August 13, 2019 at 6:00 PM - Special Meeting

1. Announcement by the Board President calling this meeting of the Taft 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.

2. Invocation

3. Public Comments: Comments are limited to five minutes per speaker. The Board Secretary will be the timekeeper and will inform the speaker when they have one (1) remaining minute. Should there be more than five (5) people who wish to speak on a particular issue they need to select one (1) representative to speak for them. The presiding officer or designee shall determine whether a person who wishes to address the Board has attempted to solve the matter administratively. If not, the person shall be directed to the appropriate policy, as noted in BED (Local), to seek resolution before bringing the matter to the Board at a subsequent meeting. Pursuant to 551.042 of the Texas Government Code, no Board Member or Administrator may respond to a member of the public, unless such response is a recitation of District Policy or a statement of specific factual information.

4. Items for Individual Consideration

4.A. Discuss and/or Approve Board Resolution Authorizing Membership in the 1GPA Purchasing Cooperative. 

4.B. Discussion and possible action to enter into a construction contract with Hellas Construction Inc. for the Taft High School Synthetic Track and Turf Field Reconstruction in the amount of Two Million Five Hundred Ninety-Four Thousand Four Hundred Dollars ($2,594,400.00) and any other matters thereto.

4.C. Discussion and possible action to enter into an engineering contract with Tait-Pitkin Sports Engineers to develop the plans and specifications as well as undertaking contract administration duties, including but not limited to, site visits and review of pay applications regarding the Taft High School Synthetic Track and Turf Field Reconstruction in the amount of Three Thousand One Hundred Dollars ($3,100.00) to be paid by Hellas Construction as part of the construction contract fee.

5. Discussion:

5.A. House Bill 3 Presentation

5.B. Health Insurance Coverage Funding

6. Closed Session: Board will adjourn into Closed Session pursuant to the following sections of the Texas Open Meetings Act. The Board will convene in closed session as authorized by the Texas Government Code, Chapter 551. et. seq. TGC 551.071.

6.A. Consultation with Legal Counsel Regarding Possible Hurricane-Related Claims Involving Regional Pool Alliance/NorthStar, Other Potential Responsible Parties and Matters Related Thereto 

7. Reconvened from Closed Session: The Board will take appropriate action on items, if necessary, as discussed in Closed Session

7.A. Action Regarding Authorization to Legal Counsel to Proceed in Regards to Investigation and Prosecution of Hurricane-Related Claims Involving Regional Pool Alliance/NorthStar, Other Potential Responsible Parties and Matters Related Thereto

8. Adjourn