2 things I wanted
[55:03] to highlight were just 2 bills
[55:04] that we've talked
[55:05] about before, both
[55:06] of which have been signed. One
[55:08] was the requirements for a
[55:09] standard high school diploma.
[55:10] That's one we'll work on
[55:12] over the summer. with the
[55:13] competitive dance team
[55:14] component. And then the other
[55:17] was SP 538, the
[55:19] Extracurricular Activities
[55:22] Bill. That's the bill that
[55:24] revises rules on funding
[55:25] eligibility and admin
[55:26] responsibilities for
[55:27] interscholastic and
[55:29] extracurriculars. That bill was
[55:30] also signed and is actually
[55:32] slated to be discussed by the
[55:33] Revenue Estimating Conference
[55:34] tomorrow. So we'll send you
[55:35] guys any additional information
[55:37] if that comes out from
[55:38] Tallahassee. But with that,
[55:39] we're happy
[55:40] to answer any questions,
[55:42] and hopefully we'll be able to
[55:43] report some good budget news,
[55:44] some final budget news
[55:45] in a few days.
[55:54] >> Maybe I have a question
[55:56] for you, Mr. Tierney. What's
[55:57] the plan? What's your kind
[55:58] of ideas about what we want
[55:59] to do to move forward on a
[56:01] platform? I know last year we
[56:02] wanted to do We just thought we
[56:03] would do it sooner. But I don't
[56:04] know if this is a good time
[56:05] for Kate to talk
[56:06] about what that process looks
[56:07] like or when that timeframe
[56:08] might be.
[56:09] >> I'll address that. I think
[56:11] going forward it helps us
[56:12] to codify what we'd
[56:14] like our legislative priorities
[56:15] to be in Tallahassee. That way
[56:17] it doesn't matter who goes
[56:19] because we're all going
[56:21] to have the same message to
[56:22] include any appropriations we'd
[56:23] seek. So Ms. Loach was very
[56:24] helpful this time talking
[56:32] to everybody
[56:33] to get those together,
[56:34] synthesizing them. Well, we
[56:35] were a little rushed this year,
[56:36] so we'll probably have either a
[56:37] workshop or retreat ahead
[56:38] of time to talk through that,
[56:39] but we'll end up with a similar
[56:40] product every time that the
[56:42] legislature is going
[56:43] into session.
[56:46] >> All right, great,
[56:47] thanks.
[56:48] And from a timing
[56:49] perspective,
[56:50] we do have a little bit
[56:51] of time this year. It will be a
[56:52] later session. We'll also have
[56:53] all new leadership new
[56:55] leadership
[56:56] in the governor's office,
[56:57] new leadership in the House,
[56:58] and new leadership in the
[56:59] Senate. So I think the summer
[57:10] will be a really good time
[57:11] for us to have that kind
[57:12] of platform discussion.
[57:13] >> Thank you guys so much.
[57:14] Have a great day. Thank you.
[57:15] >> Moving forward,
[57:16] when we hire new principals
[57:17] in Monroe County and I'm
[57:18] defining new principals as
[57:19] never having served in the role
[57:20] or not being a principal in
[57:21] Monroe County I'm going
[57:22] to ask that person to come and
[57:23] briefly address the board. So
[57:24] PKS has benefited
[57:25] from great leadership
[57:26] in recent history,
[57:27] and it was important
[57:28] to that community,
[57:29] to this community,
[57:32] to continue that. And we found
[57:33] we believe we found the perfect
[57:34] person in Ms. Maida Cort. So
[57:35] welcome. Thank you
[57:37] for being here.
[57:43] >> Hi. I'm here tonight
[57:45] to introduce myself. For those
[57:46] of you who may not know me,
[57:48] my name is Maida Cort. I'm
[57:49] going to read because I'm a
[57:51] little nervous. I'm not
[57:52] normally nervous. but y'all are
[57:53] pretty intimidating.
[57:55] For the past 9 years,
[57:57] I've had the distinct honor of
[57:59] serving as the assistant
[58:00] principal of the Plantation
[58:02] Keys school community,
[58:03] and I'm also a very proud local
[58:05] resident,
[58:06] and I'm also the mother of 4
[58:08] Coral Shores graduates. And so
[58:12] all of that to say,
[58:16] my heart is completely invested
[58:18] in the Upper Keys. Today I
[58:19] stand before you
[58:20] with immense gratitude and
[58:21] honor to officially step
[58:23] into the role of the principal
[58:24] of Plantation Key School.
[58:26] First, I'd like
[58:28] to extend my deepest thanks
[58:29] to our retiring principal,
[58:30] Ms. Lisa Taylor.
[58:31] Along I have worked alongside
[58:33] Lisa for nearly a decade,
[58:34] and it has been a master class
[58:36] in leadership. She has left
[58:37] behind a profound legacy,
[58:38] and I'm incredibly grateful for
[58:39] her mentorship and her
[58:41] friendship. 9 years in the
[58:42] trenches will teach you
[58:45] everything you need to know
[58:46] about a school. I know our
[58:48] strengths because I have
[58:50] celebrated them in our
[58:51] classrooms. I know our
[58:52] challenges because I've worked
[58:54] alongside our dedicated
[58:55] teachers to solve them.
[58:56] But most importantly, I know
[58:57] our students. I know their
[58:59] names, I know their families,
[59:01] and I know their potential.
[59:02] And so this transition is not
[59:04] about starting over. Luckily,
[59:07] it's about leveling up. I can
[59:08] hit the ground running because
[59:10] I already know this building
[59:12] inside and out. Thank you for
[59:13] your trust and your
[59:14] partnership. Thank you
[59:20] for your shared commitment
[59:21] to our students' success,
[59:22] and I look forward to working
[59:23] with you closely as we lead
[59:24] Plantation Key School
[59:25] into its next great chapter.
[59:26] That's it.
[59:37] >> Thank you for coming. So
[59:39] there's 2 more things I have
[59:41] to cover. I'm gonna, I'm gonna
[59:42] cut my comments short because I
[59:43] know there's important business
[59:44] We have to get to,
[59:46] but there are 2 other things
[59:48] that I have to mention. The
[59:49] first is hard to believe,
[59:50] but my evaluation
[59:51] for the first year is due by
[59:52] August 1st, and that means
[59:54] by the 28th of July board
[59:56] meeting we have
[59:57] to have that done. So there's a
[59:58] meeting on the 21st and the
[1:00:00] 28th. I'm going to get the
[1:00:01] information that you need. I'm
[1:00:02] going to try to get it 2 weeks
[1:00:04] ahead, so to the 14th,
[1:00:05] so you have it for the 28th,
[1:00:06] so you have time
[1:00:07] to synthesize that.
[1:00:08] But I would just say it is time
[1:00:09] for you to start reflecting on
[1:00:10] that because as that will be
[1:00:12] here in no time. And the second
[1:00:14] is, a former superintendent
[1:00:16] of mine and mentor used to
[1:00:18] regularly say that public
[1:00:19] education is the genius of our
[1:00:20] democracy and graduation is its
[1:00:21] crown jewel. And he impressed
[1:00:23] that
[1:00:24] on high school principals, and
[1:00:25] I was a high school principal
[1:00:26] at the time, and his message
[1:00:28] was that it is incumbent on us
[1:00:29] to defend and protect the
[1:00:31] dignity and celebratory nature
[1:00:33] of that ceremony. And that
[1:00:35] remains with me. So I was so
[1:00:37] pleased and proud
[1:00:38] of the graduations that 3 high
[1:00:39] schools had in Monroe County.
[1:00:42] And I would like to thank
[1:00:43] the 3 high school principals
[1:00:44] for putting
[1:00:45] on such magnificent ceremonies.
[1:00:46] We did a video
[1:00:47] to commemorate that,
[1:00:48] and I'd also like to thank
[1:00:49] Mr. Damali Phipps
[1:00:50] for helping us with that,
[1:00:51] but I'm going
[1:00:52] to play that video
[1:00:53] to conclude my comments.
[1:00:56] >> [VIDEO PLAYING]
[1:02:58] >> Yeah, that concludes my
[1:02:59] comments.
[1:03:04] >> Very good. Board members,
[1:03:05] we'll start with you, Sue.
[1:03:06] You, you're talking a lot
[1:03:07] tonight.
[1:03:10] >> I loved the movie. Thank you
[1:03:11] for that. That's all my comment
[1:03:13] is.
[1:03:17] >> Anybody over here want
[1:03:18] to talk?
[1:03:19] >> Go ahead.
[1:03:21] >> I'm going
[1:03:22] to say what I have to say
[1:03:23] at the action item agenda.
[1:03:27] >> So it well, I got
[1:03:28] to say something. So anyway, I
[1:03:30] hope everybody celebrates the
[1:03:33] 4th of July with 250 years.
[1:03:37] And you know, summertime, 4th
[1:03:44] of July, America, it brings
[1:03:47] baseball, right? Not soccer.
[1:03:51] All these people
[1:03:52] with this soccer stuff.
[1:03:54] Baseball. Now I
[1:03:55] like wrestling too,
[1:03:56] but it wasn't in my, you know,
[1:03:58] but baseball was important.
[1:03:59] See, I, maybe around the 4th
[1:04:02] of July, well no,
[1:04:04] that would always be the
[1:04:05] All-Star Game, But sometime
[1:04:06] in July, back when I was a kid,
[1:04:08] I'd see the Dodgers play in
[1:04:10] Ebbets Field. Those were great
[1:04:11] days. Well, anyway, I hope
[1:04:13] everybody really celebrates and
[1:04:14] be very glad. See, I got my tie
[1:04:16] on for America and be very glad
[1:04:18] for being in the United States
[1:04:20] and being in Florida and being
[1:04:21] in Monroe County because this
[1:04:27] is a fantastic place. If we
[1:04:28] could only just get a damn
[1:04:30] baseball field done.
[1:04:36] All right.
[1:04:39] >> Anyway, Ed, can you just
[1:04:40] thank Damali for us,
[1:04:41] for the whole
[1:04:42] from the whole board to him,
[1:04:43] for agreeing?
[1:04:44] >> I certainly will.
[1:04:45] >> Thank you.
[1:04:47] >> No, that's fine. Yeah, okay.
[1:04:57] >> So, and open up for the,
[1:05:08] workshop no,
[1:05:09] it's the public hearing
[1:05:10] on the, what do we call those
[1:05:15] stamp things?
[1:05:16] >> Policies.
[1:05:17] >> The policies. Yeah, I don't
[1:05:21] remember the policies. So do we
[1:05:22] have anybody here to speak
[1:05:24] to the policies? Ed, do you
[1:05:25] want to speak
[1:05:27] to the policies? Okay, good.
[1:05:31] Well, I wasn't going
[1:05:33] to listen this time either.
[1:05:34] All right. And what
[1:05:36] about board members?
[1:05:41] On the policies relative
[1:05:42] to policy?
[1:05:44] >> It's human resource
[1:05:46] policies.
[1:05:55] >> Sometimes the more you say,
[1:05:56] the worse it is. Okay, there's
[1:05:57] nobody here to speak
[1:06:01] to any policies. Okay, does
[1:06:03] anybody on the board want
[1:06:04] to speak to them? Does anybody
[1:06:05] from the district want
[1:06:06] to present anything on any
[1:06:07] of them?
[1:06:10] >> These are working with
[1:06:11] Neola and to update policies
[1:06:12] that require updating.
[1:06:16] >> All right. So with that,
[1:06:19] I'm going to close the hearing
[1:06:20] on the policies and reconvene
[1:06:24] to the board meeting. And we
[1:06:26] have an action item number 1,
[1:06:29] approval of the revised license
[1:06:31] agreement.
[1:06:32] >> I recommend the board
[1:06:34] approve the revised license
[1:06:35] agreement with Islamorada,
[1:06:37] Village of Islands, Florida,
[1:06:38] for construction
[1:06:40] of a baseball field at
[1:06:42] Founders Park.
[1:06:43] >> So moved. Second.
[1:06:44] >> Discussion?
[1:06:45] >> Yes. So here's my problem.
[1:06:50] We keep getting documents
[1:06:52] from lawyers. Quite frankly,
[1:06:53] I'm not happy with any of the
[1:06:55] ones we've been receiving. I
[1:07:00] don't feel like any of the
[1:07:02] documents we've received are
[1:07:06] protect the students,
[1:07:08] the baseball team,
[1:07:15] and the school district. We
[1:07:16] keep arguing over money, but
[1:07:19] ultimately the money we are
[1:07:21] spending is not just village
[1:07:23] taxpayer money, but also
[1:07:29] Monroe County people money.
[1:07:31] And I can't
[1:07:33] In good conscience continue
[1:07:37] to put money in a project where
[1:07:39] I feel the village doesn't want
[1:07:41] to give us the guarantees that
[1:07:43] we need to spend that kind
[1:07:45] of money. I love the project.
[1:07:48] If it were up to me, we'd do
[1:07:49] the whole project. I've said
[1:07:51] this before, I wouldn't want
[1:07:53] to limit it to just the
[1:07:54] baseball field. I understand,
[1:07:56] because we want to get this
[1:07:58] done sooner rather than later.
[1:08:00] That people are willing
[1:08:01] to pare down the project,
[1:08:03] and I'm fine with that.
[1:08:05] But just because we're spending
[1:08:08] $4 million instead of $6
[1:08:11] million doesn't mean that we
[1:08:12] can't be guaranteed that we'll
[1:08:13] keep the field,
[1:08:15] that we'll hold on to it,
[1:08:16] that it'll be kept
[1:08:18] in good repair when it's not
[1:08:19] within school district time
[1:08:21] of use. So for instance, the
[1:08:24] village maintains ownership
[1:08:26] when it's not baseball season.
[1:08:29] There's no provision in there
[1:08:30] for Island Morada as a village
[1:08:33] to take care of the field. And
[1:08:36] there's no provision in there
[1:08:40] for any kind of inspection to
[1:08:42] make sure that we're not
[1:08:43] getting the field for our kids
[1:08:45] in bad repair and then being
[1:08:46] asked
[1:08:47] to fix it because now it's our
[1:08:48] 6 months. There's a long list,
[1:08:50] honestly,
[1:08:55] of issues I have even
[1:08:57] with the pared-down version
[1:08:58] of the license agreement.
[1:09:00] There's nothing I want more
[1:09:02] than to give baseball exactly
[1:09:03] what it needs. I'd give them
[1:09:04] more if that were easy to do,
[1:09:07] but I just can't. I can't agree
[1:09:08] to this. What I would agree to
[1:09:10] is having the village and the
[1:09:11] school district sit down
[1:09:13] in a meeting
[1:09:16] in the sunshine so that.
[1:09:19] Everybody's talking
[1:09:23] to one another, and it's not
[1:09:26] lawyers throwing agreements
[1:09:28] at each other, because that's
[1:09:32] the way I feel it is right now.
[1:09:34] I know our lawyer takes a lot
[1:09:36] of input from all of us, but he
[1:09:37] can't put everybody's input
[1:09:38] in the agreement,
[1:09:41] and I'm sure it's the same
[1:09:43] thing for the village lawyer.
[1:09:46] So my preference is there would
[1:09:48] be a joint meeting. We could
[1:09:49] come
[1:09:50] to some agreement. I will say,
[1:09:52] as far as Baseball is
[1:09:54] concerned. I went
[1:09:56] to the construction meeting
[1:09:57] on Monday, and it shouldn't
[1:09:58] take less than three
[1:10:04] months
[1:10:06] to get the turf field in. So
[1:10:07] there's no reason why, even if
[1:10:09] the fencing wasn't done and the
[1:10:10] dugouts weren't finished,
[1:10:11] they couldn't have a great
[1:10:17] field to play on
[1:10:18] for this upcoming season.
[1:10:20] But I can't throw money
[1:10:21] at a project. without having a
[1:10:23] license agreement that I'm
[1:10:26] comfortable with. And so
[1:10:30] for me, I'd love to amend the
[1:10:32] action item agenda,
[1:10:33] and I'm not sure how we would
[1:10:35] do that, but I'd like it
[1:10:39] to be us agreeing to meet
[1:10:41] with the village, and then the
[1:10:42] village can hopefully have
[1:10:44] something
[1:10:45] on their next agenda, and we
[1:10:47] can do something as quickly
[1:10:48] afterwards as possible. So I am
[1:10:50] not going to, vote for this
[1:10:56] license agreement as it
[1:10:57] currently stands,
[1:10:59] and I'm not going to change
[1:11:02] what I believe again just to
[1:11:03] give the village something else
[1:11:05] to change. So I'm going
[1:11:08] to be a no vote.
[1:11:10] >> Board Member Conn, if you
[1:11:13] want
[1:11:14] to offer a friendly amendment
[1:11:15] after everyone has a chance
[1:11:16] to talk. That's the time
[1:11:17] to do it.
[1:11:18] >> Thank you.
[1:11:23] >> Then I'm done.
[1:11:24] >> I would
[1:11:25] like nothing more than
[1:11:26] to pass this today, but
[1:11:27] for me, there's, you know, as
[1:11:28] Mrs. Conn mentioned,
[1:11:31] we are responsible
[1:11:32] for taxpayer dollars,
[1:11:33] and they're all of Monroe
[1:11:34] County's taxpayer dollars. It
[1:11:35] isn't just, you know, limited
[1:11:36] residents whose money we're
[1:11:37] spending. So for me, I would
[1:11:39] like to see one that agreement
[1:11:40] changed to at least five years
[1:11:41] because it's hard
[1:11:44] to invest four million dollars
[1:11:46] with the possibility that we're
[1:11:47] gone in three. And secondly,
[1:11:49] I'd like to see the
[1:11:52] amortization schedule equal
[1:11:53] with the the lifetime
[1:11:57] of the turf. I mean,
[1:11:59] if we're still left
[1:12:00] with you know valuable time,
[1:12:02] then that has value. So
[1:12:04] to me,
[1:12:06] we're still leaving money
[1:12:07] on the table at the end
[1:12:09] of eight years. And we're asked
[1:12:11] to leave, we're still putting
[1:12:13] taxpayer dollars out without
[1:12:14] any guarantee that our kids can
[1:12:15] still use it. So if, you know,
[1:12:18] the board is willing
[1:12:20] to amend that item
[1:12:22] with those provisions for me,
[1:12:24] that seems to work. My last
[1:12:25] concern I did find, which was
[1:12:26] at the end of the lifespan
[1:12:27] of the turf,
[1:12:28] the maintenance part of it,
[1:12:30] I just want
[1:12:31] to make sure that we're going
[1:12:32] to have to come back
[1:12:33] in and redo the turf and The
[1:12:34] whatever repairs Doug I may
[1:12:36] need, which could be
[1:12:37] in the millions again
[1:12:38] since we're spending four
[1:12:39] in you know 2026. Lord knows
[1:12:40] where it'll be in ten or
[1:12:42] fifteen more years. I just want
[1:12:43] to make sure that there's a
[1:12:44] provision in there that we will
[1:12:46] revisit the negotiation
[1:12:47] for an amortization schedule
[1:12:48] for the money we invest. You
[1:12:49] know, ten, fifteen years
[1:12:53] from now when it's time to do
[1:12:54] those improvements. I just want
[1:12:55] to make sure that we are good
[1:12:57] shepherds
[1:12:58] of taxpayer dollars. That's
[1:12:59] all. And believe me, more than
[1:13:01] anything, all I would like
[1:13:04] to do is to give those kids.
[1:13:05] Exactly what they deserve, and
[1:13:06] for me, there's no kid.
[1:13:07] Doesn't matter where the child
[1:13:08] is, which school they attend. I
[1:13:09] want every kid to have the best
[1:13:11] that we can possibly provide
[1:13:13] for them, and I think we all
[1:13:14] want the same thing. So let's
[1:13:15] just find a way
[1:13:17] to make it happen.
[1:13:19] >> So you know we keep we we
[1:13:21] were told today that the
[1:13:22] easiest thing is for us
[1:13:26] to just. Agree
[1:13:30] to the 5-0 license agreement
[1:13:35] from the village,
[1:13:36] and that agreement was written
[1:13:39] without any input
[1:13:42] from the school district. So
[1:13:44] when that was approved in
[1:13:45] January, I believe, I felt that
[1:13:47] that was the opening salvo for.
[1:13:53] Negotiating. Since that time,
[1:13:55] the relationship
[1:14:01] from what I've seen,
[1:14:04] the perceived relationship
[1:14:10] of the school board and the
[1:14:11] Village of Islamorada has gone
[1:14:13] from being co-partners, 2
[1:14:15] government agencies working
[1:14:16] together through an ILA
[1:14:18] for a responsible use
[1:14:19] of tax dollars to the good
[1:14:20] of everyone in the community to
[1:14:22] we're the renters and they're
[1:14:24] the landlords and we should
[1:14:26] just agree to the 5-0 vote
[1:14:30] because we're renters. We're
[1:14:32] not renters. We are 2
[1:14:33] government agencies. So some of
[1:14:47] the confusion when we had our
[1:14:48] retreat when was that,
[1:14:51] February? and we went line
[1:14:55] by line
[1:14:56] through the document and came
[1:14:57] up with what would be our
[1:14:58] return salvo
[1:15:02] on the negotiation, you know,
[1:15:07] it was like, we're not going
[1:15:09] to listen to any
[1:15:10] of those things. We're going
[1:15:12] to go back to the 5.0. And even
[1:15:13] today Right. You know,
[1:15:14] we're being told that they want
[1:15:16] to go back
[1:15:17] to the 5-0. I mean, this is
[1:15:19] for ultimately maybe $8 million
[1:15:20] that the school district is
[1:15:22] going to invest on a piece
[1:15:23] of property that, you know,
[1:15:25] we have an ILA that just from a
[1:15:29] year or so ago saying that as
[1:15:33] long as we all cooperate,
[1:15:34] we can use it for 40 years.
[1:15:36] But now we're being told that,
[1:15:38] you know,
[1:15:49] it's their way or the highway,
[1:15:50] that we can get kicked out
[1:15:51] at different times, that
[1:15:52] there's an amortization that
[1:15:54] goes to zero when there is
[1:15:56] still tremendous value
[1:15:58] in the field. And, you know,
[1:15:59] I'd like
[1:16:00] to just sit here and talk
[1:16:04] about the kids. I would like
[1:16:06] to just Do the field. I would
[1:16:08] like to move forward
[1:16:09] with that,
[1:16:10] and I would be willing
[1:16:12] to follow, Ms. Talbott's
[1:16:13] amendments
[1:16:15] to bringing a return salvo
[1:16:17] to the Village Council
[1:16:19] for real consideration. And we
[1:16:21] have not yet heard what the
[1:16:24] disagreements from the
[1:16:26] Village Council are
[1:16:28] with our terms. We've only
[1:16:30] heard that they don't want them
[1:16:33] at all. And so I would
[1:16:34] like I would like
[1:16:36] to I would be willing to vote
[1:16:37] for those amendments
[1:16:42] to this licensing agreement
[1:16:45] with the understanding then
[1:16:47] that if there was not an
[1:16:49] agreement to That document that
[1:16:51] we could have, as Ms. Conn
[1:16:55] said,
[1:16:59] a very structured meeting
[1:17:02] to vote on the areas where
[1:17:03] there's differences.
[1:17:18] But I don't want to come back
[1:17:19] for a meeting
[1:17:20] after we've said what we want
[1:17:21] with an idea of we just want
[1:17:22] the 5-0 because there's no
[1:17:23] reason for us to go
[1:17:24] to that meeting.
[1:17:28] We need
[1:17:29] to know that there's going
[1:17:30] to be negotiation between 2
[1:17:32] governing bodies. I mean,
[1:17:33] we're I love Founders Park and
[1:17:34] I and that baseball field is a
[1:17:38] bit
[1:17:41] of an embarrassment right now.
[1:17:43] And we're willing
[1:17:44] to make it fantastic.
[1:17:45] But it has
[1:17:46] to be a joint effort. It has
[1:17:48] to be in the spirit
[1:17:52] of the ILA, which is that we
[1:17:55] are equal bodies working
[1:17:57] together. You have the land; we
[1:17:58] have the money. We're going
[1:18:00] to do something really great
[1:18:01] for the community. That's what
[1:18:02] it's been
[1:18:03] from the very beginning, and I
[1:18:04] don't know where the hookups
[1:18:06] have all gotten. And if, and
[1:18:08] honestly, I I really wish we
[1:18:09] could just get it negotiated
[1:18:13] the way the ILA lays it out.
[1:18:14] That it is. supposed to be
[1:18:16] between the superintendent and
[1:18:18] the village manager, but it
[1:18:20] appears that we get no
[1:18:21] feedback. We put out our salvo
[1:18:22] and then we just hear, no,
[1:18:24] we don't want that. We don't
[1:18:25] hear why we don't why these
[1:18:26] things are not good,
[1:18:28] which things you might be able
[1:18:30] to work on, which are not. So
[1:18:31] anyway, that's where I am.
[1:18:40] >> Well, originally we as The
[1:18:42] plans were we were going to
[1:18:43] build the whole stadium and
[1:18:44] press box, and because of the
[1:18:45] bickering back and forth and
[1:18:47] the time schedule
[1:18:49] to get it done in time
[1:18:50] for baseball season,
[1:18:52] it's now pared down. And if we
[1:18:54] stall it even further,
[1:18:55] we're going
[1:18:56] to miss that opportunity. And I
[1:19:00] personally am willing
[1:19:05] to go forward
[1:19:08] on this tonight. And approve it
[1:19:10] with their changes. Again, I
[1:19:13] think people can't understand
[1:19:14] why anybody would think we
[1:19:15] would spend money and not have
[1:19:16] some guarantee that we'd be
[1:19:18] there. I mean,
[1:19:20] it just how could I do it? I
[1:19:21] mean, it's just crazy. So
[1:19:24] that's our problem has been
[1:19:26] that all along. And I think if
[1:19:29] we Dirk give us the right
[1:19:31] language on that. What we want
[1:19:34] is I mean, I want more than 8
[1:19:36] years. I gotta tell you,
[1:19:37] I'm looking for 15 or 20. You
[1:19:38] know, I mean, we're gonna
[1:19:40] baseball's gonna be around.
[1:19:42] It's gonna be around. You're
[1:19:43] gonna have a team, and that's
[1:19:45] where they're gonna play.
[1:19:46] Again, we've been looking, you
[1:19:47] know, as this thing became more
[1:19:52] and more of a problem,
[1:19:53] we've been looking
[1:19:54] for alternative places
[1:19:55] to do it. There's really not a
[1:19:56] lot of choices around here.
[1:19:57] What about the Mets? So, you
[1:19:59] know, you're going
[1:20:01] to put them really into a big
[1:20:04] bind or we'd wind up doing
[1:20:05] something
[1:20:06] in the back and it's not going
[1:20:08] to be as good as somebody's
[1:20:09] going to get hurt in it,
[1:20:10] meaning the track will lose
[1:20:11] something or somebody's going
[1:20:12] to lose some or everybody's
[1:20:13] going to lose a little bit to
[1:20:14] the different sports we put
[1:20:16] back there. So really we need
[1:20:17] to get this in Founders Park
[1:20:19] and we need to, you know,
[1:20:21] scheduling a joint meeting,
[1:20:23] you know, could be a problem,
[1:20:25] could take time,
[1:20:27] people are away. If we could
[1:20:29] get them to approve that they
[1:20:31] don't throw us out
[1:20:34] of that place,
[1:20:35] we'll spend the money. We'll
[1:20:39] spend the money as soon as
[1:20:41] possible and get this thing
[1:20:43] done. But, you know,
[1:20:45] realistically, I cannot approve
[1:20:48] that we will spend that money
[1:20:50] with the possibility that we'd
[1:20:52] be thrown out. Now, you know,
[1:20:54] and even the council members
[1:20:56] and the board members. First
[1:20:58] of all, I'm going
[1:21:00] to be unemployed in a couple
[1:21:02] of months, so I'm going
[1:21:03] to join these 2 characters.
[1:21:05] So, you know, but anyway,
[1:21:08] but and the Isla Morada board
[1:21:11] is going to be different. This
[1:21:13] board is going
[1:21:15] to be different. So we really
[1:21:17] need to protect the school
[1:21:18] district and the taxpayers'
[1:21:19] money. Mr. Mayor, Because it's
[1:21:24] money. Yes, some
[1:21:26] of it's coming out of Isle of
[1:21:27] Marada taxpayers. A lot more is
[1:21:29] coming out of other areas. So
[1:21:30] but that's the way it is. We
[1:21:31] want to get this thing done.
[1:21:32] And so I would like if Dirk you
[1:21:35] could give something that would
[1:21:37] satisfy Miss Talbott and Miss
[1:21:38] Conn as best we can and Miss
[1:21:41] Dr. I would send that
[1:21:44] to them. Let everybody know. I
[1:21:46] don't know what they're saying,
[1:21:51] why we're what we're doing
[1:21:52] that's holding it up. Let's let
[1:21:53] everybody know it's because we
[1:21:54] want proof that we'll stay
[1:21:55] there. That's it. That's all it
[1:21:57] is to me.
[1:22:04] >> I have a list that's a bit
[1:22:06] longer than Mrs. Talbott's, and
[1:22:09] my issues are with I'm okay
[1:22:13] with the 10 years and the
[1:22:15] decline. My issue is with the
[1:22:17] material breach because that
[1:22:19] breach only applies to us. It
[1:22:21] doesn't apply to the village.
[1:22:22] They want final input
[1:22:24] pre-design,
[1:22:27] which I'm totally happy
[1:22:29] to do, but once we have a final
[1:22:32] design, I'm not willing
[1:22:34] to change it. The 2 the 3-year
[1:22:36] termination notice, even if 5
[1:22:38] years doesn't satisfy me.
[1:22:39] Because we're looking at 10
[1:22:44] years for a turf field and more
[1:22:45] than that
[1:22:46] for the other things. They want
[1:22:48] the right to approve the
[1:22:51] contractor even though the
[1:22:53] contractor is insured,
[1:22:57] is allowed under school
[1:22:58] district and government
[1:22:59] requirements, and then only if
[1:23:02] their withdrawal is
[1:23:05] unreasonable but it doesn't say
[1:23:06] what unreasonable is. So is
[1:23:10] unreasonable we shouldn't have
[1:23:12] a Key West company building
[1:23:13] something in the Upper Keys?
[1:23:15] That could be unreasonable.
[1:23:18] That's language that's
[1:23:19] in this license agreement.
[1:23:21] There's no provision
[1:23:23] for inspection at all
[1:23:24] at the end of the village use
[1:23:26] before We take it
[1:23:31] on as a baseball field,
[1:23:32] and I'd be happy
[1:23:34] to have that provision apply
[1:23:35] to us as well,
[1:23:36] but there's nothing in there
[1:23:38] about that either. And I'm
[1:23:40] super nervous about
[1:23:43] on the fly here today coming up
[1:23:46] with a new agreement that we
[1:23:47] all agree on and sending it
[1:23:50] to the village again
[1:23:51] to either agree or disagree.
[1:23:53] And if we don't propose right
[1:23:54] now and make an agreement as a
[1:23:55] board here today saying
[1:23:56] to them that we are willing
[1:23:58] to meet, then they don't have
[1:23:59] to make that decision
[1:24:02] at their next meeting. And
[1:24:03] that's what's going
[1:24:04] to postpone. Because if
[1:24:06] at their next meeting they look
[1:24:08] at the changes we want
[1:24:09] to make and say, I
[1:24:10] like this one, I don't
[1:24:12] like that one, I'm not willing
[1:24:14] to change anything,
[1:24:19] we are back at square one. And
[1:24:21] that has been my issue all
[1:24:22] along.
[1:24:26] What's been happening is
[1:24:27] that we keep giving them
[1:24:28] things. We're like,
[1:24:30] this is our final best,
[1:24:31] and they keep saying no, and
[1:24:32] then we come back and rewrite
[1:24:34] everything. I'm not doing that
[1:24:36] anymore. I'm not going
[1:24:37] to change the agreement
[1:24:38] on the fly,
[1:24:40] and the only way I'm going to
[1:24:42] pass something is if we are
[1:24:44] going to agree to meet
[1:24:45] with them because it needs
[1:24:47] to be in the sunshine. The
[1:24:49] discussion between the board
[1:24:52] and the village needs to happen
[1:24:54] so everybody can hear what
[1:24:56] everybody's saying. And even if
[1:24:57] I 100% had the belief that
[1:24:58] everybody on this current board
[1:25:01] was never going to do any
[1:25:04] of these things to us,
[1:25:06] the board changes every 2
[1:25:07] years.
[1:25:08] >> Doesn't matter.
[1:25:10] >> And 2 years is not enough
[1:25:12] of a guarantee for me to put
[1:25:14] $4 million taxpayer money
[1:25:15] in a project. And I also don't
[1:25:16] think we should pass a GMP
[1:25:19] without a license agreement.
[1:25:22] So I'm going to be the very, I
[1:25:24] guess, hated one tonight,
[1:25:27] but I'm no
[1:25:29] on everything unless it's to
[1:25:30] have a meeting where we have a
[1:25:32] very specific agenda
[1:25:33] on a very specific project.
[1:25:35] That's certainly something we
[1:25:36] should be able to agree upon
[1:25:37] at the very least.
[1:25:40] before a joint meeting, but
[1:25:41] that's where my votes are
[1:25:42] going.
[1:25:52] >> Is it possible to wait,
[1:25:53] I'm sorry. Is it possible if
[1:25:55] you were talking about going
[1:25:56] to 5 years, but to go to 10
[1:25:59] years if we make amendments
[1:26:00] here? Yvette, would you if
[1:26:03] we're making a Sending
[1:26:07] something over that could
[1:26:09] potentially be approved. I
[1:26:10] think hearing John, 10 years
[1:26:13] would be what he would want.
[1:26:15] We believe that the field is
[1:26:16] going to be still valuable at
[1:26:18] 10 years. So
[1:26:20] without a major breach
[1:26:22] of some kind,
[1:26:24] that we would be able to stay
[1:26:26] in the, you know, guaranteed
[1:26:27] to staying in the field and
[1:26:29] for 10 years and then a you
[1:26:30] know, as I don't even know how
[1:26:32] to say that,
[1:26:34] but that's what
[1:26:41] >> Yeah, that is proposed by
[1:26:44] Mrs. Talbott, or simple enough
[1:26:46] to make
[1:26:47] for the notice provision. It's
[1:26:49] 2 provisions, so that could be
[1:26:50] changed. I can do it
[1:26:51] on the screen for everyone
[1:26:54] to see if you guys would bear
[1:26:55] with me. Same thing with the
[1:26:57] early termination provision
[1:26:59] from 8 to 10 years,
[1:27:01] that's simple enough as well,
[1:27:02] and I can do it up there. I
[1:27:04] think probably the best way
[1:27:06] to go is that if there is going
[1:27:07] to be any recommended changes
[1:27:11] to the license agreement,
[1:27:14] that each change just be
[1:27:15] by individual motion. So
[1:27:17] >> Why would we have a 10-year
[1:27:18] agreement
[1:27:20] for a 40-year ILA?
[1:27:24] >> Why would we have what?
[1:27:27] >> A 10-year agreement when the
[1:27:28] ILA says 40 years.
[1:27:30] >> It's all right.
[1:27:32] >> And that 10 years is only
[1:27:34] the life of the turf. The life
[1:27:35] of all the fencing and the
[1:27:36] buildings and the other things
[1:27:37] that we're doing in order to
[1:27:38] make the field great has a
[1:27:39] longer shelf life than 10
[1:27:41] years. And that's only one of
[1:27:42] the many provisions that I find
[1:27:43] concerning as an attorney. And
[1:27:45] it's unfortunate that Darren
[1:27:47] had his financial his family
[1:27:55] emergency, because as a fellow
[1:27:58] attorney, I would hope that he
[1:28:00] would see some
[1:28:01] of the same problems that I do.
[1:28:04] And I kind of feel
[1:28:06] like I'm left swinging here
[1:28:08] on my own,
[1:28:09] and there's just no chance
[1:28:10] without us as a district being
[1:28:12] protected that I want
[1:28:13] to postpone again in the hopes
[1:28:15] that the village will give us
[1:28:17] something.
[1:28:24] thing, finishing our
[1:28:26] founders' project.
[1:28:27] >> If the village turned down
[1:28:29] what we're proposing here
[1:28:30] tonight,
[1:28:31] there would be no sense
[1:28:32] in ever meeting with them 5
[1:28:33] on 5, because there's no way I
[1:28:34] would back off
[1:28:36] of the not having the security
[1:28:37] of being in that park. So I
[1:28:40] think she's sending it
[1:28:42] to them, and if If they turn it
[1:28:44] down, then it's over,
[1:28:45] and then we have to build it in
[1:28:46] the back. I would say let's do
[1:28:48] that.
[1:28:50] >> I think if we had there
[1:28:54] would be no reason to have a
[1:28:56] 5-on-5 meeting if we all agree.
[1:28:58] But if it turns out that there
[1:29:01] are specific parts of the
[1:29:03] agreement where we don't get
[1:29:07] agreement on,
[1:29:09] that would be the reason. And
[1:29:10] we would need
[1:29:12] to know what those were
[1:29:16] before we held a meeting,
[1:29:17] and we would need to meet
[1:29:19] on those things, not move the
[1:29:21] bar, change the thing,
[1:29:23] just vote
[1:29:25] on the things that still need
[1:29:26] to be discussed.
[1:29:30] >> We're now going to sit here
[1:29:31] for the 3rd time to come up
[1:29:33] with an agreement that we're
[1:29:35] giving the village in the hopes
[1:29:37] that maybe they'll agree, when
[1:29:39] in fact what they gave us is
[1:29:40] less than what we asked for.
[1:29:42] And I'm tired
[1:29:44] of doing it.
[1:29:47] >> Well, if they do it again,
[1:29:48] it's over. Go ahead. Okay, so
[1:29:52] there was no motion? We have a
[1:29:55] motion and a second, and we
[1:29:56] have
[1:29:57] >> who moved and who seconded?
[1:29:59] >> The item is on the floor,
[1:30:01] but no motion
[1:30:02] for an amendment. Right.
[1:30:08] >> Right. So Sue, you were the
[1:30:10] movant?
[1:30:12] >> What?
[1:30:13] >> You were the movant?
[1:30:14] >> I made the motion,
[1:30:15] yeah.
[1:30:16] >> Okay, you can amend your
[1:30:18] motion if you wish.
[1:30:19] >> I'm the only one who can
[1:30:20] amend it?
[1:30:21] >> We need a motion to amend
[1:30:22] that will be voted on.
[1:30:23] >> Okay, I want a motion
[1:30:25] to amend to Increase the
[1:30:31] guaranteed time on the field
[1:30:33] to 10 years or whatever the
[1:30:34] kick-out date. And
[1:30:40] to what else do I want,
[1:30:41] Yvette?
[1:30:43] >> What's part 2?
[1:30:44] >> The amortization schedule.
[1:30:45] So these go the length
[1:30:47] of the useful life
[1:30:48] of the turf.
[1:30:49] >> Yeah, but in this case,
[1:30:50] if we have a 10-year thing,
[1:30:51] then You can show it up there.
[1:30:55] >> Yeah, put it up there.
[1:30:57] >> Do it up there. This way
[1:30:58] she'll say, we'll go with that.
[1:31:02] >> I've got it up there.
[1:31:04] >> It's up there.
[1:31:05] >> It's up there.
[1:31:07] >> In the folder?
[1:31:09] >> No, it's displayed. It's
[1:31:10] ready to go. Just hit that
[1:31:11] Word icon at the bottom.
[1:31:28] >> This is going
[1:31:29] to be slow because I'm going
[1:31:30] to read everything paragraph
[1:31:31] by paragraph again
[1:31:33] for the 4th time.
[1:31:38] >> Okay, so at this point,
[1:31:41] don't any of the motions to
[1:31:44] Yeah, but he's going to make it
[1:31:47] official what they so he needs
[1:31:49] to second the amended motion.
[1:31:51] >> You want
[1:31:52] to only change those 2 things
[1:31:54] in the license agreement?
[1:31:56] >> I said
[1:31:58] at this time the motion is
[1:31:59] to change those 2 things. It
[1:32:01] won't be if you would like
[1:32:03] to amend it
[1:32:05] in a separate motion,
[1:32:06] we can do that for you.
[1:32:10] >> So again, I think it would
[1:32:12] probably be cleaner
[1:32:14] to do it one section
[1:32:15] at a time. So the first one,
[1:32:17] if I'm hearing everybody right,
[1:32:19] would be motion to amend
[1:32:20] Section 3B,
[1:32:22] changing the non-renewal period
[1:32:26] from 36 months to 5 years.
[1:32:29] >> We have a 40-year ILA. Why
[1:32:32] would we do anything less than
[1:32:33] 40
[1:32:43] But there is a separate help.
[1:32:44] That's the problem. There are
[1:32:47] so many paragraphs in here that
[1:32:48] address more than one thing
[1:32:49] at a time.
[1:32:50] >> We want that for 10, not
[1:32:51] for 5. I thought she said 10. I
[1:32:53] said 10. We want that for 10
[1:32:54] years, not 5.
[1:32:55] >> I don't think it should be
[1:32:57] 10 years. I think it should be
[1:33:06] longer.
[1:33:07] >> So this is just providing
[1:33:09] the notice of non-renewal. So
[1:33:10] this is saying that when the
[1:33:11] optional renewal periods come
[1:33:13] up, they have the ability
[1:33:15] to give 3 years advance notice
[1:33:16] saying we're not invoking the
[1:33:17] renewal option. So I heard that
[1:33:18] being as 5 years.
[1:33:20] >> Okay, that's so at 5 years
[1:33:21] they could say, at 10 years So
[1:33:23] it
[1:33:32] >> correct, correct. They'd
[1:33:33] have to give you a 5-year
[1:33:34] >> 5 years you have
[1:33:36] to be out.
[1:33:37] >> They'd have to give you a
[1:33:38] 5-year heads-up
[1:33:39] to terminate the agreement.
[1:33:40] >> 5 years from date 2
[1:33:42] of the life
[1:33:43] of the agreement.
[1:33:44] >> So if they say they want us
[1:33:46] out, then you're talking 5
[1:33:47] years, not so I want to see 10
[1:33:49] years. I wanted to see that no
[1:33:54] matter what happens,
[1:33:55] we're there for 10 years.
[1:33:56] >> Except by mutual agreement.
[1:33:57] >> I mean, if we want
[1:33:58] out and they want out, that's,
[1:33:59] that's a different story. I
[1:34:00] agree with that. But as long as
[1:34:02] we can't be thrown out in 10
[1:34:05] years
[1:34:06] from the day we start working
[1:34:08] on it, that's all I want.
[1:34:14] Whether how if they wanted
[1:34:17] >> This actually
[1:34:19] >> Whatever they tell us that
[1:34:20] they want us out, you know, so
[1:34:22] I would hope I hope they give
[1:34:25] us some sort of a warning in
[1:34:26] 10 years. They say yeah, I
[1:34:27] don't care if they give us a
[1:34:28] 3-year warning on it.
[1:34:30] >> If I could show you a little
[1:34:31] bit just to maybe clarify. So
[1:34:32] it's set up as a 20-year
[1:34:33] initial period with 2 10-year
[1:34:35] renewals that are automatic
[1:34:36] unless they give the 3-year
[1:34:38] heads up. And that kind
[1:34:39] of just ties
[1:34:41] into the termination provision
[1:34:43] at the end, which, you know,
[1:34:45] basically says that either
[1:34:46] party may terminate
[1:34:48] at any time. upon 3 years
[1:34:50] advance notice.
[1:34:52] >> It's not as simple as
[1:34:53] looking
[1:34:54] at just one paragraph. That's
[1:34:56] not how the license agreement
[1:34:57] works.
[1:35:01] >> Well, right here.
[1:35:05] >> We'd have to go paragraph
[1:35:07] by paragraph like we did at the
[1:35:09] first retreat that we sent the
[1:35:10] village
[1:35:11] on this and make sure that
[1:35:13] It's all stated the way that we
[1:35:15] feel is safe. And if you guys
[1:35:17] want to do it now, it's , I
[1:35:19] have no problem. I'll stay here
[1:35:21] until if that's what it takes.
[1:35:23] But I am not going to on the
[1:35:24] fly do a paragraph here and a
[1:35:25] word there, and I can't even
[1:35:26] imagine our lawyers would let
[1:35:37] us do that.
[1:35:39] >> Yeah.
[1:35:42] >> Just as I understood Ms.
[1:35:43] Talbott's comment,
[1:35:44] it would be changing this to 5
[1:35:46] years, so they have
[1:35:47] to give a 5-year heads up
[1:35:50] to terminate the agreement
[1:35:52] at any time. It would be the
[1:35:55] same as the previous provision
[1:35:59] I was just at, which would be
[1:36:09] 5 years
[1:36:10] before really doesn't matter,
[1:36:11] it's the same because it's 5
[1:36:12] years either way. And then as
[1:36:13] far as the termination,
[1:36:14] that would go from So 8 to 10
[1:36:15] years, right? That's, that's
[1:36:16] what I understood Mrs.
[1:36:17] Talbott's comment to be.
[1:36:18] >> Okay, that's fine.
[1:36:20] >> But Hunter, that means that
[1:36:21] we move in and day 2 they tell
[1:36:23] us they're giving us notice,
[1:36:24] we only have 5 years. What
[1:36:25] we're looking for is
[1:36:26] to stay a minimum of 10 to
[1:36:27] through the and I don't know
[1:36:29] why anyone would disagree
[1:36:31] with that.
[1:36:32] >> So in that instance If they,
[1:36:33] you know, if you approved it
[1:36:35] today, they terminated
[1:36:36] tomorrow, then the early
[1:36:38] termination schedule would be
[1:36:40] about at about 50%. So they'd
[1:36:42] have to make a payment of
[1:36:43] about $2 million, give or take,
[1:36:46] if they were to do that.
[1:36:49] >> I think what we are
[1:36:50] discussing is having the
[1:36:52] security
[1:36:53] of knowing we're there
[1:36:54] for a minimum of 10 years,
[1:36:55] right,
[1:36:57] before we can be removed.
[1:36:58] At that point,
[1:36:59] we've used the lifespan
[1:37:01] of our turf and, you know, 50%
[1:37:02] of our investment.
[1:37:05] >> That probably would be more
[1:37:06] of a structural amendment
[1:37:08] because the way that, you know,
[1:37:09] termination provisions are set
[1:37:10] up now and stuff. I mean,
[1:37:12] I could definitely rework that
[1:37:13] here, but it's going
[1:37:15] to take me a little bit
[1:37:17] of time.
[1:37:19] >> Okay. And I don't mean
[1:37:20] to speak for everyone, but I
[1:37:21] believe that's what I'm
[1:37:22] hearing.
[1:37:23] >> Yeah. 10 years.
[1:37:25] >> That is, we'd like to have
[1:37:26] an assurance that we make this
[1:37:28] investment,
[1:37:29] that we will not be terminated
[1:37:31] before the minimum of 10 years,
[1:37:34] even though we have a 40-year
[1:37:36] thing.
[1:37:40] >> Yeah. That's what I want
[1:37:41] to see, guaranteed that no
[1:37:44] matter as far as when they tell
[1:37:47] us ahead of time, that's not
[1:37:48] all that important. important.
[1:37:52] I guess a couple of years,
[1:37:54] you don't want to be 9 and a
[1:37:55] half years and then somebody
[1:37:56] comes and say, hey, you got
[1:37:57] to get out, you know.
[1:38:00] >> Okay, then what I would need
[1:38:01] to know after
[1:38:02] >> So I want to make a motion
[1:38:04] to postpone our decision
[1:38:05] on the floor.
[1:38:10] >> Address the chair. What
[1:38:12] motion are you seeking?
[1:38:14] >> If we're gonna try and amend
[1:38:16] this, I don't want to do this
[1:38:17] on the I think that we should
[1:38:19] all give our input and have
[1:38:20] something different written.
[1:38:22] And if that's what the board
[1:38:23] members feel that they want
[1:38:25] to do, then I guess we postpone
[1:38:28] it again. I don't know,
[1:38:35] but I tried not to.
[1:38:39] >> Are you making a motion
[1:38:41] to postpone?
[1:38:42] >> I am.
[1:38:43] >> That's a higher order
[1:38:44] motion, so it needs
[1:38:46] to be considered
[1:38:48] before action. If you get a
[1:38:49] second, that is.
[1:38:51] >> Then I make that motion.
[1:38:53] >> Is there a second? Is there
[1:39:02] a second?
[1:39:09] >> Then I'll second that so we
[1:39:10] can have a conversation.
[1:39:13] >> Okay, converse.
[1:39:15] >> So discussion-wise,
[1:39:17] my concern is that we're going
[1:39:19] to try and fix what's a lengthy
[1:39:22] multi-page agreement
[1:39:25] with paragraphs that refer
[1:39:26] to different things and overlap
[1:39:28] in many ways, looking quickly
[1:39:35] at a meeting And I have more
[1:39:42] than 2 concerns. And so I just
[1:39:48] don't feel comfortable from a
[1:39:50] legal perspective deciding
[1:39:52] on something that quickly. So
[1:39:55] that's why I made the motion.
[1:40:07] >> Any other discussion?
[1:40:12] >> You're talking
[1:40:13] about a postponement, but are
[1:40:14] you suggesting that we air our
[1:40:15] concerns here,
[1:40:16] you go back and rewrite this,
[1:40:17] and then we revisit it again,
[1:40:18] and it won't happen
[1:40:19] before their, their meeting
[1:40:22] unless we have some sort of
[1:40:24] emergency meeting? I understand
[1:40:25] the time constraints. Is that
[1:40:26] what we're talking about,
[1:40:30] and is that possible?
[1:40:32] >> Their next meeting is the
[1:40:33] 7th, so yeah, I mean, it'd be
[1:40:35] an exceedingly fast turnaround.
[1:40:39] Yeah, I mean, as far as the
[1:40:42] 10-year provision you're
[1:40:44] talking about, that would be
[1:40:46] that would change the structure
[1:40:47] of the agreement and be a
[1:40:49] little more substantive. I can
[1:40:51] definitely do that tonight if
[1:40:52] everyone's happy to sit
[1:40:55] around and wait. But,
[1:40:58] for what it's worth,
[1:40:59] that wasn't included in the
[1:41:00] previously board-approved
[1:41:04] March agreement, so that would
[1:41:06] be something new.
[1:41:07] >> Just like the village keeps
[1:41:09] coming back with new stuff,
[1:41:14] not to mention the fact that
[1:41:15] they want us to indemnify them
[1:41:16] no matter what happens and
[1:41:17] when. I mean, there's so much
[1:41:19] in here that I find
[1:41:21] problematic, and I just don't
[1:41:27] see how nobody else thinks
[1:41:32] that's a problem. And we agreed
[1:41:34] at the last time we discussed
[1:41:37] this that once we approved a
[1:41:39] price, that we were going
[1:41:42] to hold to that price. But this
[1:41:43] new license agreement says even
[1:41:45] after the price,
[1:41:48] they can make changes. And
[1:41:51] there's no inspection on their
[1:41:54] part required when they're done
[1:41:55] with the field. So if they have
[1:41:57] a giant event like the
[1:41:58] Founders Nautical Market and
[1:41:59] something happens
[1:42:01] to the field,
[1:42:04] it's our problem.
[1:42:07] >> And just, just to clarify,
[1:42:08] based
[1:42:09] on this license agreement,
[1:42:10] just to clarify
[1:42:12] on that point, There is
[1:42:14] provisions
[1:42:15] in there that if they, you
[1:42:16] know, if either side uses a
[1:42:17] field that doesn't comply
[1:42:18] with the, you know, specs and
[1:42:21] warranty,
[1:42:22] that they're responsible
[1:42:23] for that damage. And then as
[1:42:25] far as the maintenance, it's
[1:42:26] contemplated that the school
[1:42:29] district is responsible
[1:42:30] for year-round. So school
[1:42:31] district always has its eyes
[1:42:32] on it,
[1:42:33] and then the village just pays
[1:42:34] for the cost
[1:42:35] of that maintenance during the
[1:42:36] time that they have the field.
[1:42:43] >> But who's inspecting it and
[1:42:46] when?
[1:42:47] >> Well, I mean,
[1:42:52] whoever's doing maintenance
[1:42:53] for the district.
[1:42:54] >> So the district's going
[1:42:55] to be on Founders Park property
[1:42:56] year-round taking care
[1:42:57] of the field? Yeah, that's what
[1:42:59] it does right now.
[1:43:00] >> That would be a question
[1:43:01] for Mr. LaFere, but I'm not
[1:43:04] sure how often maintenance
[1:43:09] workers would be
[1:43:10] out there doing
[1:43:11] >> We don't do anything
[1:43:12] on the field right now, is We
[1:43:13] are in the process of taking
[1:43:14] over the maintenance
[1:43:16] of the field year-round
[1:43:17] to have one team working
[1:43:19] on it and then working
[1:43:20] out compensation
[1:43:21] with the village.
[1:43:23] >> And price changes? What's
[1:43:26] unreasonable and where is that
[1:43:28] defined?
[1:43:34] >> There's a provision in there
[1:43:36] currently that says if they,
[1:43:37] they make any changes
[1:43:39] to the planes
[1:43:40] in their ownership capacity,
[1:43:41] that they're responsible
[1:43:43] for that price increase, if
[1:43:45] that's what you're referring
[1:43:46] to.
[1:43:50] >> Say that again.
[1:43:52] >> Let me give me one second.
[1:44:01] I'll pull it up here.
[1:44:18] >> So it's this section here. I
[1:44:21] can certainly read it
[1:44:22] out if you'd like Yes. But it's
[1:44:23] essentially saying that the
[1:44:24] school board is responsible
[1:44:26] for all costs related to the
[1:44:28] construction and renovation
[1:44:29] of the baseball field, except
[1:44:33] in the event that the Village
[1:44:34] in its property ownership
[1:44:35] capacity objects and recommends
[1:44:37] changes to the submittals,
[1:44:39] which is the, you know,
[1:44:41] design documents and what have
[1:44:42] you, that the Village is
[1:44:45] responsible for the costs,
[1:44:46] fees, and expenses associated
[1:44:47] And then what
[1:44:48] about their denial
[1:44:54] of our contractor? I mean, I
[1:45:07] think the language is that it
[1:45:08] can't be unreasonably withheld.
[1:45:13] >> That's the unreasonable
[1:45:14] part.
[1:45:15] >> Yeah, I mean, I'm not aware
[1:45:16] of anyone having issues
[1:45:19] with the contractor,
[1:45:21] but I will go
[1:45:23] to the language.
[1:45:28] >> And I thought they were
[1:45:29] responsible. I had a discussion
[1:45:30] with that they would be
[1:45:35] responsible, for instance,
[1:45:36] if the during the seafood
[1:45:41] festival or whatever they had,
[1:45:42] the nautical market,
[1:45:44] that if they had
[1:45:45] like a grease truck, you know,
[1:45:47] somebody cooking and the grease
[1:45:49] got on there,
[1:45:50] that they would be responsible
[1:45:51] for fixing that.
[1:45:52] >> Yes, there's language
[1:45:53] to that effect in there,
[1:45:54] and I'll scroll down
[1:45:56] with it if Mrs. Conn's done
[1:45:59] with this section I have up
[1:46:00] there now.
[1:46:04] >> What are we on?
[1:46:05] >> The contractor.
[1:46:07] >> This is the contractor about
[1:46:08] >> I know your understanding is
[1:46:12] they have no problem,
[1:46:13] but if they have no problem,
[1:46:15] why is this paragraph
[1:46:16] in the agreement?
[1:46:19] >> It's just what they
[1:46:20] requested.
[1:46:21] >> Exactly.
[1:46:41] >> Here's the provision you're
[1:46:42] requesting, Mr. Dick. It's use
[1:46:43] of artificial turf. Says,
[1:46:45] licensor and licensee shall not
[1:46:47] permit the baseball field
[1:46:49] to be used in contravention to
[1:46:50] any applicable specifications,
[1:46:52] warranties, and, or manufacturer
[1:46:54] instructions.
[1:46:58] And the parties shall be
[1:46:59] solely responsible
[1:47:00] for all damage caused
[1:47:07] by such prohibited use, and
[1:47:08] that licensees shall provide
[1:47:09] licensor with a copy of the
[1:47:11] applicable specifications,
[1:47:12] warranties, and/or manufacturer
[1:47:13] instructions.
[1:47:14] >> So we covered on a couple
[1:47:15] of these points already. As far
[1:47:16] as the contractor, they
[1:47:17] to me,
[1:47:18] I don't believe they're going
[1:47:19] to, you know, say that our
[1:47:20] contractor is no good. They
[1:47:22] have to have a real No solid
[1:47:23] reason.
[1:47:25] >> Then why have it in there?
[1:47:26] >> Well, you know, they wanted
[1:47:28] it there. I'm not going
[1:47:29] to fight over it.
[1:47:31] >> They're not going
[1:47:32] to be unreasonable,
[1:47:33] and they're fine
[1:47:34] with our contractor. We don't
[1:47:35] need it in the agreement. And
[1:47:36] then once we pass this,
[1:47:38] we still have to come up
[1:47:40] with a use agreement.
[1:47:45] >> Well, to me, the use
[1:47:47] agreement is a calendar.
[1:47:48] >> It's my understanding
[1:47:51] >> If it were a calendar, then
[1:47:52] we wouldn't need it because
[1:47:54] there's a calendar in here. We
[1:47:55] get it from January to
[1:47:56] >> No, the use agreement is
[1:47:58] essentially a calendar. I would
[1:48:00] hope that the baseball people
[1:48:01] would nod their head if that is
[1:48:02] the case. It's a calendar
[1:48:04] of what year, what the date
[1:48:05] that's that the practice
[1:48:11] starts, which days we have
[1:48:12] games, when we're expecting
[1:48:14] to be finished
[1:48:16] with the season. That is what
[1:48:17] the use agreement
[1:48:18] in the past has been.
[1:48:22] >> Yes, Hunter, can we get back
[1:48:27] to the contractor? Yeah, I'm
[1:48:29] sorry, I'm sorry, no, finish.
[1:48:31] Just thinking about that, the
[1:48:32] contractor is there some is
[1:48:33] there a deadline? Like, if they
[1:48:35] have an issue
[1:48:36] with our contractor,
[1:48:37] what is the time frame
[1:48:38] on that? At what point?
[1:48:40] Because if we don't get moving
[1:48:41] on that shortly, we'll never
[1:48:42] make a deadline anyway. They
[1:48:45] have 60 days. We've already
[1:48:47] >> We have, right? The, yeah,
[1:48:52] so it, it mainly talks about
[1:48:54] 60 days as for the periods
[1:48:56] for approval by the village.
[1:49:00] You know, I spoke with the
[1:49:01] village's attorney and, you
[1:49:02] know,
[1:49:03] let them know that time is of
[1:49:04] the essence as far as that
[1:49:05] goes. And I spoke with Pat
[1:49:07] as well so that if If this were
[1:49:08] to be approved tonight,
[1:49:09] we would get those submittals
[1:49:10] over to the village so that
[1:49:12] they could hopefully approve
[1:49:13] any and all
[1:49:14] of their submittals by the
[1:49:16] July meeting.
[1:49:17] >> Do you have any idea why
[1:49:18] that stipulation is
[1:49:19] in there? I mean, the
[1:49:21] contractor that was chosen is
[1:49:22] licensed, bonded,
[1:49:23] has built an airport and many,
[1:49:24] many other things,
[1:49:25] has insurance. What would be a
[1:49:27] reasonable objection?
[1:49:29] >> I mean, I think this is a,
[1:49:30] you know, a lot is a creature
[1:49:33] of what this original agreement
[1:49:34] was back then.
[1:49:35] >> Let's take it out.
[1:49:36] >> Remove it. Let's remove it.
[1:49:39] >> The peanut gallery
[1:49:40] over here. All right,
[1:49:42] remove that. Let's get the 10
[1:49:43] years in. We don't even need
[1:49:44] to come up with something.
[1:49:45] Let's just remove the whole
[1:49:46] paragraph.
[1:49:49] >> I think we do have a motion
[1:49:50] to postpone first, so. That's
[1:49:52] true.
[1:49:53] >> That is true. Okay. Again,
[1:49:55] I'm happy to
[1:49:56] >> I'm happy to amend all that.
[1:49:57] >> Discussion
[1:49:59] on the motion I get a dispose
[1:50:01] of the motion to postpone
[1:50:02] unless there's more discussion
[1:50:03] on the motion
[1:50:04] to postpone.
[1:50:05] >> Is there any further
[1:50:06] discussion?
[1:50:07] >> Call the roll.
[1:50:11] >> What are we voting on?
[1:50:12] >> Motion to postpone.
[1:50:15] >> [CALLING ROLL]
[1:50:29] >> Motion.
[1:50:30] >> So the motion fails.
[1:50:32] >> All right, let's get back
[1:50:33] to the motion that okay, that
[1:50:35] with the adjustments. And you
[1:50:38] want to add you want to add
[1:50:41] removing the contract clause
[1:50:43] where they have the right
[1:50:44] to
[1:50:47] >> I want to amend my original
[1:50:48] motion to Whatever it was, to
[1:50:50] include whatever paragraph.
[1:50:52] >> Why don't we do this?
[1:50:54] Wait, wait. Why don't we do
[1:50:58] this? Go through it all. Go
[1:50:59] through it all. No. Okay. And
[1:51:02] when you do the edits
[1:51:07] on the fly like this, go
[1:51:08] through it all and then move
[1:51:10] to adopt it as edited. That's
[1:51:11] the cleanest way.
[1:51:12] >> We've addressed a lot
[1:51:13] of your issues, right?
[1:51:14] >> Do all your changes. My
[1:51:15] original.
[1:51:16] >> Then I need to withdraw my
[1:51:17] amendment. Yes. Motion and and.
[1:51:18] So my new motion is to make
[1:51:21] edits here as best as we can
[1:51:22] and And then move forward
[1:51:24] with that to be adopted. And
[1:51:25] readopt the amended motion.
[1:51:30] >> So withdraw your prior
[1:51:31] motion.
[1:51:32] >> I'd like to withdraw my
[1:51:33] prior motion.
[1:51:34] >> And whoever seconded,
[1:51:35] withdraw your second.
[1:51:36] >> I withdraw my second.
[1:51:38] >> And then I would like
[1:51:40] to make a motion to
[1:51:41] >> Wait, wait, wait. Don't you
[1:51:42] want to go through So you want
[1:51:43] to go through it first,
[1:51:44] make all your changes,
[1:51:45] and then move
[1:51:47] to adopt it as amended?
[1:51:48] >> Yes. So the contract
[1:51:49] >> Yeah, yeah. Okay, so go
[1:51:50] through your changes now.
[1:51:51] >> Get rid
[1:51:52] of that one where they have
[1:51:54] to approve the contract.
[1:51:55] >> What?
[1:51:57] >> Do, do we want to start
[1:51:58] at the beginning and work
[1:51:59] through it, or do you want me
[1:52:00] to just jump around as you guys
[1:52:01] point something out?
[1:52:02] >> I would like to start
[1:52:04] at the beginning and work
[1:52:05] through so we don't miss
[1:52:06] anything.
[1:52:07] >> Certainly, certainly.
[1:52:22] >> You know, I'm feeling the
[1:52:23] room and we all kind
[1:52:25] of feel it that way too. We
[1:52:26] have no idea what provisions
[1:52:28] we're talking about now.
[1:52:34] >> That's why we're here.
[1:52:35] >> I'm feeling the room. We
[1:52:37] have no idea because we have
[1:52:39] heard nothing about whether
[1:52:40] these things would be approved
[1:52:42] or not when we have presented
[1:52:43] to you guys before. In fact,
[1:52:45] we've heard that they are that
[1:52:46] no one is interested
[1:52:48] in improving it. And we heard
[1:52:50] tonight from public speakers
[1:52:53] that public speakers didn't
[1:52:55] want to approve this. So we're
[1:52:57] going to try
[1:52:59] to improve this. I'm sorry. So
[1:53:00] it is agreeable to everyone
[1:53:02] on our side with an idea that
[1:53:03] we will send that to the
[1:53:05] village and see what parts they
[1:53:06] will are willing to approve.
[1:53:09] And if there are sticking
[1:53:11] points on some parts,
[1:53:13] then we'll come back
[1:53:16] in an agenda meeting
[1:53:23] with both groups to discuss
[1:53:25] those sticking points. The
[1:53:27] parts we agree on,
[1:53:28] we'll just agree on.
[1:53:37] >> Are there any proposed
[1:53:38] changes
[1:53:39] to the recital section?
[1:53:41] >> No.
[1:53:44] >> Okay, hearing none, on
[1:53:49] to paragraph 1, grant of
[1:53:51] license and use. I imagine the
[1:53:54] first one we have is
[1:54:04] >> or sorry, I wish I could see
[1:54:05] this as a single page.
[1:54:14] >> There we go. Okay.
[1:54:15] >> Anything for paragraph 1,
[1:54:17] grant of license and use?
[1:54:20] >> I guess that's my question.
[1:54:22] It states there its hours
[1:54:23] from January 1st to May 31st.
[1:54:25] So what's the use agreement,
[1:54:28] if that is an agreement
[1:54:33] for the use of the baseball
[1:54:34] field?
[1:54:39] >> I believe it's really just a
[1:54:40] calendar. I think this is as I
[1:54:41] understand it,
[1:54:42] this is essentially Okay. Am I
[1:54:44] good to move
[1:54:53] to the next section?
[1:54:54] >> Yes.
[1:54:56] >> Okay. On
[1:54:57] to the next section,
[1:55:01] which is number 2, license fee.
[1:55:02] I don't imagine that there's
[1:55:07] any changes there. Okay. On
[1:55:08] to Section 3 term, we have the
[1:55:11] initial use term and renewal
[1:55:13] options.
[1:55:18] >> Well, this is a part I want
[1:55:19] to look at.
[1:55:23] >> Yeah, so again, this is
[1:55:24] really just saying that it's a
[1:55:26] 20-year initial period starting
[1:55:29] on July 7th with 2 automatic
[1:55:32] renewals for 10 years each.
[1:55:34] And it just gives the village
[1:55:37] the option to, just basically
[1:55:39] rescind the renewal on 3 years'
[1:55:45] notice. Really, it's,
[1:55:47] it's kind
[1:55:49] of just extra language. The,
[1:55:50] the point I would like to get
[1:55:54] across here is that the
[1:55:56] termination provision is really
[1:55:57] the main one to look at, and
[1:55:59] that is the one that just says
[1:56:00] they can terminate at any time
[1:56:01] on 3 years' notice.
[1:56:04] >> Yeah, the initial use term
[1:56:05] is fine. I don't like the
[1:56:07] language regarding provided in
[1:56:13] the other paragraphs because
[1:56:14] I'm not happy
[1:56:16] with the other paragraphs. So
[1:56:17] that's my only issue
[1:56:18] with the initial use term.
[1:56:20] Like, it's referencing the
[1:56:21] other paragraphs that everybody
[1:56:22] on the board wants
[1:56:23] to change.
[1:56:25] >> The other paragraph.
[1:56:31] >> So how about this? How, how
[1:56:34] many years advance notice would
[1:56:36] this board like either party
[1:56:38] to be required
[1:56:39] to provide? I believe 5 was
[1:56:43] what you guys approved in
[1:56:44] March, just
[1:56:45] for reference.
[1:56:47] >> 5 years notice
[1:56:49] after the 10-year mark,
[1:56:51] right? We have to have 10
[1:56:53] years. I don't care that
[1:56:54] You're mixing the notice
[1:56:56] with the time. We have to get
[1:56:59] 10 years. Now, if they're going
[1:57:02] to throw us out,
[1:57:05] I don't care if it's 1 or 2
[1:57:06] years. It's got to well,
[1:57:07] it's got
[1:57:09] to be probably more than a
[1:57:11] year. But why would they tell
[1:57:13] us if we sign the thing today
[1:57:15] and we're starting on 10 years,
[1:57:16] do you really think that they
[1:57:18] would come
[1:57:19] to us the next year and say,
[1:57:21] we want you out. And so whether
[1:57:24] it's 5 years, I mean, 5 years,
[1:57:26] if it's 5 years, it's going to
[1:57:28] be a different council that
[1:57:30] said that'll be sitting when,
[1:57:32] when the 5 years is up and they
[1:57:33] might change their mind. It's
[1:57:35] just as long as we have 10
[1:57:37] years, I don't care how long
[1:57:38] they give us to tell us,
[1:57:39] as long as we have 10 Right.
[1:57:41] In there, that they cannot take
[1:57:43] us out.
[1:57:53] >> Okay. That would probably be
[1:57:54] addressed
[1:57:55] in the termination provision,
[1:57:56] but again right.
[1:57:57] >> That's where it's going
[1:57:59] to be, not here.
[1:58:02] >> Right. Right.
[1:58:05] But just as far as, you know,
[1:58:06] assuming the, you know, 10
[1:58:08] years passes without a hitch,
[1:58:09] what do we want
[1:58:11] for the advance notice? Are you
[1:58:13] guys okay with 3 years,
[1:58:14] or do you want it to be 5
[1:58:15] years?
[1:58:16] >> I think we need 5 years to
[1:58:17] build a baseball field
[1:58:18] somewhere else.
[1:58:19] >> Yeah. The ILA says what?
[1:58:20] The original this I thought we
[1:58:22] were changing from 5 to 3
[1:58:24] to make it to align it
[1:58:25] to the original ILA. Is that is
[1:58:28] my memory incorrect?
[1:58:31] >> Well, the license agreement
[1:58:32] that the village passed in
[1:58:34] January was 2 years, and then
[1:58:39] This board went to 5 years in
[1:58:40] the version that you guys
[1:58:42] passed in March, so I think 3
[1:58:44] years is kind of just a middle
[1:58:45] ground.
[1:58:48] >> I think 3 is okay.
[1:58:50] >> We need 5 years to rebuild
[1:58:51] and find another property.
[1:58:52] >> So we want 5 years. We want
[1:58:54] it at 5. 5 years' notice.
[1:59:02] >> 60 months.
[1:59:03] >> If you do the math.
[1:59:21] >> Which means if we're here
[1:59:23] 10 years and at that the end
[1:59:26] of 10 years they say we want
[1:59:27] you out, we have another 5
[1:59:28] years.
[1:59:30] >> Right.
[1:59:33] >> But they cannot so if they
[1:59:34] wanted to throw us
[1:59:36] out the earliest possible,
[1:59:37] they would have to, 5 years
[1:59:39] into it, say to us,
[1:59:41] we want you out in 5 years.
[1:59:42] >> Right? That's the dirt.
[1:59:44] That's what I want,
[1:59:46] that we are guaranteed 10
[1:59:47] years.
[1:59:49] >> I mean, if you're reading
[1:59:50] the law
[1:59:52] The initial term is 20
[1:59:53] years.
[1:59:54] >> Yeah, but we have to renew
[1:59:56] it.
[1:59:57] >> Right. I imagine the way I
[1:59:58] imagine that is just revising
[1:59:59] the termination provision,
[2:00:00] just putting language in there
[2:00:01] that you know says something
[2:00:02] to the effect of
[2:00:04] after a period of ten years,
[2:00:05] the parties can terminate at
[2:00:07] any time upon five years
[2:00:09] advance notice. Basically,
[2:00:11] that's that's what I imagine we
[2:00:13] will do when we get
[2:00:14] to that section.
[2:00:15] >> I'd love to get
[2:00:16] to twenty years, but whatever
[2:00:18] somebody's got something up
[2:00:19] their sleeve that they want
[2:00:20] to do.
[2:00:21] >> This section isn't really
[2:00:22] where you're focused. This
[2:00:23] section here, if you read it.
[2:00:24] there it's a 20-year term that
[2:00:25] can be terminated with 36
[2:00:27] months' notice. So it says
[2:00:28] license not material upon the
[2:00:29] expiration
[2:00:31] of the initial period,
[2:00:34] which is 20 years, it should be
[2:00:35] automatically extended upon the
[2:00:36] same terms and conditions
[2:00:37] for up to 2 additional 10-year
[2:00:38] periods unless the licensor
[2:00:39] delivers written notice 5 years
[2:00:41] in advance.
[2:00:43] So what that says to me,
[2:00:45] and I'm trying to make sure I'm
[2:00:46] reading it right, Is the 20
[2:00:48] years is ours.
[2:00:49] >> But they could throw us out.
[2:00:51] >> They could give you a
[2:00:52] termination.
[2:00:54] >> Well, that's a different
[2:00:55] section.
[2:00:56] >> Get rid of that.
[2:00:57] >> This section says 20 years
[2:00:58] is ours, provided they give us
[2:00:59] 36 months or 60 months notice,
[2:01:00] whatever. So the initial term
[2:01:01] is 20 years. The real problem
[2:01:02] is the termination section,
[2:01:03] correct?
[2:01:05] >> Yes.
[2:01:06] >> Correct.
[2:01:07] >> Okay, so
[2:01:08] >> But we do want the 60 months
[2:01:09] in the renewal.
[2:01:11] >> Fine.
[2:01:12] >> Right.
[2:01:13] >> But your initial period is
[2:01:14] 20 years.
[2:01:15] >> Right.
[2:01:17] >> But whenever they don't
[2:01:18] renew, we still have to find
[2:01:19] and build another baseball
[2:01:20] field, and we need 5 years
[2:01:21] for that. So that would be 60
[2:01:23] months.
[2:01:26] >> If the term with this 20
[2:01:27] years, they could still the way
[2:01:28] it is written now,
[2:01:29] they could throw us out.
[2:01:30] >> That's, not this section.
[2:01:32] >> The termination section is
[2:01:33] where you want
[2:01:35] to focus on.
[2:01:36] >> For this section,
[2:01:37] I think the 3 years is okay.
[2:01:38] >> 20 years, 5 years notice.
[2:01:39] And the 5 years' notice applies
[2:01:40] to the not initial term. It
[2:01:42] applies to the 2nd and 3rd
[2:01:43] renewals.
[2:01:44] >> Right, exactly.
[2:01:45] >> So your issue is going
[2:01:46] to come
[2:01:47] at the termination session, not
[2:01:48] here.
[2:01:49] >> I think the fee renewal
[2:01:50] options, in my opinion,
[2:01:51] it should be 60 months.
[2:01:53] >> Yeah. I think we this is
[2:01:59] like the one thing that we have
[2:02:03] Compromised on
[2:02:05] through negotiations is the 5
[2:02:09] and the 2, and we are going
[2:02:11] back to 5, so we are sort of
[2:02:12] doing the same thing that we
[2:02:14] were saying was happening
[2:02:16] before. So if that is a
[2:02:19] sticking point, you know,
[2:02:21] I mean
[2:02:22] >> It is a sticking point for
[2:02:25] me because we have been what is
[2:02:27] essentially bargaining
[2:02:28] against ourselves. We keep
[2:02:29] giving them new options and new
[2:02:30] proposals.
[2:02:37] >> if I may take a little straw
[2:02:40] poll. If it's 10 years initial
[2:02:42] guaranteed, what is each
[2:02:45] of yours' vote
[2:02:46] on a 3-year notice
[2:02:48] of termination?
[2:02:50] >> This is 20 years initial
[2:02:51] guarantee, right?
[2:02:53] >> Right.
[2:02:54] >> You guys suggested 10.
[2:02:56] >> Okay.
[2:02:58] >> Again, just stick with me
[2:02:59] on the concept,
[2:03:00] not the language for now,
[2:03:02] for purposes of this. So if you
[2:03:04] get it in there that you have
[2:03:05] 10 years guaranteed use
[2:03:07] of the field, how much advance
[2:03:09] notice do you want
[2:03:11] after that? What is everybody
[2:03:12] what's it whether it's 3 or 5?
[2:03:14] >> I'm at 5 simply because
[2:03:15] there's no way for us
[2:03:16] to build a new baseball field
[2:03:17] without 5 years. That's the
[2:03:19] only reason I'm at 5.
[2:03:25] >> You're at 5, you bet.
[2:03:26] >> I'll go with 5. Leave it
[2:03:28] at 5.
[2:03:30] >> Ok. All right.
[2:03:32] >> Well, I think we can move
[2:03:33] on to the next section then,
[2:03:35] which is construction and
[2:03:36] renovation of improvements.
[2:03:38] Any suggested edits as far as A
[2:03:40] or B, since they are what fit
[2:03:42] on the screen right now?
[2:03:45] >> So one of the things I've
[2:03:53] been hearing is
[2:03:54] about bleachers. So I guess my
[2:03:58] question is, are we fine just
[2:04:00] not adding bleachers
[2:04:04] to the baseball field?
[2:04:07] >> My understanding is that
[2:04:09] bleachers aren't a part
[2:04:10] of this phase of construction.
[2:04:11] >> I understand that, but one
[2:04:14] of the Ron, don't be rude,
[2:04:16] please. You said bleachers were
[2:04:21] one of the big problems, so now
[2:04:23] bleachers are no longer an
[2:04:25] issue on the field?
[2:04:29] >> I said the placement
[2:04:30] of the bleachers in the plan
[2:04:31] with the stadium were an issue.
[2:04:33] >> So it's not
[2:04:34] about the safety or the number
[2:04:35] of bleachers that are currently
[2:04:36] there?
[2:04:40] >> Once we my understanding is
[2:04:41] once we build bleachers,
[2:04:44] we have to build bathrooms.
[2:04:47] That's what happened with
[2:04:48] Tommy Roberts. So if we leave
[2:04:49] the bleachers,
[2:04:51] we can't do the bleachers
[2:04:52] without the bathroom. So it
[2:04:53] makes sense for the bleachers
[2:04:55] to come
[2:04:56] in as the amenities later.
[2:04:58] >> Okay. Move on.
[2:05:07] >> How about 4C?
[2:05:17] >> Okay. Going back
[2:05:19] to improvements,
[2:05:21] we are solely responsible for
[2:05:23] and shall have sole discretion
[2:05:25] to determine when the
[2:05:28] improvements are in need
[2:05:29] of modification, renovation,
[2:05:30] and, or replacement. So that is
[2:05:31] not a village option? Because
[2:05:34] I'm fine with that.
[2:05:36] >> That's correct.
[2:05:41] >> Okay. Move on.
[2:05:42] >> I don't
[2:05:44] >> I just, you know,
[2:05:45] logistically, because this is a
[2:05:46] narrowed-down license agreement
[2:05:47] to just this baseball field and
[2:05:48] because we have a time
[2:05:50] constraint, I, you know,
[2:05:56] I wonder if we should go from
[2:05:57] If it's reasonable to go from
[2:05:59] 60 to 30 days so that we can
[2:06:01] get the plan the approvals done
[2:06:03] in a timely manner.
[2:06:09] >> You know what,
[2:06:10] you don't need to put it
[2:06:11] in there.
[2:06:12] >> Okay. We'll just encourage
[2:06:13] Everybody wants things done as
[2:06:14] fast as possible.
[2:06:15] >> Okay. That's fine. I don't
[2:06:17] think we need
[2:06:18] to write that out.
[2:06:20] >> Okay. Contractor, I believe
[2:06:22] I believe the request was
[2:06:24] to delete that section.
[2:06:26] >> Is that correct? Yep. Get
[2:06:28] rid of it. You can do that
[2:06:32] right now with the magic.
[2:06:38] >> Track changes.
[2:06:41] >> I sure am, Pat. So has the
[2:06:44] village already had their
[2:06:47] required Or optional right
[2:06:50] to review the design
[2:06:51] in an open public meeting.
[2:06:53] Have they done that already?
[2:06:57] >> I do not personally know
[2:06:58] that.
[2:07:02] >> That's their thing.
[2:07:03] >> Village manager is here.
[2:07:07] Did you already have an open
[2:07:08] meeting on the design?
[2:07:10] >> I'm asking.
[2:07:12] >> Is he not allowed to talk,
[2:07:14] if I may ask?
[2:07:16] >> The chair has
[2:07:17] to recognize him.
[2:07:22] >> Yeah, I will recognize Ron
[2:07:23] Saunders, Village Manager,
[2:07:24] but let's keep that
[2:07:26] to a minimum. Go ahead, Ron.
[2:07:30] >> Just asking the one
[2:07:31] question.
[2:07:37] >> What was the question?
[2:07:39] >> In Paragraph C,
[2:07:41] approved plans, there's a
[2:07:43] paragraph, second paragraph,
[2:07:45] saying that the village shall
[2:07:46] at its sole option have the
[2:07:47] right to review the designs at
[2:07:49] an open public meeting or
[2:07:50] workshop and
[2:07:51] to solicit community input
[2:07:54] in the designs. Has that been
[2:07:56] done? Because that affects
[2:07:57] whether or not I'm going to
[2:08:00] approve the GMP.
[2:08:02] >> I believe this language was
[2:08:03] put
[2:08:04] in there when we were looking
[2:08:05] at the concession building.
[2:08:07] Now that the building is no
[2:08:08] longer in consideration, I
[2:08:10] don't think that's applicable.
[2:08:11] Our building officials have
[2:08:13] already been meeting
[2:08:15] with the contractor. And
[2:08:16] by the way, just
[2:08:17] for the record,
[2:08:18] we have no objection to
[2:08:19] Keystar. I assume that's the
[2:08:20] contractor you're talking
[2:08:21] about. We have no problem
[2:08:22] with Keystar, and we've been
[2:08:23] working with them already. I've
[2:08:24] already we've already kind
[2:08:25] of pre-approved the plans for
[2:08:26] the field and the fence and the
[2:08:28] dugout. I think this language
[2:08:30] is more applicable to The
[2:08:31] building where we want
[2:08:32] to input. We don't need the
[2:08:33] building we don't need input
[2:08:34] on the field. So if you take
[2:08:35] out the public meeting,
[2:08:37] I think we would be fine
[2:08:38] with that.
[2:08:40] >> Let's remove those
[2:08:41] paragraphs.
[2:08:42] >> Thank you, Ron.
[2:09:21] >> Is that consistent with what
[2:09:22] you're we're requesting?
[2:09:26] >> Removal of the paragraph
[2:09:27] starting
[2:09:28] with the word prior.
[2:09:37] >> I think you can get rid
[2:09:38] of the whole paragraph.
[2:09:39] >> Right.
[2:09:56] >> Anything for performance or
[2:09:57] construction liens?
[2:10:00] >> Just a quick question.
[2:10:01] We've already noticed them
[2:10:02] with Keystar. That's taken
[2:10:03] place, so we've met paragraph
[2:10:07] D.
[2:10:11] >> D is deleted.
[2:10:12] >> Okay, so that's the one we
[2:10:13] took out.
[2:10:14] >> Yep.
[2:10:20] >> Right. Okay. Performance.
[2:10:22] So everything's 60 days, but
[2:10:32] are we hoping or assuming that
[2:10:33] it won't take 60 days? We're
[2:10:34] just giving them 60 days
[2:10:36] for everything? Because 2
[2:10:39] months, 2 months, 2 months, 2
[2:10:41] months, and wear it next year
[2:10:43] for the baseball field?
[2:10:47] >> You know, quite frankly,
[2:10:50] the village attorney I met
[2:10:51] with on this was not their
[2:10:53] usual attorney, John Quick. It
[2:10:55] was a different one. So I don't
[2:10:57] know how in tune they were
[2:10:59] with what was going on. They
[2:11:00] were insistent
[2:11:01] on this language. But, you
[2:11:02] know, I think, I think it's
[2:11:05] just good faith that everyone's
[2:11:06] moving as fast as possible
[2:11:08] on this.
[2:11:09] >> Okay.
[2:11:17] >> So let's go to the early
[2:11:18] termination payment.
[2:11:24] >> Aye.
[2:11:25] >> Okay.
[2:11:26] >> Everybody's good
[2:11:28] with standards
[2:11:29] of construction and comply with
[2:11:30] applicable law?
[2:11:31] >> I am.
[2:11:34] >> Anybody else?
[2:11:36] >> Everybody's fine.
[2:11:38] >> Okay. Early termination
[2:11:39] payment.
[2:11:44] >> This one you got
[2:11:46] to write correct.
[2:11:51] >> We're going to need an
[2:11:53] amortization amount based
[2:11:58] on different things. If we're
[2:11:59] going to do the turf field
[2:12:01] to the 10 years that it's
[2:12:02] warranted for, because the
[2:12:04] other buildings have much
[2:12:05] longer lives. And this one says
[2:12:15] 8 years. It doesn't even do the
[2:12:16] life
[2:12:17] of the baseball field.
[2:12:22] >> Right.
[2:12:29] >> Okay, so what is the period
[2:12:31] of years you would like to go
[2:12:32] off of?
[2:12:33] >> Well, that's what I'm
[2:12:35] saying. 10 years is fine
[2:12:36] for me for the turf field,
[2:12:37] but it shouldn't necessarily be
[2:12:38] for the other improvements 10
[2:12:40] years. Or if they want to make
[2:12:42] it easy and make it one number,
[2:12:43] then we need to figure
[2:12:45] out what the life
[2:12:46] of the fencing, the dugout, and
[2:12:47] all the improvements are.
[2:12:50] >> Well, we can leave that
[2:12:52] at the 20 years.
[2:12:53] >> Okay.
[2:13:03] >> So this is going to 10
[2:13:04] years?
[2:13:06] >> 20.
[2:13:07] >> 20.
[2:13:37] >> Okay. So is that kind of
[2:13:39] like a buyout provision? So
[2:13:41] then
[2:13:42] >> When they own all
[2:13:43] of our improvements, it
[2:13:45] wouldn't matter because then
[2:13:46] they've essentially bought them
[2:13:47] from us? Because J
[2:13:53] Improvements says they get
[2:13:54] to keep and own everything.
[2:13:59] And I don't have a problem
[2:14:00] with that as long as
[2:14:01] >> Right.
[2:14:02] >> That's how it always was. I
[2:14:06] mean, this the concept of this
[2:14:08] early termination period, The
[2:14:10] payment was really just
[2:14:11] to ensure use of the field
[2:14:13] for a certain amount
[2:14:14] of time and, you know,
[2:14:16] disincentivize.
[2:14:18] >> So you'll fix Exhibit A
[2:14:20] according
[2:14:21] to the 20-year decision
[2:14:22] by the board?
[2:14:24] >> Yeah, I'll do that
[2:14:25] at the end. That'll take me a
[2:14:26] few more minutes.
[2:14:28] But are we good to move on
[2:14:30] from here?
[2:14:31] >> Yep.
[2:14:37] >> Improvements, ADA, access
[2:14:38] for inspection. Any, any
[2:14:41] comments?
[2:14:43] >> Let me just quickly read the
[2:14:47] access for inspection. So what
[2:15:15] exactly are we indemnifying the
[2:15:16] village for in that paragraph?
[2:15:36] >> Basically, in the event
[2:15:38] hazardous substances are
[2:15:39] discovered I think it's
[2:15:47] basically implying that in the
[2:15:48] event you start digging up
[2:15:49] stuff and it's, you know,
[2:15:51] hazardous or something, that,
[2:15:52] you know, You're responsible
[2:15:54] for dealing
[2:15:56] with that hazard.
[2:15:58] >> So if hazard conditions
[2:15:59] currently exist at Founders
[2:16:00] Park, we're responsible
[2:16:02] for paying
[2:16:04] for any problems that arise
[2:16:05] from those hazardous conditions
[2:16:06] that are preexisting?
[2:16:09] >> Well, I mean,
[2:16:10] the way I read it is it's, it's
[2:16:11] saying basically if you
[2:16:13] discover it, you're not,
[2:16:14] you're not obligated
[2:16:16] to remove it, but whatever you
[2:16:18] did disturb or partially
[2:16:20] excavate, you got
[2:16:22] to deal with, right? And, you
[2:16:24] know, part of what was in here
[2:16:26] was a requirement that the
[2:16:29] school board does a Phase 1
[2:16:31] environmental study prior to
[2:16:32] commencing construction. I
[2:16:34] received direction
[2:16:35] to remove that. So, you know,
[2:16:37] that would
[2:16:38] >> So is nobody doing the
[2:16:40] environmental study?
[2:16:41] >> Not to my knowledge,
[2:16:43] no.
[2:16:45] >> Well, then we should be
[2:16:47] splitting the cost
[2:16:48] of any hazardous conditions at
[2:16:49] the very least.
[2:16:52] >> I think they own them,
[2:16:55] not us. They own them,
[2:16:56] not us.
[2:16:57] >> That's not what this says,
[2:16:59] though. This says the licensee.
[2:17:00] That's us.
[2:17:08] >> So it's indemnification.
[2:17:10] For all costs relating
[2:17:12] to inspections in connection
[2:17:14] with the property.
[2:17:16] >> Licensee hereby indemnifies
[2:17:17] and holds the licensor
[2:17:18] harmless. If licensee discovers
[2:17:21] hazardous substance as a result
[2:17:34] of inspection, blah, blah,
[2:17:38] blah, then the licensee shall
[2:17:43] also be responsible
[2:17:44] for the removal, remediation,
[2:17:45] disposal, et cetera,
[2:17:46] et cetera.
[2:17:51] >> Right.
[2:17:54] >> So, before they do
[2:17:55] construction,
[2:17:58] they're going
[2:17:59] to test the soil, right?
[2:18:00] >> No.
[2:18:01] >> No.
[2:18:02] >> That was a that was a
[2:18:03] provision. I thought there was
[2:18:05] an environmental study there
[2:18:06] was some sort of an
[2:18:08] environmental inspection that
[2:18:10] had to be done.
[2:18:13] >> That's correct. There was
[2:18:15] >> What does that do then?
[2:18:16] >> At the end
[2:18:18] of this sentence, it did say
[2:18:19] that, you know, licensee,
[2:18:20] the school board, will do a
[2:18:21] Phase 1 environmental study
[2:18:22] prior
[2:18:23] to commencing construction.
[2:18:24] >> Right.
[2:18:25] >> I received a request
[2:18:26] to delete that provision. If
[2:18:27] you guys want
[2:18:28] to add it back in, The village
[2:18:29] had requested that provision be
[2:18:30] included, so
[2:18:32] >> Well, I mean,
[2:18:34] if it should be inspected,
[2:18:35] and if there's something wrong,
[2:18:37] well, that can put the squash
[2:18:39] on the whole thing. I mean,
[2:18:40] if there's something wrong
[2:18:41] with the ground, I mean,
[2:18:44] nothing's going
[2:18:45] to happen afterwards. I mean,
[2:18:48] you know, I don't want
[2:18:49] to see us, you know, doing the
[2:18:51] job and then somebody comes
[2:18:53] along and checks the soil and
[2:18:55] says there's oil here or
[2:18:57] something. I mean, the my
[2:18:58] understanding, I thought the
[2:19:00] environmental study would check
[2:19:01] that because what else is there
[2:19:02] to check other than the ground?
[2:19:04] >> Right. I don't personally
[2:19:06] have any issue
[2:19:07] with it being included. The
[2:19:08] only thing I would check maybe
[2:19:10] is how that may affect the
[2:19:12] timing of things. Pat, if you
[2:19:14] want to speak to that
[2:19:15] at all.
[2:19:18] >> Well, we would get it done,
[2:19:19] you know, Fine. We'll just do
[2:19:20] it. I mean,
[2:19:21] do the environmental study. If
[2:19:23] there's something wrong,
[2:19:25] we're not going
[2:19:26] to do anything there.
[2:19:27] >> So we requested
[2:19:29] to have the Phase I removed.
[2:19:30] We typically only do Phase I
[2:19:31] any environmental site
[2:19:32] assessments at locations where
[2:19:34] we know we have contamination.
[2:19:36] We have no indication
[2:19:37] of any contamination at
[2:19:39] Founders Park. So we asked
[2:19:40] for it to be removed
[2:19:43] in the interest of time.
[2:19:46] >> So let's take
[2:19:47] out the power line.
[2:19:48] >> Indemnification paragraph,
[2:19:49] then. I agree.
[2:19:50] >> Yeah, then take it out. I
[2:19:51] mean, if you don't want
[2:19:52] to do it,
[2:19:53] then take it out.
[2:19:54] >> Yep.
[2:19:55] >> Take it out.
[2:19:56] >> Sounds good.
[2:20:27] >> All right.
[2:20:33] >> Notices of commencement,
[2:20:34] cost
[2:20:35] of design and construction,
[2:20:36] governmental approval,
[2:20:37] joiner.
[2:20:38] >> I'm all the way on insurance
[2:20:39] requirements
[2:20:41] for construction contracts.
[2:20:51] >> Anybody have anything for
[2:20:52] Section 5?
[2:20:53] >> Nope. Nope.
[2:20:55] >> I don't think anybody's
[2:20:56] going to have anything
[2:20:57] but me.
[2:21:13] >> Any comments for Section
[2:21:14] 6, Compliance with
[2:21:15] Governmental Procedures?
[2:21:16] >> No. I'm on
[2:21:18] >> Move on. Maintenance of
[2:21:20] Improvements, which is 8.
[2:21:23] >> Okay, it's up there.
[2:21:38] >> So here's my issue
[2:21:39] with maintenance
[2:21:40] of improvements. We're
[2:21:43] maintaining it even when it's
[2:21:44] in village control,
[2:21:47] so we're paying our people.
[2:21:52] How's that working?
[2:21:54] >> Yeah, so the school district
[2:21:55] maintains the field year-round.
[2:21:56] And for the, you know, period
[2:21:57] of time that the village has
[2:21:58] use of the field, they pay
[2:21:59] for the cost of that,
[2:22:00] the maintenance that occurs
[2:22:02] during that period
[2:22:03] of time.
[2:22:04] >> So they'll pay some fee
[2:22:05] to us
[2:22:06] for our maintenance people
[2:22:08] to take care of it?
[2:22:09] >> Correct.
[2:22:11] >> Okay, move on.
[2:22:19] >> And same thing, utilities,
[2:22:20] only for the period
[2:22:22] in which we're Yeah, I mean,
[2:22:23] it's mentioned in the
[2:22:25] maintenance and improvement
[2:22:29] section, but it, you know, says
[2:22:32] it includes utility consumption
[2:22:34] in that kind
[2:22:36] of same general category.
[2:22:38] >> Thank you.
[2:22:42] Going down to 11.
[2:22:51] >> All right,
[2:22:52] it's up there.
[2:23:05] >> So no matter when the damage
[2:23:07] occurs,
[2:23:08] it's our responsibility
[2:23:10] to fix it in these minor and
[2:23:12] major damage paragraphs?
[2:23:16] >> Right.
[2:23:18] The thought was
[2:23:19] to just keep it consistent with
[2:23:20] the maintenance where we would,
[2:23:21] you know, deal
[2:23:23] with restoring the property,
[2:23:24] removing debris,
[2:23:26] what have you. But the cost is
[2:23:27] just basically equally split
[2:23:28] for anything not covered
[2:23:29] by insurance because, you know,
[2:23:31] both the parties would have
[2:23:32] >> And which paragraph
[2:23:34] references that we're splitting
[2:23:40] that?
[2:23:41] >> The second sentence in 11.
[2:23:42] It says, licensor and licensee
[2:23:43] shall bear
[2:23:47] >> Equally bear the cost.
[2:23:48] >> Okay, sorry,
[2:23:49] I missed that. That's why I
[2:23:51] don't like doing it quickly.
[2:23:52] It's okay. All right,
[2:23:55] termination.
[2:24:15] >> Can you fix this? I'm not a
[2:24:16] lawyer. I am a doctor,
[2:24:17] by the way. Can you fix this?
[2:24:18] Can you fix this
[2:24:21] by just saying after the
[2:24:23] initial 20-year period,
[2:24:28] the agreement can be terminated
[2:24:32] by either party by either
[2:24:34] giving written notice.
[2:24:40] >> And it'll be five instead
[2:24:41] of three.
[2:24:42] >> Yeah. As in legally, does
[2:24:44] that work if we say you know
[2:24:45] following the initial
[2:24:46] twenty-year period termination
[2:24:47] could occur after that
[2:24:48] with five years notice?
[2:24:51] >> Five-year notice.
[2:24:54] >> Yeah, I certainly can craft
[2:24:56] some language to that effect. I
[2:24:57] so we're not going
[2:24:59] with ten years anymore, just
[2:25:00] to be clear.
[2:25:01] >> Just go with the initial.
[2:25:02] >> 20 is what we put
[2:25:04] at the top, so 20 is what we
[2:25:06] want a paragraph
[2:25:07] to be consistent.
[2:25:08] >> It's 20 in the top and 20
[2:25:09] down here.
[2:25:12] >> But the termination still
[2:25:13] allows them with notice
[2:25:14] >> 5 years.
[2:25:16] >> It's 5 years.
[2:25:17] >> So then we're not guaranteed
[2:25:18] the 10 after the term,
[2:25:19] after the first
[2:25:21] >> after the 20 years.
[2:25:22] >> Yeah, she said there's my
[2:25:23] point. After the initial,
[2:25:24] put that in
[2:25:25] after the initial. That's what
[2:25:28] you put that in this,
[2:25:29] in this paragraph
[2:25:31] after the initial term.
[2:25:32] >> So you're guaranteeing 20
[2:25:33] years.
[2:25:35] >> All right, will do.
[2:26:01] >> So you're saying we can't
[2:26:02] terminate people now? I didn't
[2:26:03] say that. I know, but for 5
[2:26:04] years.
[2:26:15] >> In termination, if we're
[2:26:16] going to give them 60 days, If
[2:26:17] we have 60 days
[2:26:19] for everything, we should have
[2:26:21] at least 60 days to remove our
[2:26:22] tangible property upon
[2:26:25] termination.
[2:26:36] >> Yes, putting in
[2:26:37] after the initial term.
[2:26:38] After the initial term?
[2:26:39] >> Of 20 years,
[2:26:41] 5-year notice.
[2:26:42] >> That's what we're putting
[2:26:44] in. Okay. Unless you want
[2:26:45] to do 10.
[2:26:48] >> No, I'm good with 1.
[2:26:50] >> And can you explain the
[2:26:52] counterparts,
[2:26:55] paragraph 14?
[2:27:02] >> Yeah, I mean, the way I
[2:27:11] understand is that you can sign
[2:27:12] essentially 2 different
[2:27:14] documents,
[2:27:17] and as long as they're the same
[2:27:18] document, everybody has
[2:27:19] >> Okay, that's what that
[2:27:20] means. Thank you.
[2:27:22] >> Is it upon or following or
[2:27:24] after? Is it is it
[2:27:30] >> I mean, upon Yeah,
[2:27:35] of the initial period. That's
[2:27:36] it.
[2:27:48] >> Okay, I'm done.
[2:27:59] >> You wanted this to be 5
[2:28:01] years as well, correct?
[2:28:05] >> Yeah.
[2:28:28] >> Thank God we're almost done.
[2:28:32] >> Sir?
[2:28:33] >> If I want to postpone the
[2:28:35] GMP until we come
[2:28:37] to the license agreement,
[2:28:38] does that happen
[2:28:40] before the GMP? If you have
[2:28:41] something to approve
[2:28:43] of the license agreement,
[2:28:45] then you read the item first.
[2:28:47] Right, but I know you can move
[2:28:48] on to approve it.
[2:28:53] >> Is everybody good
[2:28:54] with this section?
[2:28:56] >> Yep. Move on.
[2:29:09] >> All right. Dr. Walchanski,
[2:29:10] you have anything further?
[2:29:12] >> I would like
[2:29:13] to make a motion.
[2:29:14] >> Okay, make the motion.
[2:29:16] >> That we Amend the license
[2:29:21] agreement as
[2:29:24] >> How about this? Let me take
[2:29:25] a stab at it for you.
[2:29:27] >> Go ahead, Dirk.
[2:29:28] >> That you would make a motion
[2:29:30] to approve the edited version
[2:29:31] now just done
[2:29:32] on the record.
[2:29:35] >> Okay.
[2:29:36] >> As modified here
[2:29:37] on the screen live.
[2:29:38] >> All right.
[2:29:39] >> I'm going to make a motion
[2:29:40] that we approve the The edited
[2:29:45] version of the licensing
[2:29:46] agreement that we just agreed
[2:29:48] that we just discussed.
[2:29:50] >> Second.
[2:29:51] >> Yes, as portrayed by
[2:29:53] Hunter's document
[2:29:57] on the screen.
[2:29:59] >> Did you do the amortization
[2:30:02] schedule?
[2:30:04] >> Working on it now. It's
[2:30:05] going
[2:30:06] to take me a minute.
[2:30:07] >> Okay.
[2:30:08] >> 20 years.
[2:30:09] >> The motion is premature
[2:30:10] then.
[2:30:11] >> Okay. And how do we
[2:30:12] incorporate if they don't agree
[2:30:13] with this document
[2:30:15] to have that meeting?
[2:30:16] >> How does that get done?
[2:30:19] >> That's a separate thing.
[2:30:23] That's a cover letter. Okay.
[2:30:24] >> Yeah.
[2:30:26] >> So we don't have to agree on
[2:30:27] that here?
[2:30:28] >> I hear what you're saying.
[2:30:29] >> Okay.
[2:30:30] >> I think we'd agreed on that.
[2:30:31] >> I guess we'll see.
[2:30:32] >> It's gonna take him a while.
[2:30:43] >> Yep.
[2:30:44] >> And now you have to reread
[2:30:45] it as written to make sure
[2:30:46] that it's
[2:30:49] >> I mean, we're gonna be able
[2:30:51] to save it and distribute it.
[2:30:57] >> Okay. I'd say now is the
[2:30:58] time to go to the restroom.
[2:30:59] >> I was thinking about that
[2:31:01] too. I can't wait.
[2:31:16] >> Excuse me.
[2:31:17] >> It's so funny.
[2:31:18] >> I'm gonna run out of room
[2:31:31] on this piece of paper.
[2:31:32] >> Yeah, you are. Those are
[2:31:33] your important notes.
[2:31:35] >> I think I've got to go
[2:31:36] from circles to squares now.
[2:31:41] See, Louie, this is what you're
[2:31:42] gonna do, you know.
[2:39:40] >> Now that it's complete, I'd
[2:39:41] like
[2:39:42] to make the same motion.
[2:39:48] >> Yeah, I need a second.
[2:39:49] >> Second the motion as per the
[2:39:52] changes discussed
[2:39:53] by this board
[2:39:54] during discussion.
[2:39:56] >> And live edited.
[2:39:58] >> And live edited,
[2:40:00] assuming review
[2:40:01] at a later time.
[2:40:03] >> Roll call.
[2:40:05] >> [CALLING ROLL]
[2:40:15] >> Motion passes.
[2:40:18] >> I recommend the board
[2:40:19] approve Resolution 2026-002
[2:40:22] titled A resolution of the
[2:40:23] School Board of Monroe
[2:40:24] County, Florida, approving the
[2:40:26] guaranteed maximum price from
[2:40:27] Keystar Incorporated for
[2:40:29] Founders Park baseball
[2:40:30] improvements contingent upon
[2:40:32] village approval and providing
[2:40:33] for an effective date.
[2:40:36] >> So moved.
[2:40:40] >> I'll make a second,
[2:40:41] but I also want
[2:40:42] to have some discussion. Even
[2:40:43] though we know it's contingent,
[2:40:45] I think we should postpone this
[2:40:47] motion until the village
[2:40:48] Agrees
[2:40:49] on the license agreement,
[2:40:54] because we have a meeting 2
[2:40:55] days after that. It literally
[2:40:57] would take up no extra time.
[2:41:01] >> We have a meeting
[2:41:02] on the 11th of July?
[2:41:03] >> On the 9th.
[2:41:05] >> No, we don't.
[2:41:06] >> If you're seeking postpone,
[2:41:08] that's a higher order motion,
[2:41:09] so you have to dispose
[2:41:10] of that first.
[2:41:12] >> Okay, when's our next
[2:41:13] meeting? You'll need a second.
[2:41:15] July 21st. Any discussion
[2:41:17] on the motion
[2:41:21] to postpone?
[2:41:35] >> Call the roll.
[2:41:38] >> Ms. Talbott.
[2:41:41] >> Just the GMP.
[2:41:43] >> I understand.
[2:41:44] >> It's too late to go back
[2:41:45] to discussion?
[2:41:46] >> No, on the motion, you can
[2:41:48] discuss anything.
[2:41:49] >> I didn't know.
[2:41:50] >> She started to call the
[2:41:51] rules. I didn't know where we
[2:41:52] were in the process. Okay.
[2:41:53] >> No, I was asking for
[2:41:54] discussion. I understand.
[2:41:55] >> Okay. I just I guess I'm not
[2:41:56] aware
[2:41:57] of what the pro and con is
[2:41:59] to the postponement.
[2:42:00] >> For me, it would just be
[2:42:02] that it's possible that they're
[2:42:04] not going to agree
[2:42:06] to the license agreement,
[2:42:07] then we're going
[2:42:09] to have a meeting, and then
[2:42:10] maybe there's something else we
[2:42:12] need. And we've already voted
[2:42:13] on a GMP. Just the order of
[2:42:15] things makes me uncomfortable.
[2:42:17] The contingency makes me less
[2:42:18] uncomfortable, but I personally
[2:42:20] would rather vote for a GMP
[2:42:23] when I know that we have a
[2:42:24] license.
[2:42:27] >> But it's contingent upon
[2:42:28] their approval, correct?
[2:42:30] >> Yes.
[2:42:32] >> So there's no purpose I can
[2:42:34] see. I'm just speaking
[2:42:37] out loud, I guess,
[2:42:38] for my own vote
[2:42:40] in the postponement. So, okay.
[2:42:42] Thank you.
[2:42:47] >> Okay. Call the roll now.
[2:42:48] >> [CALLING ROLL]
[2:43:04] >> Okay, back
[2:43:06] to the original motion. We
[2:43:09] don't have to restate it,
[2:43:10] correct?
[2:43:12] >> No, sir, it's on the floor
[2:43:13] now that the higher-order
[2:43:14] motion has been disposed of.
[2:43:15] >> Okay, any discussion? Call
[2:43:19] the roll.
[2:43:20] >> [CALLING ROLL]
[2:43:30] >> Motion passes.
[2:43:34] >> I recommend the board
[2:43:35] approve Personnel
[2:43:36] Recommendations Addendum 2.
[2:43:37] >> So moved.
[2:43:38] >> Second.
[2:43:40] >> That was your right, Dr.
[2:43:43] Walchanski, you pulled this.
[2:43:46] >> No.
[2:43:47] >> Okay, any discussion? Any no
[2:43:49] votes? Hearing none, the
[2:43:59] personnel recommendations are
[2:44:00] approved.
[2:44:04] >> I recommend the board
[2:44:05] approve 2026-2027 contract
[2:44:06] renewal with Amendment 3 of 3
[2:44:08] with Amira Learning LLC.
[2:44:12] >> So moved.
[2:44:15] >> Second.
[2:44:18] >> The reason I wanted
[2:44:19] to bring this up is Amira is a
[2:44:22] someone can correct me if I'm
[2:44:26] wrong, but it is a science of
[2:44:27] reading program that the school
[2:44:29] has the district has found
[2:44:31] success in. I don't I'm going
[2:44:34] to vote for this, but Amira
[2:44:36] uses Yes. And the other one is
[2:44:39] AI chatbots that are cartoon
[2:44:47] avatars that speak
[2:44:49] to children. They don't write
[2:44:51] it. And there are many parents
[2:44:52] who are concerned
[2:44:54] about the use of that kind
[2:44:56] of chatbot. And as I discussed
[2:44:59] with Mr. Tierney,
[2:45:02] before the start
[2:45:03] of the school year, I'd
[2:45:06] like us to figure out a way to
[2:45:08] make people aware that there
[2:45:09] are these and to allow parents
[2:45:11] to opt out
[2:45:13] of the chatbot portion of the
[2:45:16] program if they choose to. So
[2:45:19] it's nothing that has
[2:45:20] to do here,
[2:45:22] but I think there's a lot
[2:45:23] of concerns right now
[2:45:24] about AI and screen time,
[2:45:26] especially
[2:45:27] with really young children,
[2:45:28] and we need to work on a
[2:45:29] program that will allow to,
[2:45:30] you know,
[2:45:31] get all the advantages
[2:45:34] of these programs without their
[2:45:36] parents being concerned that
[2:45:38] they're gonna have the negative
[2:45:40] effects of AI chatbots,
[2:45:42] which are kind of in the news
[2:45:43] now?
[2:45:44] >> I'll address that. So it's
[2:45:45] 3 of 3. We have been pleased
[2:45:46] with this program and seen
[2:45:47] documented success. It's an
[2:45:49] adaptive program. So adaptive
[2:45:50] tests, they become harder or
[2:45:53] easier based
[2:45:55] on the answer given. This is an
[2:45:56] adaptive program that changes
[2:45:57] based
[2:45:58] on what the students read
[2:45:59] to this AI bot. So it's a
[2:46:00] closed system. There's a lot
[2:46:01] of safeguards in place, but I
[2:46:04] do understand the concern and
[2:46:05] support parents' right to know
[2:46:06] about it. So there is a white
[2:46:08] paper that the company gave us
[2:46:09] that we can disseminate
[2:46:11] to parents. The this
[2:46:13] interactive portion is a
[2:46:15] critical part
[2:46:16] of this program, so we can't
[2:46:17] turn that portion off. But if a
[2:46:19] parent didn't want their child
[2:46:20] exposed to it,
[2:46:21] we would find another way
[2:46:22] to support the reading.
[2:46:23] >> Thank you very much.
[2:46:27] >> So if there's no further
[2:46:28] discussion,
[2:46:29] are there any no votes
[2:46:33] on this item? Hearing none,
[2:46:35] motion is approved.
[2:46:37] At this time, we,
[2:46:41] we can say the meeting's over.