Excuse present. Esther here present. Jessica, she's a jury duty. Sorry. Hey. Okay. So, now we're going to go to the
order of business. I need to I need to set a motion. You didn't mean to say that. No, I'm good. Sorry. Second. Okay. So, Miss Andara seconds the motion. Can you say the officer's name again? I'm sorry. Oh, officer Amalu. Amalu.
Okay. So, Miss Andar second the motion and so now the motion has passed. So, under 8 C if you could add lights in the town to the agenda. Okay. Now, we're going to open up to public comments number four. So, would you guys do you
want to talk during public comments or during the special? If you guys added it to the agenda, you should be good for the agenda. Oh, okay. Do you have anything else you want to say? Oh, yes. You have something else. But just before you guys move into the other public comment, I want you to I want to make you aware that you do have a couple of people online for public comments.
Well, come and we'll ask them if they want to make a comment too. So yeah, let's go to officer first and then if anything go. Good afternoon everyone. Good. As you are aware because of the traffic, school has started again. Um so everything went um according to
plan. We had everybody set up properly. Uh we we didn't really have many hiccups um because the main problem that we were having was we weren't sure if Bob Graham was going to be ready on 77 court and we were assured that the street was going
to be open by first day of school and they were actually they did it. They opened the Yeah, it was open. Uh it was flowing. There's a little difference um because the there's no staging anymore on 77 court. So unfortunately our
parents the reality is there's nowhere to stage now just on 77 or 7 like um but that's something that the school's working on and everybody's been working on that but besides that everything came out okay. All the other schools I didn't hear of any issues except for just that
we had a lot of traffic but that's normal. It's the first day where there's no way to to mitigate that. Um, and there's a lot of questions. I've had a lot of questions about the speeding cameras at the schools themselves. And so really all I want to say is
supposedly Miami Day says that they're going to put them at every school. Mhm. We don't have any uh here in the town yet, but the way they work is during those 15 50 m per hour um times, the
camera will go off anything over 15 and the camera's also on during the day at whatever the speed limit is of the street of the street. So, if you're if it's 35 and you're doing 45 midday, you're going to get a ticket. And that's all handled
through uh Miami Day County. Miami County and all that. And they can read the the the tag and all that. So, the camera Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. They'll take a picture and it's it's it's at the school. It's the camera is at the school and so they need to be aware. Yeah. People need to be aware that
that's that that's what's happening. Follow the law. Yeah. Besides, that is the other thing that I wanted to show later. Okay. And then we have Haley's here. Would you like to say hi? Hi everyone. Hi. Just want to say thank you for an incredible year. I really appreciate each and every one of you. I know you
guys all have your own lives and jobs, but I do appreciate you guys dedicating your time to be in this serving this committee. I did really enjoy the time I spent with you all. Really got to know you guys as individuals and as workers who come with one common goal of you know the education advisory board and it
was we did a lot of great things bes education awards of excellence and um I had a lot of great times especially with all the students from all the different schools. So I just want to say thank you all and good luck Veronica. I know
you're going to do an amazing job and I cannot wait to see what you guys do and she'll meet with you after the meeting so you guys can touch base. Okay. And then now let's go live for public comments online. Yes, you have a couple. So I guess we'll go down the list. Golina, can you unmute yourself?
I'm here on behalf of um the presentation that Ivonne is going to be doing. So I'm here as part of that group. Welcome. And then can we have you know Douglas, you can unmute yourself for public
comments. Uh good afternoon. My name is Douglas Clark, office of intergovernmental affairs with Miami County Public Schools. just attending the meeting as uh we try to attend to all of our municipal partners. So, thank you very much for attending. Thank you. Welcome.
And I Hello. Good afternoon everyone. How are you? Thank you for allowing us to kind of show up. Um the rest of us are all together. Um how much time do we really have to talk to you guys? I know I want to be mindful of that.
Um the standard is three minutes but the committee has a discretion to extend public comment if you wish to do so. Okay. So I'll make it super brief and then that way if you guys have any questions you guys can ask. Okay. Um so
just um in summary um we are here um representing the last cohort for the um ETL program at the Nelman Center for Child Development at the University of Miami. Um and so we represent a couple of different agencies. Um I myself work
at CARD. Um Ledra works at Goodwill Industries. Karolina works at the early learning coalition. And then Marilyn represents the South Eastern University. Um and as part of the project that we did there for eight months, we had to come up with sort of like a need in the community that we wanted to address,
right? Um and so after thinking uh for a long time um and looking at what we experienced from our jobs, we realized that there was a really high need um for families that are um in a 200 or 400% um above poverty level. So those are middle
class families um that don't qualify for Medicaid but do need a lot of therapies for their children. Um and what we came up with as our project was that we wanted to basically incentivize people in the community um
to essentially uh start creating after school programs that could potentially address that. And so we actually met with the special needs advisory board at the town as well. Um, and we kind of presented this idea with them and they suggested that we should meet with you guys just to kind of make you aware, see
if it's something that was, you know, that you you were already thinking about, if it's something that you feel like, you know, kind of aligns with what your mission is. Um, and then we can all brainstorm together as to how we will go about this. Um, just to give you a sense, um, we had identified three
potential schools where we could sort of do this pilot program. and one of them was Bob Graham Education Center. Um just as a little bit of background, we're actually card is going to be there um starting this fall because the superintendent is going to create a
couple um new preK programs there and we're going to be supporting that school. Um so I know there's a lot of buyin from the district to kind of create new programs at least there, see how they go and then kind of go from there. Um, so ideally what we were
thinking about is that if we could come up with, you know, a way of maybe utilizing not only the space that's available there and the fact that they already have an afterchool program, but then kind of maybe seeing if there was a way to utilize the therapists that are
usually working during the day at the school and see if they wanted, you know, to get paid extra in the afternoons to maybe render some of these services to these families. um you know the financial structure of it is kind of tricky to be honest with you and that's the challenge and the barrier that we've um encountered um but
I think that if you guys again feel like there's a need for this we can we're more than happy to you know provide a bunch of data that we've collected to show the need for it and then present it to the superintendent if needed um if you guys feel like you will be on board and if you feel like the community will
be on board. Um, again, this is really for those middle-class families that don't have insurance coverage for one reason or another, um, and don't qualify for Medicaid and they really are in dire need. You know, they can't get full-time jobs because their kids are not accessing services, um, and things of
that nature. Um, we have a whole presentation that we're more than happy to, you know, go over with you guys when there's more time if you guys wanted us to. Um, we have bunch of slides prepared. We have a white paper prepared as well. Um, and we're happy to answer any questions that you guys have about
this. Um, we don't have necessarily all the solutions for you in terms of, you know, this is where you're going to go and get these services. Um, but I do think that we have a good initial idea and we're more than happy to support you guys in connecting you with the right resources.
Is there is there more or do you want do you need more time? I'm sorry. Um, well, I just wanted to know if you guys had um, well, first of all, if it's something that you guys have, you know, kind of looked at as a need. If if you guys have, you know, any questions about
this specifically, if you want to know more about it in the future, does anyone have any questions for them? They want to ask. As Evan stated, we um did our whole um a whole year. This is our capstone and um
this is something that yeah we already finished our program but we feel very um committed to and it's important for us since this these are all our communities and um we'd be happy to share a presentation with you that it like shows the need the the research that we've
done and um the goals that we have that we'd love to collaborate with you with. I'm just confused. Yeah, I'm sorry. I'm just a little confused. So the program has already been approved. it's going to be done or you're still working for it. No, this is just a proposal and we are
not a service we're not service provider. So, we are not looking to get a contract or anything like that. Our mission is really just to involve all the parties that need to be involved in order to make a project like this happen. That's really all we do. So, we're just looking for someone to take the project
on. Is that what you're looking for? Correct. Yeah. Absolutely. So you're gonna you're going to pitch why it's necessary, why we need it, and then have us develop a program is what you're saying. Yes. What did you mention about Bob Graham? That Bob Graham is already I don't know.
So that was one of the schools that we had identified because they have over 200 students that have special needs in that school. Um and so that was a school with such a high population and the fact that they already have an afterchool program in there seemed like a good fit. Um the other thing is that because um the
superintendent has a close relationship with the town of Miami Lakes um and the fact that they now want to have more hands-on you know support within that school like the right fit as to like if we have to pick one out of the three that we had identified initially. So what specifically what are the
afterchool programs so what should they be working on or what should they be addressing? What's the need that you're saying that they that's a great question. Yeah. Yeah. So the idea would be that we would render um any type of therapeutic services that they're not able to access whether
that's each OT or ABA services. It really depends and we would identify that based on the needs of the cohort that we determine that would be our pilot cohort. Um we could have a combination of those and great if we have to prioritize some of those services and that's great as well. you
know, um I know within the school district and within that school specifically, um there are speech therapists that potentially could be used if they were interested um and potentially also OT therapist. Um with regards to ADA, it's a little bit more complicated. There's only two BCBAs in
the district, but um they are looking to um start offering like an RBT um coursework for their PAR professionals or VNPs or anybody that wants to take on that role. Um so potentially if that does happen um they could have a good
amount of bodies that would be willing to maybe do the therapies and then maybe two of those PCBAs sort of like you know rotating in terms of supervising them. Um so the idea is that you don't necessarily have to go and go you know and contract anybody to do this. You may be able to do it with the resources
available within the district already. That's a big undertaking. It is it is big and and we're we're we're committed to it past um it's just like um past our presentation. Um and like what we wanted to really what we
really focused on was the population that we wanted to serve and these middle- class families are um that are they're there's a term for it and you you can Google it. It's in our report. It's called the Alice households and it's income constrained families that they're just making ends meet and you
know they don't qualify for Medicaid but they still need you know like they're one one emergency away from everything just falling apart and um when you have a special needs child or a special needs family like it complicates things
further. So our intention was to where there was a large population and a varied age range not just early intervention because there's many early intervention programs um having an opportunity um and having a um it started Bob Graham where we've identified other schools
that are similar with the populations but kind of a one-stop shop for these parents and these families so that it's one less um struggle um not having to leave work early um being also being able to have them in an after school program where their needs are being met
because they might not be able to be in a typical afterchool program. If they have siblings in the school, the siblings go to the program with them and are their peer models for them and their friends, etc., etc. Like there's so many opportunities and um we want like we're advocating on behalf of these families.
I myself, yes, I'm a professional. Yes, I work for the early learning coalition. But if I were to look at myself on that scale, I'm I fall within that scale. if that were to happen to me. So, you know, this is this is importance of our project to us and we hope that um
it's reflected. So, I'm just trying to think we defin I think it's a great cause and and we would love to help but obviously we have to give this some thought more than the three minutes that we have here to think about it. Do you guys have any initial questions that you want to ask? Probably have to speak to the principles
and see what their needs are. reach out to the reach out. Have any of you reached out to the principal of Bob Graham or Yeah. Yeah. We had like where first you started with the the superintendent's office or you started with
professional needs advisory board and they told us that this was like a very very um you know much needed kind of service and that a lot of them as parents went through this themselves. So, but they said that we needed to touch base with you guys and that that would be the aim to then you know communicating with the
principal the school and then from there kind of you know pitching it to whoever else we need to pitch it to. Okay. Give us but there certainly you know from the special needs advisory board they they do agree that this would be very needed and we have their their support you know so you guys are also welcome to touch
with them if you want to. Thank you. Let me give me a second so I can think because I'm trying to gather my thoughts around this. My brain's going very fast. So, the special needs advisory board in town told them to come meet with us, right? And if we wanted to do this though, we need don't we need to go through Miami date county public
schools to see if they want to provide any any services? the principal first the principal would be would be the first one to contact to see if they're even interested in this and then going through the district to see if they can provide any sort because if they're going to pay for example there there's a par during the daytime that
can do this in the evening who's going to pay them for that is my question is it the day county public schools is it another agency like who pays them we're looking into independent funding oh okay you're going to get independent funding for that okay so once we once the if the school says okay and the
district says Okay. And everybody says okay and gives you the green light, then you guys would then just find the funding for it. We would try our best to do so. Yeah. And and then all of your separate or is there an umbrella? No. We're working independently from our
organizations. Okay. Yeah. This is just like personal for us. And then we would help if you know if there needs to be any grant right or anything that we would basically take on that. Would would the town be able to help with this at all? Well, it would be through our committee.
As a committee, you guys can take this to council and propose. You can make the ask whatever that ask may be. Hey, we want to undertake it. Hey, we want you and staff to undertake whatever that ask is is for the committee to come up with and then go to council if you wish to. Yeah. Isn't there a program with the town? I'm not familiar with everything,
but there's one I know that the mayor does and a lot of the for autism and special needs and they raise they fund raise a lot of money. So we have the special needs advisory board a committee the one that they have first gone to and then the mayor's office hosts an annual gala
the mayor's gala and the proceeds of that gala go to special needs advisory board to then fund whatever programs they feel are necessary they get approved to the top and they told them to come to us but my question is would they be willing to use some of those funds for this program
I I don't know so I'd have to contact the special yeah you guys can go to their meeting or we can invite them to come to your Or if you want to reach out to the chair and get info on what their thought process was, you can because you guys are not on the same committee. So it doesn't have to be in a public in a public through through the
It would just have to be you, not everybody. No, no, just me. Who's the chair for that? Vivian le. Vivian. Do you need her? I Yeah, you can give me her contact info and I'll talk to her. I'll talk to her and I'll reach out to the principal for Bob Graham and then let's get start the process started and then go from
and just for um reference um sorry Avan just for reference um we were we're part of this cohort like this emerging leadership program sponsored by the University of Miami and the previous cohort um I don't know if any of you are familiar with the Lucy project
you are that was one of the previous cohorts and that's what came out of it and that's what our intention is to follow through and make an impact on our community. Okay. No, this is a great cause. I'm excited. So, let me let's start looking into it and then um I would like to have
an answer to before our next meeting to see if you guys can come and maybe either present and maybe we can have either somebody here from special needs advisor or have somebody from B Graham or have some, you know, something. So, we'll be in contact. Uh let me start digging in on on my end and see what we can do and then we'll be in contact
before the next meeting for sure. if you don't mind. Really appreciate it. Hold on. There's one more. So, I actually work at Vocraham and I work in the ESC department. Um after school program. Yeah, we have we have um I know most of the kids that
they stay from the ESC department, they have either an RBT or PA is being paid. Uh but I know those are the ones that they have Medicaid. I don't know about the middle class. They don't. I can ask. So I can ask um actually the one in charge is Miss Hernandez because
she's the one in charge of BSE. So I can ask her about the requirements and what do you guys need to do and then I can you'll be my contact ground if you Yeah. Okay. So we'll work on that. So there we go. We have an insider already. So we're gonna we're gonna get to it and
then we will let you know an email first for the next meeting so that you know. Okay. And thank you so much for your time. Yeah. No, of course. Thank you for doing this. Thank you for addressing the need. That's obviously we're trying to navigate our way through. So if you have any other guidance like just like the advisory
board led us to you like we're we're we're we're on our own. This is our passion project and any guidance at any given time is completely appreciated. Thank you so much. Thank you. Awesome. Thank you. We'll keep in touch. They don't have to say anything because
I know they have other stuff to do. But thank you so much for for coming on. Thank you. Have a great afternoon. Okay. Thank you. We're so I need to email the principal and I'm going to email the special needs
advisory board chair and then what did you say it was Miss Hernandez? So Hernandez, what's her first name? Her name is Elizabeth Hernandez. She's the AP and she's in charge of the ASC department. So I think that she take
care of the uh people that well the kids that they need some support in the afternoon for the because if they don't have somebody so there is a program there but those are for the kids that qualify for Medicaid. There is an after school program and then for the ASD kids that they require somebody
but there's no program specifically for those kids but yeah I don't know how those people get paid. That's what that's what Yeah, that's what we need to get to. I think it's because they have Medicaid and it covers it. But what they're saying is that there's a huge need that the middle income families that can't afford it, but they have those kids that need that that care
after school. Yeah, I know they go to ABA center. So that's what I can ask Mr. for numbness. What kind of population do we have? And if the kids if we really have parents that they require that well they mentioned that they had selected Bob Grant because they felt there was over 200 families
that would qualify qualify. That's something we want to put in there. Yeah. So let's start I'll start reaching out on Ireland and that's saying another thing you can do that for the community and help them with that. That's a huge thing. Very exciting.
home thing to add to our to-do list. Yeah. Okay. So, any more public comments before our post public comments? So, we're gonna There's somebody online. Well, and I know other public comments. Sorry. I know we're still there. Mr. Thank you. Sorry. Okay. Um, we're going to move on now to introduce our newest
member, Esther Lemie. Let me Yes. So, if you want to tell us a little bit for anybody who's listening online about yourself, that's fine. Yeah. I work at Vraham. I also live here in Miami Lakes and I'm also a mom. I have two kids with their little they're age six and eight
and um yeah I work in the ESC department. So what do you do in the ESC department? Uh so I I work in resource. I was also in the units and then now right now I'm doing resource. Awesome. Awesome. Thank you so much. Welcome. You've been to our meetings before and
thank you for coming and helping you remember you. Yeah. Um, now we're going to go on to the goal of from minutes from the last meeting. So, we'll go into sec to motion. New student member
introduction of our new student member Veronica. Go ahead and tell us a little bit about yourself. Welcome. I'm Veronica. So, I as said recently, but I go to Jose Makim Mast. I am the um currently the 10th grade president of my group uh of student government and yeah
I also live I live in Lakes and it's just an honor to be here with you guys. I'm so excited uh for the school year to provide and to be able to attend these meetings and learn more about our local governments. Thank you so much. We're excited. We're excited to have you around. Yeah, highly recommended highly
recommended so much. Thank you very much. Yeah, we really miss her. I can imagine she's a barbarian place. Yes, she is. Yes, she is. So, welcome. Welcome. Now, uh we're going to go on to item seven. So, the approval of minutes. go ahead and look at it and then somebody can motion to um
accept Somebody not sure. Motion a second. All in favor? I have been accepted of the minutes. Now we're going to go on to new business. So we have we're supposed to have all the principles come again
now at the beginning of the school year, right? Or no, do we have is that like required or is that that's just what EAB has always done kind of always done and I don't see it on your resolution or anything like that. I think it's a way of you guys like you know working with the principles in case there's an ask that they have of
you or that you have of them. Okay. Um, but if that's the case, you do need to let me know what date so I can send out the request to them. So that yeah, typically we meet with them at the beginning of the year. So do you guys have a date? You are you okay with that? Do you want to change that? Is that okay? Okay. No, let's keep it.
Let's um come and then hopefully usually they come like it's not an additional meeting for you guys. It's our next meeting. So usually just move the time though. Yeah. So it would be our next meeting is is supposed to go with the third Monday because there's Labor Day. So, I don't know if that doesn't count or does that
count? Is it the 22nd or the 15th? I don't know. I don't know. I don't know if that's Labor Day, September 1st. First, it's a Monday. So, it doesn't affect your schedule. Yeah. No, it doesn't. No, I'm just saying that's counted. Monday
regardless. So, it's the 15th unless you guys want to change it, but yes, it's always the third Monday of the month. Okay. So, are you guys okay? I look it up in the city hall and then the city calendar and it said 22nd already but Oh, already for our next meeting. Yeah. I don't know why it was already there but you can correct. I mean unless we want to make
it that honestly. So what would do do you guys want the 15th or the 22nd ones that are here? Do you want reference? I think um the window for PM1 opens up now and last time that's what they spoke
about their data. So, I don't know if if I don't know that they'll be done testing by the 15th. So, the 22nd, I think. So, yeah. Okay. So, let's push it to the 22nd. So, it'll stay online the way the way it is. And then if you can send them invitations. Yeah. So, that's September 22th. September 22nd. That'll be our
That's a date. Yeah. Do you change the time? Yeah, we have to change the time. But first, let's see if it's available. We usually have it earlier for them to Oh, if it's earlier, it's not available. I only have to check if it Oh, okay. So it would be we normally we
do it for them at I think it was at 4 or 3:30 4 because we can't make it here at 3:30. So yeah know it has to be 4 or 4:30 I think last time 4:30 4:30. Yeah because the school middle schools get out of late so 4:30 I don't know if it's 5 4:30.
Okay. So it would be September 22nd and 4:30. Yeah, that's yeah meeting there just at the beginning of our meeting and then we'll have our meeting the principal's meeting. Yeah, but but our September meeting but our September meeting as well. So
we'll meet after they leave. We can ask I want to reconfirm when it's so our meetings normally. Yeah, it isn't there. But but she said it was already up as 27. Yeah, but that's okay. I'll
fix it. Yeah, I can fix it. So, and we can tell them that. So, that'll that's it for that. We'll invite them and they'll come. And then for 8B, the planning of the spelling bee. So, we want to already the list of words and things get to the schools. We said early
as early as possible. So are we do we have to email that through intergovernmental or we like we to you and they emailed it to them. They don't want. Yeah. No, no problem. I don't know. Okay. I'm sorry. What was the question? Yeah. For the spelling, we want to get the spelling words to the schools as
soon as possible. Do we just email you the list and you get it to the intergovernmental? I get to do a school. Yeah, like on my end, I always have to go through interal. Whatever information you guys give me, I can send to intergovernment rental and request that they send it to me. Then they send it to the teachers. Okay. And could we but when they come to the
meeting, could we also give them the copy here? Yeah. You sell them? Yeah. I think I'd rather do both just in case the other one takes. Okay. So, you want me to have that already? You don't mind? Yeah. We're going to have like a sample of the works. I don't know. You guys wanted to do it. reason that
last time didn't we talk about some of the words were a little too hard for them. Yes. So we have to see but the words that were too hard for them were actually a whole entire grade level below. So but maybe we give it to them
in advance. Yeah. So yeah, giving them the words. Yes. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Okay. So last time for our last spelling bee I prepared there were 750 words just to make sure we didn't know right.
Um we didn't get past like 50 words. Yeah. So we don't need that. So how much of a sample would you like to provide them? 300 words. 300 words. 300 words. 300 words you provided.
I'm trying to remember. Was there anything else you were going to do different as far as the words you were going to that would be we we tal we had a debrief. Yes, we did. We were going to share the rules and procedures in advance as well. So that we're going to email as well and then we'll give it to them as well when they Yes. share rules. So I think we have to have copies of
everything to give to them. It's in the February 20th um recap meeting. Perfect. um like it was on the agenda. So then maybe March, what date did you see?
February 20th. So then the March would be the one that the debrief would be and desperate. [Music] What what I would like is if we could have physical copies to give to the schools with the rules and the words. I
don't you can probably send them to she can make the copies. Yeah. Yeah. So and then that way we can give it to them and she'll also email it to them through intergovernmental. So they have both right like the invitation like Yeah. So these minutes say spelling B was successful.
Uh spelling B word banks to be sent to participating schools two to three months in advance. Word range easy, medium, hard. that you would either a standing microphone holders or unstable be balloon towers. Mayor,
vice mayor speeches. Schools should be well informed, prepared in a timely manner for the contest and dignitaries, school principles, administrators, and teachers shall not be invited to display any competitions. Program should be prefolded for the event. So let's Yeah, but these are the minutes are like
I know I feel it was a more detailed list and you might have to what I remember is for the the dignitaries. I think you didn't know who was coming. So then I think that's another thing I need to confirm double check cuz that's what I remember.
I think if we have a date should we set the date already? That way we kind of I mean we can't invite them three months in advance but I would like to invite them maybe like I don't know. I was how late did we invite them last only a month or a couple weeks? I don't think so. I think it was with the time. With time. The thing with elected
officials and certain people is that they're not going to confirm. Like you can ask them and you can invite them and they won't confirm. They won't confirm. So Dr. came but she never that was very nice. It was very nice of her. But she she's also
we can always trust it. I mean I can on your end. Yeah. Yeah. Also, yeah, once we have the date, um, do we want to set that date already for that event or do we want to do it closer another like another month or so? What do you think? Well, the principles are going to be
here. So, I'd like to have a date already. So, let's try to do a date, guys, because it was in December. January. Oh, it was in January. We did have to January. Sorry. I think um I know the So, as far as holidays, obviously the 19th there's no school. January 16th there's also no school
because teacher work there or something. So, and we did it on a Friday. I remember it was a Friday. And do we want to keep it that way or we want to do it on a Thursday? What? Friday's fun. I think Fridays are good. Okay. So, do you want to do it early in
January or later in January? I think later in January. So, the 23rd? January. That's where I was. Okay. Okay. Sounds like a date. Yeah. I'm going to put your spelling be January 23rd. Y. So, we'll give them the date. We'll give them the packets of the rules. will be available.
I'll need to check that. Oh, yeah. It's available. September 23rd. Yeah. Thank you. Thank you. That that it's available the chamber for us to do it on that date. Till Friday. Mhm. And we did it at 6:30, right? I believe 6 6:30.
Yeah, I think I think six. Yeah, something like that. You go back to my Yeah, I believe six. See, you know, Roberto Alonzo would not be there. He's not a child that day. No, we have a our own event that day and a lot of the people probably going that
to your event like his like that. What about the 30th? Okay, check your calendar. The 30th is open. Let's go with the 30th. Then we need people here. Yeah. Supporting the case. Yeah. Elected officials supporting the
case. So, September, I'm sorry, January 30th. January. Yeah. And well, let's have I'll check and make sure that it's also available. And it gives them more time. You're good. What time? 6. Let's put Let's put six for now, but we're going to as we get closer, it might be 6:30. Boom. You
know, always give people give them 30 minutes. We'll put six. Yeah, we'll put six for now. Put six for now. And then we'll, you know, put six for now. Yeah. Yeah. And that gives us time to find out because on our end, it was just minor stuff like for us like the towers and stuff like that, balloons, stuff like that. know like for them they need to
have the words the rules and the invitation with plenty of time so they know. So now they know it's on January 30th. Okay. Yeah. This year was on the 24th a week later we're doing but I think that'll make all the difference. And also to make the let the principles
know have their own um contest within their school too. Oh yeah. To try to maybe compete in their school before so they can kind of have time to make some we'll go over some points you know and if you find your notes your notes then I wasn't there that day so I don't
have but I know we did a good brief I know you guys are really happy with how it went. Yeah we're very happy. It turned out great. We're just being I'm just being you know me. We need to make sure that trophy comes back though. No, of course. The DNA um
um K through8 has it and they have to bring it we have to get it from Dr. Ferrer to get it back and then we just have to speak to um I'm drawing a blank with his name right now. He's a wonderful person with the with the with the trophy company to get the little the little VCB to get the uh
Drew. Thank you. I'm sorry. We have remember that day we had snacks outside from baking all those things. We'll get all those things in. Yeah, we have time. We have time. I just want to make sure we tell the principal have everything for the principal's week so that they can disseminate the information. There's no excuse for them not to like be fully prepared for that
day. Yes. Okay. So, anything else that was telling me before I close on and move on to item C. Okay. So, now new business. Item C, light from the town. Officer Amador, you're on. Okay. Very brief. The reason why I bring it to the committee is twofold. Um, one is just to
make you guys aware and the other one is to see if there's anything that the committee itself can do to help with this. Um, I have pictures here just to show um, POA has school zone lights on six, right?
They're functioning every day. They're working fine. We have complaints of traffic uh, speeders. We take care of them. People mostly they don't see the lights. They don't see them, but they're there. So for us it's very simple. Listen, you're speeding and you're being
reminded constantly by that night. Lights. The problem is on Lakeway South. We also have speeders, but there's no lights. There's signs. I I the pictures. There's signs. There's signs on the side. Again, you
shouldn't be speeding in front of the school. Period. But the light is a constant reminder that the school zone is there during that time. So what happens is there's speeding when
you know there's a there's a gap before the rush moments. They're speeding before and after and before and after. So what I want to I want to see how how can we get lights on Lakeway so that
I know for sure when we get the lights the speeding is going to get reduced because people are going to be reminded that it's that cool time frame not just when there's traffic in front of them that they slow down or or when they see us because a lot of them they don't see us. I was about to say there's always
you guys always have your police officer out here and we try to have the lights on on the car and we're out there, you know. How many lights do they need? Like the big yellow ones. The big yellow like six, seven light in front of the school would
suffice facing both ways. You know, this has to be a a light show. You know, Christmas light talking about I don't know. I don't know because there are signs across the school and in front of the school. I think one light in one of the in front
of one of the signs on the school side to take electricity to it be something extremely um demanding, you know, or or you know, you don't have to spend three years uh uh esavating to get electricity to the front of the school when there's there's
electricity for other things. Other things um there already. I I don't know what what those things cost. I think I've seen some that have the solar panel at our school. You know, we're 103rd, right? I'm at high and they have big ones. I think the city just put them up and they seem to have
like solar panels. Oh, wow. Wouldn't this be something though that the town would be the council would be putting those lights there? I have no idea. I know that's added up to writing it down.
Whenever you guys are due to report to when are we due to report to council meeting for and I think we should reach out to Robert's office. Your next one is scheduled for the November council meeting which is November 8th. So reminder that's whenever you guys
have any concerns, discussions, anything you need support from the council, this is really the opportunity where you're going. Well, but before November 18th because that's way it's already September, October, but then they take any they're not going to take any but they're running fast and they're going crazy. So
Roberto Alonso to see if you can come if you can let them I'll see. Can I make any promises? But I definitely think that it'll be interesting because we have done something similar like last week. Oh, you do a school for high yeah bus routes. So I'll talk to him
and you'll ask I'll ask because I think it would be great to have that reach out. I can reach out. You don't have to go and direct me to call. Yeah. As us Yeah. Yeah. I'll give you my card now. Send me
because I mean that you know it's a little illustration. It shows that makes a big difference. A ton of lights on 67 and then there's nothing on Lakewood, you know, and and obviously the school is on Lakeway and people fly and then we have we have the kids and we have the houses, you know,
it's it's a big it's a big curve. A curve. Yeah. And I tell you cuz I' I've driven it back and forth when I was looking at I go if if they put one of those lights in a very strategic spot as you're turning the curve all the way out there, you'll see the light. You'll see the light.
Yeah. Yeah. Well, thank you for bringing that concern. And then and hopefully he can come through. And then if not, we're skipping. At least you can guide us in the RA. What's the process? That ster sounds really good. The ster one sounds really good. Yeah. I'll take a picture of our ster one.
Yeah. see every maybe like I don't know but he would he would know cuz he put it up so he would well he didn't put that up that was the city of city so we'd have to work with the town obviously let's see but hopefully yeah let's see see what he tells you and see how we can get around it but I would hope that we would be able to get an answer if we need the
town before November 18th because looks like two more you know fast as fast as we as fast as we can get that because that would be great so yeah hopefully office can help us with that so thank you Jackie for reaching out to him and thank Thank you officer Armador for
coming to tell us those concerns for that. Thank you. Thank you. One last reminder if you guys if the report is due November if you guys report November 18th usually two weeks before that is when I need the report and you will be presenting a council
along with the minutes whatever it is whatever ask is if it's a list of us whatever it may be. Um we don't have anything to committee. I mean the committee per committee rules you guys are supposed to report to council twice a year twice. So update them all you guys are doing. Okay. So I understand you
but what I'm saying is make sure you included included no make sure you include September so it's vetted by the entire committee before we before you send it. Okay. The report but the report to council also always needs to be vetted by the committee.
Okay. Right. Because you're speaking on behalf of Yeah. Can you send me that that report? That way I can make sure I add it to the minutes for next I mean to the agenda for the next meeting and we can talk. Yeah, we should show up. November before Thanksgiving.
Yeah, it'll be a hard one before Thanksgiving. I might not even be in time. Okay, with that being said, we're going to now move on to nine announcements. Does anybody have any announcements for the new school year, new year?
I think no, we're good. Okay. So then with that, I'm going to adjourn the meeting at 7:20 p.m.