December 14, 2022 at 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting
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I. Roll Call, Establish Quorum, Call to Order
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II. Announcement by the Board President calling this meeting of the United Independent School District to Order. Let the record show that a quorum of Board Members is present, that this meeting has been duly called, and that notice of this meeting has been posted in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 551.
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III. Pledge of Allegiance
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III.A. Honor the Texas Flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible.
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IV. Recognitions:
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IV.A. LICENSED SPECIALIST IN SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS (LSSP's) RECOGNITION
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IV.A.1. Marilyn Brice, Thelma Cavazos, Dr. Linda Garza, Brandy Medina, Ileana Moreno and Claudia Hemosillo featured in "Focusing on Mental Health" in the Texas Association of School Boards Lone Star Publication for September / October 2022
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IV.A.2. Dr. Linda Garza, Licensed Specialist in School Psychologist - Outstanding School Psychologist Award - Doctoral Level 2022
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IV.B. 2022 - 2023 AP SCHOLARS
* Lyndon B. Johnson High School * United High School * John B. Alexander High School * United South High School |
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IV.C. HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING BANDS
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IV.C.1. United South High School Marching Band - 3rd Place Laredo ISD Marching Contest, 1st Division UIL Region Marching Band Contest, Area Qualifier UIL Area G Marching Contest
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IV.C.2. Lyndon B. Johnson High School - 3rd Place Conference 6A, United ISD Marching Contest, 2nd Place - Laredo ISD Marching Contest, 1st Division UIL Region Marching Band Contest
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IV.C.3. United High School Marching Band - 2nd Place - United ISD Marching Contest Finalists - Bands of America South Texas Regionals - 1st Place Laredo ISD Marching Contest - 1st Place Division UIL Region Marching Contest
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IV.C.4. John B. Alexander High School Marching Band - 1st Place United ISD Marching Contest, Finalists Bands of America South Texas Regionals, Grand Champion - Band of America South Texas Regionals, Finalists Texas Marching Classic
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V. Public Comments:
Comments are limited to three minutes per speaker, except that non-English speakers requiring a translator are limited to six minutes. The presiding Board officer may modify or waive these time limits as appropriate. Public comment shall not be used for personal attacks by the speaker against District employees or students. Speakers who engage in personal attacks or use insulting, profane, threatening or abusive language during any Board meeting shall be ruled out of order by the presiding Board officer and may be escorted from the Board meeting room by District peace officers or security staff. Any concerns or complaints regarding individual District employees, students, or parents must be resolved via the appropriate complaint process, as stated in Board Policy BED (Local). Pursuant to section 551.042 of the Texas Government Code, no Board Member or Administrator may respond to a member of the public regarding an item that is not listed on this agenda, unless such response is a recitation of District policy or a statement of specific factual information.
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VI. Consent Agenda Items
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VI.A. First and final reading of policy EIC (LOCAL) - Academic Achievement: Class Ranking regarding Grade Equivalence for Advanced Placement (AP) and College Level Examination Program (CLEP)
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VI.B. Approval of Low Attendance Day Waiver - Remote Conferencing
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VI.C. Approval of Monthly Disbursements
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VI.D. Approval of Additional Appraiser for the 2022-2023 School Year
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VI.E. Approval of awarding bids, proposals and qualifications
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VII. Public Hearing on Amendment No. 1 to agreement for Limitation on Appraisal Value between the District and Siete Wind, LLC, Texas Comptroller Application Number 1656, pursuant to Chapter 313 of the Texas Tax Code
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VIII. Items for Individual Consideration
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VIII.A. Discussion and possible action on Amendment No. 1 to agreement for Limitation on Appraised Value between the District and Siete Wind, LLC, Texas Comptroller Application Number 1656, pursuant to Chapter 313 of the Texas Tax Code
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VIII.B. Discussion and possible action regarding approval of proposed fee rate increase for the solid waste pickup services in the district under "RFP 2020-046 Garbage Collection Services"
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VIII.C. Discussion and possible action to rescind award of Section 1 & 8 to Telepro on RFP 2022-057 District Wide Surveillance Cameras, Servers and Installation and award said sections to M1 Networks. This RFP was approved on November 16, 2022 at the Regular Board Meeting
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VIII.D. Approval of adoption of Academic Calendar for 2023-2024
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VIII.E. Discussion and possible action by resolution of the United Independent School District's Board of Trustees to call for the recall of the United Independent School District's member on the Webb County Appraisal District Board of Directors and to cast all of United Independent School District's 1,065 votes to recall Juan Roberto Ramirez, the United Independent School District's member on the Webb County Appraisal District Board of Directors, as per 6.033 of the Texas Property Tax Code
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VIII.F. Discussion and possible action by resolution of the United Independent School District's Board of Trustees to nominate a candidate for the Webb County Appraisal District's Board of Directors as a result of the recall of the United Independent School District's member and to cast all of United Independent School's District's 1,065 votes for United Independent School District's new member to the Webb County Appraisal District Board of Directors for the remainder of the 2022-2023 term as per section 6.033 of the Texas Property Tax Code
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VIII.G. Approval of requests from Board Members in re: Use of Board of Trustees Discretionary Funds for Various Campuses
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VIII.H. Discussion and possible action regarding approval of Interlocal Agreement between UISD and Communities in Schools Laredo, Inc.
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VIII.I. Discussion and possible action regarding approval of UISD Board Operating Procedures
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IX. Closed Session: Board will adjourn into closed session pursuant to the following sections of the Texas Open Meetings Act
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IX.A. TGC 551.071 Consultation with Board's Attorney; Closed Meeting
TGC 551.074 Personnel Matters; Closed Meeting |
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IX.A.1. Superintendent's Duties and Responsibilities
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IX.A.2. Discussion, including consultation with legal counsel, regarding duties and responsibilities and pay equity adjustment for Chief of Police
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IX.A.3. Discussion, including consultation with legal counsel, regarding duties and responsibilities and pay equity adjustment for Operations Administrators
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IX.A.4. Discussion regarding appointment of Associate Superintendent for Administration Operation Services
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IX.A.5. Discussion regarding appointment of Assistant Superintendent for Administration and Policies
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IX.A.6. Discussion regarding appointment of Director of Accounting
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IX.B. TGC 551.071 Consultation with Attorney; Closed Meeting
TGC 551.072 Deliberation Regarding Real Property; Closed Meeting |
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IX.B.1. Legal consultation and report on Potential Holdings, LLC regarding a possible agreement pertaining to Santa Claudia Street and Santa Monica Street, pursuant to which access from Santa Claudia Street would be prohibited and access through Santa Monica Street would be facilitated to property owned by Potential Holdings, LLC located adjacent to the United Independent School District Student Activity Center on Highway 359. The agreement would resolve all pending issues.
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IX.B.2. Legal Consultation and report on the status of the execution of the proposed Purchase and Sale Agreement regarding the acquisition of a tract of land of approximately 10.77 acres out of a 53.40-acre tract of land, which itself is out of a tract of land, described in the Deed recorded in Volume 1089, Pages 586-587, Official Public Records of Webb County, Texas. The tract is situated in Porcion 28, E. Martinez, Abstract 241, Webb County, Texas, such property being in the vicinity of the intersection of Saunders Blvd. and Loop 20 in Laredo, Webb County, Texas. The acreage is owned by L91 BC Properties, LLC.
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IX.C. TGC 551.071 Consultation with Board's Attorney; Closed Meeting
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IX.C.1. Student Activity Fund Audits
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IX.C.1.a. Elementary Schools - Fasken, Freedom, Ruiz and Zaffirini
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IX.C.1.b. Middle Schools - Clark, Herrera, LB Vergara, Trautmann, United South and United
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IX.C.1.c. High Schools - Alexander, Johnson, United and United South
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IX.C.2. Department / Other Audits
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IX.C.2.a. After School Adventures Program Audit
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IX.C.2.b. Special Education Student Eligibility
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IX.C.2.c. UCAN Program Follow-up
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IX.C.3. Status of Ongoing Audits
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IX.C.4. Discussion of Districtwide Intruder Detection Audit Report Findings
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X. Reconvened from Closed Session, the Board will take appropriate action on items, if necessary, as discussed in Closed Session
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X.A. Discussion of Districtwide Intruder Detection Audit Report Findings
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X.B. Possible action regarding appointment of Associate Superintendent for Administration Operations Services
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X.C. Possible action regarding appointment of Assistant Superintendent for Administration Operation and Policies
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X.D. Possible action regarding appointment of Director of Accounting
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X.E. Possible action regarding duties and responsibilities and pay equity adjustment for Operation Administrators
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X.F. Possible action regarding duties and responsibilities and pay equity adjustment for Chief of Police
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X.G. Possible action with respect to the possible agreement resolving all issues with Potential Holdings, LLC including issues pertaining to prohibiting access through Santa Claudia Street, and facilitating access through Santa Monica Street, to real property owned by Potential Holdings, LLC located adjacent to the United Independent School District Student Activity Center on Highway 359. The agreement would resolve all issues with Potential Holdings, LLC.
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XI. Adjournment
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