test test. All right. Sorry, technical difficulties. Roll call. School board members. Brock is here. Holwiger is here. Kings Leman is here. And King is here. Larson and Prickowitz are gone. That's okay. We
still have a quorum. So we move on. 4.0 is to approve the agenda. >> So move to. I'll second. Okay. Any questions or discussion on items in the agenda. Okay. All those in favor say I. >> I. >> I.
>> Any oppose? Motion carries. 5.0. Communication reports. >> All righty. Um again, as always, in no specific order, um hats off to um the musical crew. Um I went Friday night or the family did just so impressive and
unbelievable and it's nice to see um some kids may be in activities that they normally you don't see perform. It was awesome. Um winter activities are often run on good luck to them. Um a couple things solar project we have the the bid to approve in here obviously um in
support. Um, again, kind of as reiterated, um, very pleased we had 10 companies, um, with actually, I think 13 bids because there's a couple companies that put multiple, you know, with some different options in. Um, so it's very competitive. Um, as I was telling Amanda a little bit ago, you'll see it's it's
3.5 or 3.7 years payback. Um, a couple of the places felt um, that what we used, we used a 22% loss, and again, it was from guidance. they feel that's high, but again to have everyone bid bid the same thing, that's what the state recommended using, but several of them
felt it'll be less than that. So, I mean, that that's good. Working with the city. Um, I got two permits in last week. Um, going good. I'm meeting with um person from the water and light on Wednesday. Um, and um, we're off and running. Um, a lot of paperwork, but
it's it it's going. Um, thank you to um, I'm just going to say admin team. Um, Nexus met again with all the groups. another um I don't know what you call it um revolution or yeah you know a run at getting some things right making sure they're on the right track. So last week
um they met with um all four buildings. So thank you to the the staff and again they're just keeping to refine more to come. Um thank you uh Sura as as well as um several others back here um had a meeting today on level four facilities.
Amanda and Josh were part of that. Um I think there I think there were 18 people online at one time when I counted from MDE the county aluma as the school obviously um and some that we knew couldn't be there but um it's a good conversation and um we'll continue
pushing it. Um the other thing I have and I'm looking for some input. Um, I had a person um approach me and and and Scott's in the lofah as well. Um, looking at um for uh boy soccer to put a storage um I'm going to call the storage
facility on the end of the bleachers um looking at raising money, looking at if there's you know things before they they they go too far down the road um that we would like to specify or not specify or we on board or not on board. They'd like it to be partially storage, but they
would also um they want it to have like a I'm going to call it a locker facility. Not that it would be locker rooms, but like during the game if they want to get in and meet instead of going back into the school, there's really no facility. It's also two stories. And so
they have like viewing is their concept from up top for like their assistant coaches or someone. I don't know. And again, I'm just speaking my mind. They obviously can use the press box or whatever you call them up. Yeah. you know, but um I guess I'm throwing it out to the group. I don't know if different
ones have come before or not, or does it open a can of worms? Obviously, they're looking at not asking for funding from the district. They're looking at um and I just like I said, I I'm not quite sure. Scott and I talked. He thinks there's plenty of storage, but you know,
>> that only be used for boys. >> That's what they're proposing or this person was proposing. >> Girls have their own. >> Not one of these. They have storage. They both have storage under the bleachers during the year and then it comes inside um you know the rest of the
year. Um they seem to feel they need more and and like say um I struggle a little bit if it's only one and not the other. Now um >> do girls get to use the locker rooms? >> Well, they both use locker rooms in the
school. You know, there's not and this isn't going to have like locker room. It would be more like a some halftime go in and and you know get out of the sun or get out you know out of the elements if it's bad. >> Um >> and again I just like I said will girls
all of a sudden will want one? Will you know track or soccer or any of the others all of a sudden want something? >> Did you did you ask him about the possibility of sharing it? I >> I didn't I didn't um like I said it came >> they might be open to it. um may or may you know as far as storage you know um
if you started putting sock boys you know boys well girls soccer boys soccer you know that changes probably the size and whatever cuz originally um it had been brought out you know like with Nexus I think one of them someone brought it up of we could use more storage or yeah you know that and I'm
not saying that would come but it was thrown I know out when they were collecting and so it was like do you want to wait you know and see if anything comes out of that or not because obviously everything's not going to you know come out of that and um rise to a level and I think that's maybe
where they came to that it's probably not going to be one of the higher needs and so if we could do it >> um and I just said I've never been down this with yeah you know and um conversation I've ever had not it wasn't about storage but it was more about like the baseball facilities down at CMS
where they to like build bathrooms and a concession area and things like that that usually went through the facilities committee Okay. >> Um, >> I would suggest maybe something like that where they come talk like Scott comes to that meeting, maybe they even come to that meeting.
>> Um, but I also would suggest that they talk to the other team. >> That would be a lot easier if it was both of them. >> Yeah. >> Nope. That's all I'm looking for. There's not, you know, has to be done tomorrow type deal or whatever. But um
and again very happy obviously to have a group willing to you know run and run with it on their own if that's yeah you know but it just I was just there's some things like you said not knowing exactly what um what can of worms in a good way you open and all of a sudden another
group wants and another and um yeah so let me yeah let's we will have a facility meeting coming up here um sooner rather than later um as we start working on the 10-year plan again and so yeah it's a good place and see what else. So, like I say, Scott's noodling
some stuff as well, you know. So, other than that, I don't have anything else right now. >> Okay. >> No committee reports or anything? >> No. No. Okay. >> I I'd put that the negotiation committee met. Yeah. You know, I put that in my Friday notes or whatever. So, other than that, good.
>> Okay. 6.0 is I'll make a motion to approve the consent agenda as present presented. >> I'll second. Great. Any questions? Anything pulled from the consent agenda? All those in favor of approving the consent agenda say I.
>> I. >> I. >> Any opposed? Motion carries. 7.0. No citizens. Nobody here. Good. 8.0 is district business. 8.1 is to accept and approve
the RFP from Ziggler for the CMS solar project contingent on successful round two of the solar for schools grant as presented and attached. Make a motion and a second then we can have discussion. >> I'll make the motion.
>> A second. >> Any questions or discussion? >> I do have one more. Um, so the total for the school paying would be the 83,000. >> Nope. Nope. It it ends up being the 199 that the piece in there we didn't
qualify for and we knew that even when we accepted it. They misread. I didn't ask them to resubmit because that was if you read it a bonus. But the interesting part and and and people may know more than I do, but like these two schools up here fall in that district that would
qualify, but the two down there are outside. Amazing. >> Um, and so it just, um, and I did look a little bit and since it's on that property, if it's something we were doing as a district, you know, you maybe could get it through, but when it's housed down there, it doesn't. So, um,
>> and then my next question is, is it going to be paid all at once or is it going to be >> No. No. So what happens is we have to put um 10% down and then we will be able to get the um some of the federal stuff going to get some money in so we don't have to come up with the whole thing
upfront type deal and it'll take obviously into next um >> but the reason we got to get some money down is it has to be before the end of the year to qualify for the federal tax piece. Okay. >> And so um we'll put 10% down. They they actually um this group actually already
has all the stuff in. they they've boughten enough and so it's it's just a matter of reserving ours but we need receipt that we've put money in. So, >> and then it would be something that was built next summer. >> It should go in next summer unless we hit some finagle or whatever. And like I
say, we're working through the um permit with the uh water and light and also we have to get a um special use permit. But part of the little um I'm going to say glitch, but it's not a glitch supposedly is um
that's still uh zoned residential and so they're going to actually have to go through and reszone it a little bit somewhat. But the lady said it it meets the qualification. Um and so there won't be an issue, but it might take another zoning meeting or something. So I'll
know more on Wednesday to make sure. And again, they're good. They understand. We have to get everything to make sure it's a go. In fact, um, last Friday, I didn't reattach it. They actually, you know, as if you look, I had it written in there, those contingencies. They typed it in and made an official copy. So, it's
they're good. They want >> Can you remind maybe our viewers um what the benefit of all this is? >> Well, I mean, depending on how you look at that, the benefit is obviously um you know, the payback, which I say um
roughly you could say it's 50,000. That's more than that, a little bit a year. So, in a matter of three, four years, our part is paid for. There's guarantees of um 20 years on the equipment. Um 10 years or something like that on the inverters. Inverters cost
about 6,000. So, there are three of those. So, it's possible, you know, and obviously there's a reason, you know, you'll probably have to replace for 20 grand 10 years or so. Um but the payback's good. There'll be an educational component, too. Um, haven't talked to Matt a whole lot about it, but
there is a little bit of curriculum that, you know, some of the grades will build it from tracking and graphing and different things. Um, it's not a full class or anything like that, but they want a educational piece. So, um, >> finance-wise, it should be a good thing
long term. It's not eating up a huge part of the, you know, it's going to be a chunk of the area out there, but it's not off of, you know, like where you, if you ever did need to expand, there's still room and and stuff. So, um I think >> well if I read this right on the second
one like after like say year four we're saving $55,000 on the electric bill essentially. >> That's what I say. It's it's roughly and of course they project it out with some inflators. I don't remember if it's 4% or 3% or whatever. But no, it's
>> it's significant savings. It's roughly don't quote me and I could pull it out 80% of the >> 80 87%. I just read it. you know, and so so what happens is the the power company buys it all. So I mean they buy 100% and
then we just keep buying ours like it was and and um they buy it I think it's 85 cents on a dollar obviously you know makes sense they got to take and I'm not talking locally that's the Minnesota Municipal Power Association where the city gets its power. So, um, yeah, it's
interesting. It's exciting. And again, as I told you before, if if the solar for school grants and the federal weren't there, >> probably wouldn't be having this conversation, right? >> You know, but um, like I say, if it goes well, you may look at doing more down the road because um,
>> it just it's >> it's good. >> Yeah. Significant. >> Y, >> other questions? >> Okay. All those in favor of approving the RFP from Ziggler, say I. I >> I. >> Any oppose? Motion carries.
9.0. Payment of claims and accounts. >> I'll make the motion to approve the payment of K12 bills 13561 through 13660 in the amount of 202,6221. >> A second. >> Any questions or discussion?
>> All those in favor of paying the bills say I. I >> I. >> Any opposed? Motion carries. Quick little meeting, but we're already on the board member comments. Matt, I'll start with you. >> Um I don't think I have any. >> Okay, Lindsay, >> I have no comments tonight either.
>> Um I do. So the um level four facility meeting today was very informational. Um, I didn't say anything, but it was really good and it was good to hear everyone advocate for us. And hopefully we do get some help sooner rather than later in the classrooms instead of just
a level four right now. Like >> what do they call the people that we're going to come help? >> There's a bunch from or several from the department of crisis and just different departments though that can aid and help um long term. >> Yeah. And we're going to I think they're starting the process on that. So that's
really good. >> Yeah. Um, and then uh have a happy Thanksgiving. >> Well, I appreciate everybody who attended that today. I wasn't able to go. So, the level four meeting I'm talking about. So, I heard um good progress, but got to keep it moving for sure. Um yeah, I don't have anything
else. Happy Thanksgiving to all. Um did did I have did you make a noise like I should have something else? >> Oh, no, no, no. I I guess the only other thing is keep in mind the truth and taxation is not um but again, we're normally If we were done now, we'd have to wait till 6 before we can do that
part of the meeting. But with the principal updates and this and that, I'm sure we'll just do it following. >> Yeah. Next time. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Yep. That's on December 8th, 2025, starts at 5:30. So, we will start the meeting and then we'll probably break at 6 o'clock to do truth and taxation,
which we do every year, and we'll talk about that then and then we'll resume the meeting. >> Um, all right. 12.0 is to adjourn the meeting. I'll make a motion to approve. A second. >> Any questions or discussion on hearing? >> Okay. All those in favor say I. >> I. I.
>> Any oppose? Motion carries.