[00:00:04] GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME. THIS REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING OF THE EDMONDS SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS NOW CALLED TO ORDER, [1. CALL TO ORDER-6:30 pm] AND I'LL DO A ROLL CALL. WE'RE REALLY MORE THAN WE LOOK. [2. ROLL CALL-6:31 pm (ALL TIMES ARE ESTIMATED)] SO, DIRECTOR GERRARD? PRESENT. I KNOW THAT DIRECTOR CRAMER IS OUT TONIGHT. DIRECTOR SMITH? PRESENT. DIRECTOR CHASE? PRESENT. THANK YOU. WE'RE GLAD YOU'RE HERE, I'M DIRECTOR KATIMS, SO WE DEFINITELY HAVE A QUORUM. AND I'LL ASK DOCTOR MINER TO DO THE LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT. [3. LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT-6:32 pm] WE ACKNOWLEDGE THE ORIGINAL INHABITANTS OF THIS PLACE, THE SDOHOBSH PEOPLE AND THEIR SUCCESSORS, THE TULALIP TRIBES, WHO SINCE TIME IMMEMORIAL HAVE TAKEN CARE OF, HUNTED, FISHED AND GATHERED ON THESE LANDS. WE RESPECT THEIR SOVEREIGNTY, THEIR RIGHT TO SELF-DETERMINATION, AND WE HONOR THEIR SACRED SPIRITUAL CONNECTION WITH THE LAND AND WATER. BY ACKNOWLEDGING THESE HOMELANDS, WE COMMIT TO WORKING WITH TRIBAL NATIONS TO FURTHER THE EDUCATION AIMS THEY HAVE IDENTIFIED IN OUR CLASSROOMS AND SCHOOLS. THANK YOU, AND IF EVERYBODY WILL RISE AND JOIN ME IN THE FLAG SALUTE. [4. FLAG SALUTE-6:33 pm] I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. NEXT IS APPROVAL OF TONIGHT'S AGENDA. DO I HEAR A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE TONIGHT'S AGENDA AS PRESENTED? [5. APPROVAL OF AGENDA-6:34 pm] MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. I'VE HEARD A MOTION TO APPROVE, AND A SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. I'LL CALL FOR A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING TONIGHT'S AGENDA AS PRESENTED, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED, NAY? ANY ABSTENTIONS? AND TONIGHT'S AGENDA IS APPROVED AS PRESENTED. WE'RE GOING TO START OUR AGENDA OFF THIS EVENING WITH THE CELEBRATION. [6. CELEBRATION- 6:35 pm] AND I WOULD WELCOME TAM OSBOURNE UP TO THE MICROPHONE TO INTRODUCE OUR CELEBRATION OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE EDMONDS DAYBREAKERS ROTARY MUSIC AWARD. WELL, THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT MINER, PRESIDENT KATIMS. I THINK THAT'S NOT ON YET. OH, IT IS? OKAY. I CAN DO THAT. IS THAT BETTER? YES. THANK YOU, SUPERINTENDENT MINER. PRESIDENT KATIMS AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. IT IS MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE SOME REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE EDMONDS DAYBREAKERS ROTARY, OF WHICH I WILL PROUDLY TELL YOU, AT ONE POINT IN MY PAST, I WAS VERY PLEASED TO BE A MEMBER OF THIS ORGANIZATION. AND DURING THAT TIME, THE EDMONDS DAYBREAKERS ROTARY BEING COMMITTED TO NOT ONLY SUPPORTING THE EDMONDS SCHOOL DISTRICT, BUT ENGAGING IN FUNCTIONS THAT CONNECT AND SUPPORT THE GREATER EDMONDS COMMUNITY. THEY TOOK IT UPON THEMSELVES TO REALIZE AND TO CREATE AN EVENT THAT IS CALLED THE EDMONDS JAZZ CONNECTION, AND IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT 23 YEARS. I SUSPECT THERE WAS A YEAR, MAYBE TWO, THAT WAS MISSED DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, BUT THIS IS A MAINSTAY MUSIC EVENT THAT BRINGS OUR COMMUNITY TOGETHER AND IN A VERY REAL SENSE, CONNECTS OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT MUSIC PROGRAMS WITH THE EXTENDED COMMUNITY HERE IN THE EDMONDS AREA. OUT OF THAT EVENT, THEY ALSO DECIDED TO DIRECTLY SUPPORT THE EDMONDS SCHOOL DISTRICT MUSIC PROGRAMS BY FUND RAISING MONEY DURING THE JAZZ CONNECTION, AND THEN DONATING THAT MONEY REALLY IN TWO FORMS. BACK TO STUDENTS HERE IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. ONE OF THEM IS JUST A DONATION, WHICH THEY'RE GOING TO BE PRESENTING THIS EVENING THAT COMES BACK TO THE VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAM. AND THEN I DISPERSE THAT AMONG THE PARTICIPATING GROUPS FROM THE EDMONDS JAZZ CONNECTION THAT HAPPENED THIS YEAR. BUT THEY ALSO HAVE A WONDERFUL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM WHERE THEY ALLOW INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS WHO ARE SENIORS TO REQUEST ASSISTANCE, SUPPORT FOR PROJECTS THAT THEY WANT TO PURSUE. AND THEY TAKE THOSE SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS, THEY REVIEW THEM, AND THEN THEY GENEROUSLY PROVIDE A SCHOLARSHIP DONATION TO THOSE INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS AS WELL, THAT THEY HAVE FOUND ARE WORTHY OF THAT KIND OF SUPPORT. SO IT REALLY IS MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE TO YOU, I THINK THERE'S FOUR, THREE, THREE REPRESENTATIVES, FOUR REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE EDMONDS DAYBREAKERS ROTARY AND I WILL ALLOW THEM TO INTRODUCE THEMSELVES TO [00:05:03] YOU. GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. TAM TOLD YOU JUST MOST OF THE BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT OUR EDMONDS JAZZ CONNECTION THAT WE SPONSOR EVERY YEAR. HE WAS CORRECT. 23 YEARS, WE LOST TWO WITH THE PANDEMIC. AND EACH YEAR WE TRY TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WE RAISE THROUGH TICKET SALES, DONATIONS, SPONSORSHIPS, ETC. AND SO I'M REALLY PLEASED TO INFORM YOU THAT THIS YEAR, AS TAM SAID, WE AWARDED FIVE SCHOLARSHIPS TO EDMONDS SCHOOL DISTRICT MUSIC STUDENTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,500 EACH, OVER $800 TO THE THREE MUSIC BOOSTER CLUBS IN THE DISTRICT, AND $4,500 TO THREE MOUNTAIN LAKE TERRACE STUDENTS WHO WERE THEN ABLE TO ATTEND THE ESSENTIALLY ELLINGTON CONTEST IN NEW YORK BACK IN MAY. HI. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD, IN ADDITION TO THAT, $28,000, WE SPENT ABOUT $60,000 PUTTING ON THE JAZZ CONNECTION AND LITERALLY HUNDREDS, MAYBE THOUSANDS OF VOLUNTEER HOURS TOWARDS THAT END. IT FEELS LIKE THOUSANDS OF HOURS OF VOLUNTEER TIME. WITH THIS CONTRIBUTION, THE DAYBREAKERS, WE WILL HAVE CONTRIBUTED OVER $28,000 THIS YEAR TO STUDENT MUSICIANS AND PROGRAMS SUPPORTING MUSIC EDUCATION. SO TAM, ON BEHALF OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF EDMONDS DAYBREAKERS, WE ARE PLEASED TO PRESENT YOU WITH THIS CHECK, WHICH IS TO BE USED FOR DISTRICTWIDE MUSIC ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS, AND ALSO A BIG THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTION TO THE SUCCESS OF THE JAZZ CONNECTION. WE REALLY COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT YOU. HE PLAYS A MAJOR ROLE IN THAT PROGRAM IN GETTING THE DIFFERENT GROUPS. WE HAVE THREE DIFFERENT GROUPS. WE HAVE CHOIRS, WE HAVE JAZZ, TRIOS AND OUR COMBOS, JAZZ CHOIRS AND THEN THE BIG JAZZ BANDS. SO WE HAD 19 DIFFERENT ACTS ON ONE SATURDAY AT THE EDMONDS CENTER FOR THE ARTS, AND TAM'S THE GUY THAT SCHEDULED THE WHOLE THING AND KEPT IT MOVING, AND IT CAME OFF JUST BEAUTIFULLY, SO VERY NICE. YES. YEP, YEP. YEAH. REALLY A GOOD PROGRAM, AND I EXPECT TO SEE EVERY ONE OF YOU THERE NEXT YEAR. GREG'S READY TO GET ANOTHER PICTURE. AND IF YOU WANTED TO GET INTO THAT ONE AS WELL. AND THEN THE BOARD CAN STAND UP KIND OF BEHIND, I THINK. LET'S HAVE ONE MORE ROUND OF APPLAUSE. THANK YOU. OH. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE SO APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO ON BEHALF OF OUR STUDENTS AND OUR COMMUNITY. NEXT WE'LL HAVE THE SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT. NOTHING FOR THIS EVENING. OH, MY. OKAY. NEXT, WE HAVE APPROVAL OF TWO [8. APPROVAL OF MINUTES-6:50 pm] SETS OF MINUTES THAT WE'LL DO TOGETHER. ONE IS APPROVING THE MINUTES FROM THE JUNE 24TH, 2025 SPECIAL MEETING WHERE WE HAD A STUDY SESSION ON THE BUDGET. AND THE OTHER IS TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE JUNE 24TH, 2025 REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING. DO I HEAR A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THOSE TWO SETS OF MINUTES? MOVE TO APPROVE. I'LL SECOND. I'VE HEARD A MOTION TO APPROVE AND A SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, I'LL CALL FOR A VOTE. EVERYONE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE JUNE 24TH, 2025 SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES AND THE JUNE 24TH, 2025 REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING MINUTES, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. [00:10:02] AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. ANY ABSTENTIONS? AND THE MINUTES FROM THE JUNE 24TH, 2025 SPECIAL MEETING AND THE JUNE 24TH, 2025 REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING ARE APPROVED. NEXT WE'LL HAVE PUBLIC COMMENTS. THE GUIDELINES REGARDING PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE ON THE DISTRICT WEBSITE, [9. PUBLIC COMMENTS-7:00 pm] THEY´RE ON EACH BOARD MEETING AGENDA, AND THERE'S A COPY ON THE TABLE WHERE PEOPLE SIGN IN TO MAKE A COMMENT. WE ASK THAT YOU LIMIT YOUR COMMENT TO THREE MINUTES. A TIMER WILL BE RUNNING SO THAT YOU CAN MONITOR YOUR TIME. PLEASE BE SURE TO TELL US YOUR NAME, YOUR CITY OF RESIDENCE, YOUR RELATIONSHIP TO THE DISTRICT, AND THE AGENDA ITEM OR SCHOOL DISTRICT TOPIC THAT YOU'RE ADDRESSING TONIGHT. PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE MADE FROM THE FRONT PODIUM HERE FACING US AND ARE DIRECTED TO THE BOARD, BUT NOT TO THE AUDIENCE. FIRST UP TONIGHT. IS DIANA [INAUDIBLE]. DID I SAY THAT CORRECTLY? OKAY. AND IF YOU NEED TO, YOU CAN HOLD THE MIC TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE SPEAKING INTO IT SO EVERYBODY CAN HEAR. THANK YOU. MIC]. OH, OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY, GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS DIANA [INAUDIBLE]. I HAVE BEEN AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LIBRARIAN, BUT NOW I LIVE IN EDMONDS AND AM SPEAKING AS A COMMUNITY MEMBER. MY CONCERN IS A DOCUMENTED HIGH RATE OF PFAS FOUND IN THE DRINKING WATER AT MADRONA SCHOOL. I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE KNOWN HEALTH IMPACTS OF PFAS BEFORE EVERY CHEMICAL THAT ACCUMULATES IN OUR BODIES. KEY SCIENTIFIC FINDINGS ARE REPRODUCTIVE AND DEVELOPMENTAL EFFECTS. PFAS EXPOSURE IS ASSOCIATED WITH DECREASED FERTILITY, PREECLAMPSIA, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT, ACCELERATED PUBERTY, BONE VARIATION, AND BEHAVIORAL CHANGES IN CHILDREN. CANCER. INCREASED RISK OF CERTAIN CANCERS, PARTICULARLY KIDNEY AND TESTICULAR CANCER. IMMUNE SYSTEM EFFECTS. PFAS CAN SUPPRESS ANTIBODY RESPONSES AND REDUCE EFFECTIVENESS OF VACCINES. HORMONAL AND METABOLIC EFFECTS. PFAS INTERFERES WITH NATURAL HORMONES, INCREASES CHOLESTEROL LEVELS, AND IS ASSOCIATED WITH OBESITY AND INSULIN DYSREGULATION. OF PRIMARY INTEREST WITH SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN ARE THE COGNITIVE DEFICITS, BEHAVIORAL CHALLENGES AND INCREASED RISK OF NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS. IN INFANCY AND EARLY CHILDHOOD, PFAS EXPOSURE CORRELATES WITH REDUCED COGNITIVE, MOTOR, AND LANGUAGE SKILLS. IN MID CHILDHOOD, PERSISTENT EXPOSURE ASSOCIATES WITH POOR EXECUTIVE FUNCTION, INCLUDING IMPAIRED WORKING MEMORY AND ATTENTION CONTROL. BEHAVIORAL OUTCOMES NOTED ARE HYPERACTIVITY AND INATTENTION, AGGRESSION AND RULE BREAKING TENDENCIES, SLEEP DISTURBANCE AND INCREASED ODDS OF AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER AND DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY AS A RESULT OF CHILDHOOD PFAS EXPOSURE. THE SOCIO ECOLOGICAL CONTEXT REVEALS OUTCOMES WORSENED IN CHILDREN WITH LIMITED PARENTAL SUPPORT OR LOWER SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS. AS THESE CHEMICALS ARE PERVASIVE IN CONSUMER PRODUCTS IN INDUSTRIAL USE, THERE CAN BE INFORMAL ACCEPTANCE, BUT THE DATA INDICATE A SEVERE IMPACT ON A CHILD'S ABILITY TO LEARN, ADAPT SOCIALLY, AND EXPOSES THEM TO SERIOUS ILLNESSES AS ADULTS. THUS, THE ELEVATED LEVEL OF PFAS FOUND IN THE DRINKING WATER AT MADRONA SCHOOL IS A THREAT TO OUR YOUTH AND STAFF. THIS DATA REFLECTS STUDIES CITED IN TWO BOOKS, [INAUDIBLE] EXPOSURE 2019 AND MARIAH BLAKE'S THEY POISONED THE WORLD 2025. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION. THANK YOU. NEXT UP IS STEVE KEELER. [00:15:24] GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS [INAUDIBLE]. I'M A RESIDENT OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, AND A TAXPAYER IN THE DISTRICT. I'M SPEAKING ON SMARTPHONES, CELL PHONES. SUPERINTENDENT MINER, I THINK YOU SEE THE CHANGE THAT IS COMING. IN WASHINGTON STATE, IN THE UNITED STATES AND IN OTHER COUNTRIES, SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE EXPELLING SMARTPHONES. EDUCATION IS BETRAYED, IF YOU WAIT FOR THIS BOARD TO DO WHAT IS PROPER. PUBLISH A PRESS RELEASE THIS MONTH. SEND THE LETTER HOME TO ALL PARENTS IN SEPTEMBER. BAN SMARTPHONES, CELL PHONES USE BY THE STUDENTS FROM ALL DISTRICT SCHOOLS AS OF OCTOBER 1ST THIS YEAR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT IS [INAUDIBLE]. YES. MY NAME IS [INAUDIBLE]. I LIVE IN EDMONDS, NORTH EDMONDS, JUST SOUTH OF MEADOWDALE HIGH SCHOOL. GO, MAVERICKS! I RECENTLY FOUNDED A GROUP AND I HOPE TO BE ENGAGED IN SCHOOL DISTRICT AFFAIRS IN THE COMING YEAR. THE GROUP IS CALLED TITLE NINE EDMONDS. I WILL READ YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE GROUP AND WHY WE'VE STARTED THIS GROUP. TITLE NINE EDMONDS IS A GROUP DEDICATED TO ENSURING FAIRNESS IN WOMEN'S AND GIRLS ATHLETICS. TITLE NINE, PASSED IN 1972, IS, AS YOU ALL KNOW, A FEDERAL LAW THAT AIMS TO ENSURE EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL STUDENTS REGARDLESS OF SEX IN EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS. IT HAS COME UNDER ATTACK IN RECENT YEARS AS POLICY MAKERS LIKE THE WASHINGTON INTERSCHOLASTIC ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATION CREATE RULES THAT ALLOW MALES TO COMPETE IN GIRL´S AND WOMEN'S SPORTS. WE SEEK A RETURN TO FAIR COMPETITION AND AN END TO MALE ENCROACHMENT THROUGH EDUCATION, ORGANIZATION, AND NONVIOLENT DIRECT ACTION IN OUR SCHOOLS, LOCKER ROOMS AND SPORTS LEAGUES. TITLE NINE EDMONDS IS A NONPARTIZAN GROUP OPEN TO ANYONE IN SOUTH SNOHOMISH COUNTY WITH A SINCERE DESIRE TO PROTECT AND EXPAND WOMEN'S RIGHTS IN SPORTS AND THROUGHOUT SOCIETY. THAT'S THE GIST OF IT. I INTEND TO BE ACTIVE THIS YEAR AND WORKING ON THIS ISSUE. I HOPE THAT I CAN HAVE YOUR SUPPORT AND YOUR COOPERATION ESPECIALLY THIS SUMMER AND FALL, AS I BEGIN TO REACH OUT TO OUR STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND YOUR STAFF TO GATHER THE SUPPORT THAT WE NEED TO STOP MALE ENCROACHMENT IN GIRL´S SPORTS. ANY QUESTIONS? SINCE I HAVE A MINUTE. OKAY, NO QUESTIONS. I WILL HAVE A SEAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. NEXT UP IS JOHN BROOKE OR BROCK. SORRY IF I GOT IT WRONG. NO WORRIES. MY NAME IS [INAUDIBLE] BROCK. I GREW UP IN EDMONDS AND GRADUATED FROM EDMONDS HIGH SCHOOL IN ´77. GO, TIGERS! MY WIFE AND I LIVE IN WOODWAY, WHERE I HOLD A SEAT ON THE TOWN COUNCIL. DEER CREEK SPRINGS IS A NATURAL CLEAN WATER SOURCE THAT WAS KEY TO THE FOUNDING OF WOODWAY MORE THAN 100 YEARS AGO. THIS WATER SOURCE IS NOW EXPERTLY MANAGED AND OPERATED BY OLYMPIC VIEW WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT. OLYMPIC VIEW PROVIDES CLEAN WATER TO EDMONDS, SOUTH OF 220TH ESPERANCE WOODWAY AND TO MADRONA K-8 SCHOOL. I'M HERE TO EXPRESS MY DISAPPOINTMENT, FRUSTRATION AND ANGER OVER THE PFAS CONTAMINATED STORMWATER BEING INJECTED DEEP UNDERGROUND AT MADRONA K-8 SCHOOL. MADRONA SCHOOL SITS WITHIN THE DEER CREEK SPRINGS CRITICAL AQUIFER RECHARGE AREA, OR CARA. THE PROPERTY ABUTS A COMPACTED SAND LAYER THAT IS THE WATER STORAGE MEDIUM FOR THE AQUIFER. [00:20:01] NORMALLY, THIS LAYER IS BURIED DEEPLY UNDERGROUND AND IS PROTECTED BY AN OVERBURDEN OF ALLUVIAL SOILS. IN THE DEER CREEK CARA, THIS LAYER IS EXPOSED AT THE SURFACE AND UNPROTECTED, PLACING THE AQUIFER AT HIGH RISK OF CONTAMINATION. THIS VULNERABILITY WAS KNOWN DURING THE DESIGN PHASE OF MADRONA SCHOOL. THERE ARE ENGINEERING REPORTS WARNING OF THIS HIGH RISK TO GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION. THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HIRED A DIFFERENT GEO ENGINEERING FIRM TO WRITE A LIMITED REPORT THAT PROVIDED COVER FOR THE DECISION TO ADOPT A LESS COSTLY OPTION FOR ONSITE STORMWATER DISPOSAL. OLYMPIC VIEW OBJECTED AND PUSHED BACK TO THE PLAN TO USE UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL WELLS, OR UIC WELLS. YOU MAY REMEMBER THE STANDOFF CONCERNING A CONNECTING. EXCUSE ME. YOU MAY REMEMBER THE STANDOFF CONCERNING CONNECTING THE NEW SCHOOL TO WATER SERVICE. THIS RISK OF CONTAMINATION TO THE AQUIFER IS WHY. AFTER DEADLOCKED NEGOTIATIONS AND MULTIPLE NEWSPAPER ARTICLES, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT PREVAILED. MADRONA SCHOOL WAS CONNECTED TO WATER SERVICE AND OPENED IN 2018. SINCE OPERATING, STORM WATER CONTAINING PFAS FOREVER CHEMICALS HAVE BEEN INJECTED DIRECTLY INTO THE CARA THROUGH MULTIPLE UIC WELLS. THIS CONTAMINATION HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED. THE WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY IS NOW INVOLVED. TO DATE, NO PFAS HAVE BEEN DETECTED AT THE WELLHEAD. GROUNDWATER MODELING ESTIMATES THAT PFAS MAY REACH THE WELLHEAD IN 10 TO 15 YEARS. WHEN DETECTED, THIS NATURAL SOURCE OF CLEAN DRINKING WATER WILL HAVE TO BE ABANDONED UNLESS FILTERING TECHNOLOGY IS FOUND. YOU ARE NOW FACING A LAWSUIT OVER INACTION FOR THIS ONGOING CONTAMINATION. I AM NOT AWARE OF ANY MITIGATION EFFORTS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. SADLY, THIS CONTAMINATION IS A SERIOUS RISK TO HUMAN HEALTH IS ONGOING. THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. THANK YOU. AND NEXT IS DIANE [INAUDIBLE]. GOOD EVENING. I GUESS I DO HAVE TO HOLD IT. MY NAME IS DIANE [INAUDIBLE], AND I'M A CONCERNED COMMUNITY MEMBER AND WITH A LONG HISTORY OF PUBLIC AND CIVIC SERVICE IN EDMONDS. FROM 2010 TO 2023, I WAS ON THE EDMONDS CITY COUNCIL AND ALWAYS STOOD UP FOR THE ENVIRONMENT. FORMER MAYOR EARLING VETOED THE FIRST CAR CODE, WHICH THEN ALLOWED THE DISTRICT TO INSTALL THE UIC INJECTION WELLS, DESPITE THE OPPOSITION OF OLYMPIC VIEW, WATER AND SEWER. EDMONDS CURRENT CARA CODE, PASSED HASTILY AFTER I LEFT OFFICE AND WITHOUT PUBLIC PROCESS, ALLOWS THE UIC WELLS IN THE DEER CREEK CARA CONTRARY TO STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS. THIS CURRENT CARA CODE IS UNDER APPEAL WITH THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT BOARD, AND I CAN PROVIDE DETAILS, BUT THAT'S NOT THE POINT RIGHT NOW. I'M REACHING OUT TO YOU BECAUSE OF THE URGENT IMPORTANCE OF THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OUR STUDENTS, STAFF AND THE BROADER EDMONDS COMMUNITY BECAUSE OF THE KNOWN PRESENCE OF PFAS FOUND NEAR MADRONA SCHOOL LOCATED IN THE DEER CREEK CARA. AS YOU KNOW, IN 2022 PFAS CONTAMINATION IN THE MADRONA SITE WAS FOUND AND THE DEER CREEK CARA IS A VITAL SOURCE OF OUR COMMUNITY WATER. WE KNOW PFAS IS A PERSISTENT CHEMICAL THAT HAS TERRIBLE HEALTH RISKS, ESPECIALLY FOR CHILDREN. ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE NOW IS NOT ONLY A MATTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH, BUT ALSO A LEGAL OBLIGATION UNDER THE WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT AND THE CLEAN WATER ACT. GIVEN THE SERIOUSNESS OF THIS CONTAMINATION, I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT YOU RESOLVE TO HAVE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ACT COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE WATER DISTRICT TO ENSURE THAT THIS PRESENCE OF PFAS IN THE CARA IS THOROUGHLY REVIEWED AND ADDRESSED. AND THAT YOU PUT IN MONEY IN YOUR BUDGET TONIGHT FOR THIS ASSESSMENT. THE RESOLUTIONS SHOULD INCLUDE, COORDINATING WITH THE WATER DISTRICT TO SHARE DATA AND RESOURCES REGARDING PFAS MONITORING AND MITIGATION. TWO, ENGAGING INDEPENDENT SCIENTIFIC EXPERTS TO ADDRESS THE RISK AND RECOMMENDATION EVIDENCE BASED SOLUTIONS. THREE, ENSURING TRANSPARENCY AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INVOLVEMENT IN ALL DECISION MAKING PROCESSES RELATED TO WATER SAFETY. AND FOUR, COMPLYING FULLY WITH ALL STATE AND FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS TO PROTECT OUR STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY FROM POTENTIAL HARM. BY WORKING TOGETHER, YOU CAN DEMONSTRATE THE LEADERSHIP AND THE COMMITMENT TO SAFEGUARDING OUR PUBLIC HEALTH AND BE ROLE MODELS TO THE CITY COUNCIL OF EDMONDS, THE MAYOR AND CITIZENS OF EDMONDS, I URGE YOU TO PRIORITIZE SCIENCE AND COLLABORATION OVER LEGAL OR POLITICAL CONSIDERATION. [00:25:02] IN THIS REGARD, YOU ARE ALLOCATING RESOURCES TOWARD MEANINGFUL ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS RATHER THAN COSTLY LITIGATION. DON'T BE SCIENTIFICALLY OR POLITICALLY IGNORANT LIKE OTHERS, BY IGNORING HOW PFAS IN THE DEER CREEK CARA IS DANGEROUS TO OUR HEALTH. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION IN THIS CRITICAL MATTER, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU. NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS OUR CONSENT AGENDA THAT WE CAN TALK ABOUT TOGETHER OR SEPARATE IF WE WANT TO. [10. CONSENT AGENDA-7:30 pm] TONIGHT WE HAVE THREE ITEMS. ONE IS OUR PERSONNEL. ONE IS AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH EDMONDS COLLEGE FOR PUTTING A CAMERA IN FOR SAFETY, AND ANOTHER ONE IS ONE FIELD TRIP. DO I HEAR A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE TONIGHT'S CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED? I MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. I'VE HEARD A MOTION TO APPROVE AND A SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? I DID HAVE ONE THING I WANTED TO BRING UP. IN THE THE FIELD TRIP WE'RE APPROVING FOR THE CROSS COUNTRY TEAM. I LOOKED AT THE PURPOSE, THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS FIELD TRIP, AND I THOUGHT IT WAS WONDERFULLY STATED AND ENCAPSULATES WHAT THE PURPOSE OF HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS IS ABOUT. ATHLETES WILL BE RACING AGAINST TOP COMPETITION FROM MULTIPLE STATES AT THE OREGON CITY CROSS COUNTRY INVITATIONAL. DEVELOPMENT OF PHYSICAL FITNESS AND CONFIDENCE. OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD TEAM CHEMISTRY AND INTERACT WITH RUNNERS FROM OTHER TEAMS. ATHLETES WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO IMPROVE THEIR RACING STRATEGY. THEY'LL BE GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS FOR IMPROVING THEIR RUNNING. IT'S NOT ABOUT TRYING TO WIN A RACE. I MEAN, ULTIMATELY MAYBE, BUT IT'S ABOUT DEVELOPING THESE OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES. SO I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT BECAUSE I THOUGHT THAT DID SUCH A NICE JOB OF STATING THAT. THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE? DIRECTOR CHASE? EVERYTHING GOOD? YES, THANK YOU. GOOD. HEARING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION. I'LL CALL FOR A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING TONIGHT'S CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. ANY ABSTENTIONS? AND TONIGHT'S CONSENT AGENDA IS APPROVED. WE HAVE ONE REPORT THIS EVENING, WELCOMING FOR LYDIA SELLIE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS AND FINANCE SERVICES, [11. REPORTS-7:45 pm] TO PRESENT THE MAY 2025 FINANCIAL REPORT. GOOD EVENING. SO WE ARE, EVEN THOUGH IT'S JULY, THIS MAY REPORT IS 75% THROUGH THE FISCAL YEAR. IF YOU LOOK AT THE GENERAL FUND, OUR REVENUES ARE JUST A HAIR BELOW WHERE THEY WERE LAST YEAR. BUT SO ARE OUR EXPENDITURES, SO PROPORTIONATELY WE'RE BASICALLY TRACKING JUST WHERE WE WANT TO BE. AND NOTHING HAS CHANGED IN MAY FROM THE APRIL REPORT. SO FUND BALANCE, CURRENTLY THE TOTAL IS PROJECTED AT 7.18%. JUST ABOUT THE SAME AS IT WAS IN APRIL. AND JUST REMEMBER THAT THAT INCLUDES ALL ELEMENTS OF FUND BALANCE, INCLUDING INVENTORY, PREPAID EXPENDITURES, THINGS LIKE THAT. A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN THE UNASSIGNED TO MINIMUM FUND BALANCE OF 4%. SO THERE WAS A SLIGHT ALTERATION TO OUR TYPICAL PATTERN. YOU'LL SEE JUNE COMES DOWN A LITTLE BIT LOWER THAN WE WOULD HAVE EXPECTED, AND IT'S EXPECTED TO BOUNCE BACK UP IN JULY BECAUSE OSPI HAD TO SHORT PAY. THE LEGISLATURE MADE SOME DECISIONS IN JANUARY THAT PERHAPS WEREN'T FULLY VETTED. THEY FOUND THAT THAT PROMISE MEANT THAT THEY HAD TO SHORT PAY OUR OTHER FUNDS IN JUNE, MAKE THEM UP IN JULY. WHICH IS WHEN THEIR NEW FISCAL YEAR STARTS. THAT IS ANOTHER REASON THAT HAVING A HEALTHY FUND BALANCE IS IMPORTANT SO THAT WE CAN WEATHER THESE IRREGULARITIES THAT WE CAN'T ALWAYS PREDICT. AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE'RE STILL ON TARGET. JUST A LITTLE BIT OF VARIATION IN THE CASH FLOW. IT'S ON THIS SLIDE BECAUSE I WON'T TAKE CREDIT. [00:30:01] THIS IS MY BUDGET TEAM. [INAUDIBLE] BUDGET TEAM. I WAS PRETTY DELIGHTED. I KNOW WE ACTUALLY HAVE A REALLY GOOD TRACK RECORD OF PROJECTING TOTAL ENROLLMENT. AND EVEN THOUGH THERE'S SOME CORRECTIONS THAT CAN BE MADE BETWEEN NOW AND AUGUST 31ST, IT LOOKS LIKE WE'LL END WITHIN TEN FTE, WHICH IS A TEENSY, TEENSY, TEENSY PERCENTAGE. I USE MY CALCULATOR. MAKE SURE I GOT THE DIGITS RIGHT. SO THAT IS REALLY GOOD NEWS. AND THEN I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR, MR. CHRIS CULLISON, WILL BE DOING THE NEXT REPORT IN AUGUST AS I HAVE A CONFLICT. SO I KNOW YOU ENJOY HEARING FROM HIM FOR ONCE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. IT'S NICE TO SEE THAT EVERYTHING IS JUST FALLING INTO PLACE, FALLING INTO PATTERN. AND GIVEN WHAT WE'VE RECENTLY HEARD ABOUT POTENTIAL LACK OF FEDERAL FUNDING, HAVING THAT EXTRA LITTLE BIT OF BUFFER IS REALLY A LITTLE BIT OF A RELIEF AND COMFORT IN STILL A VERY TRAUMATICALLY FINANCIAL TURMOIL TIME. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE AND YOU CONTINUE TO DO TO HELP KEEP US SOLVENT AND KNOWLEDGEABLE. OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? DIRECTOR CHASE, YOU GOOD? YEAH. I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE LYDIA KEEPING US UP TO DATE AND THE NUMEROUS STUDY SESSIONS WE'VE HAD SO THAT WE CAN BE CONSTANTLY COMMUNICATION SHE'S DONE. THAT IS CORRECT. THANK YOU. NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS UNFINISHED BUSINESS. WE HAVE JUST ONE ITEM OF UNFINISHED BUSINESS, WHICH IS THE SECOND READING TO APPROVE RESOLUTION [12. UNFINISHED BUSINESS- 8:00 pm] 25-16, WHICH IS ADOPTION OF OUR 2025-26 ANNUAL BUDGET. OR 2025-2026. DO I HEAR A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 25-16? MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. SECOND. OH, I'VE HEARD A MOTION TO APPROVE AND A SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? AND DOCTOR MINER, DID YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING? I DO NOT NEED TO ADD ANYTHING ABOUT THIS. I THINK IF YOU GO TO OUR WEBSITE, YOU CAN SEE THE PROGRESSION OF THE MANY MEETINGS WE'VE HAD, WHICH AS YOU ALL KNOW, BEGINS IN JUNE WITH OUR ENROLLMENT PROJECTIONS, WHICH THIS YEAR IS PROBABLY AMONG THE CLOSEST I'VE EVER SEEN IN MY CAREER. AND SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST A LONG PROCESS TO GET TO THE POINT OF PRESENTING A FINAL BUDGET FOR APPROVAL, SO THANKS TO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SELLIE AND HER TEAM, INCLUDING CHRIS CULLISON, WHO IS HERE THIS EVENING. AND I DO WANT TO SAY THAT WE'RE ALREADY BEGINNING ADVOCACY FOR FUNDING FOR NEXT YEAR WITH THE STATE BECAUSE WE KNOW THEY DIDN'T FULLY FUND US AND THEY'RE FAR FROM IT. BUT [INAUDIBLE] AND SENATOR JAMIE PETERSON REACHED OUT, AND DOCTOR JOUNG AND I ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO MEET WITH THEM THIS WEEK FOR A RELATIVELY SHORT MEETING, BUT ABOUT FUNDING, WHICH MEANS THEY'RE QUITE AWARE THAT WHILE AT THE MOMENT SOME DISTRICTS LIKE US ARE DOING OKAY, MANY DISTRICTS ARE NOT, AND WE WON'T BE DOING OKAY IF THEY DON'T STEP UP MORE THAN THEY DID LAST YEAR. BUT AT THE MOMENT, I THINK WE'RE PRETTY COMFORTABLE WITH THIS BUDGET. DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING? YES. I CERTAINLY DON'T WANT TO TURN INTO BELLEVUE, KNOW SPENT ALL THEIR RESERVES. AT THE LAST MEETING, WE TALKED ABOUT THE ENDING FUND BALANCE BEING ABLE TO RESTORE THINGS FROM LAST THAT WERE SUSPENDED LAST YEAR. LIKE LIBRARY, SOME BOOKS FOR LIBRARY AND SO ON, WHICH I THINK IS REALLY IMPORTANT. AND WE ARE ALSO GOING TO HAVE A COUPLE OF MILLION DOLLARS BEYOND THE 4% RESERVE THAT OUR BOARD POLICY CALLS FOR. SO I WAS WILLING TO LOOK INTO HOW THAT MIGHT BE SPENT. [00:35:08] AND WE DID TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE UNCERTAINTIES THAT WERE STILL TO BE RESOLVED. AND ONE OF THEM WAS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. AND IT WAS PRETTY HARD TO ANTICIPATE THIS ONE, THAT FUNDS ALLOCATED BY CONGRESS APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT IN MARCH, SIGNED INTO LAW IN MARCH, ARE THEN BEING SUSPENDED FOR TITLE ONE, PART C FOR MIGRANT EDUCATION FOR TITLE TWO, PART A PROFESSIONAL LEARNING FOR TITLE THREE, PART A ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS AND TITLE FOUR, PARTS A AND B, BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND OTHER PROGRAMS PROMOTING SUPPLEMENTAL LEARNING. SO NOW IT'S A GOOD THING WE HAVE THAT MONEY BECAUSE WE CAN CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THE THINGS THAT WE'RE FUNDED BY THE FEDS IN THOSE CATEGORIES. I SURE HOPE SOMEBODY SUES THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO GET THE MONEY BECAUSE IT WAS IT WAS PROPERLY ALLOCATED AND IT SHOULD BE COMING TO OUR SCHOOLS. SO WE DID NOT NEED THAT, TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE. SO ALL THAT TO SAY, I REALIZE THIS IS BUDGET DOES NOT MEET ALL OF OUR STUDENTS NEEDS. AND I WISH WE COULD DO BETTER. BUT THE SITUATION THAT WE'RE IN, THIS IS LIKE THE HAND WE'RE BEING DEALT BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, BY THE STATE GOVERNMENT. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO JUST DO OUR BEST TO STAY ABOVE WATER AS LONG AS WE CAN. SO THAT'S THAT'S MY COMMENT ON OUR BUDGET. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. I'LL CALL FOR A ROLL CALL VOTE ON THIS. DIRECTOR GERRARD? AYE. DIRECTOR SMITH? AYE. DIRECTOR CHASE? AYE. DIRECTOR KATIMS? AYE. AND RESOLUTION 25-16, THE ADOPTION OF THE 2025-26 ANNUAL BUDGET IS APPROVED. WE HAVE ONE ITEM OF NEW BUSINESS THIS EVENING. [13. NEW BUSINESS- 8:10 pm] IT'S A SINGLE READING TO APPROVE CONTRACT AWARD TO NORTH COAST ELECTRIC FOR SECONDARY LED LIGHTING PROJECT. THIS IS TO REPLACE ALL MAJOR LIGHTING FIXTURES AT EDMONDS WOODWAY HIGH SCHOOL WITH ENERGY EFFICIENT LED LIGHTS. DO I HEAR A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE CONTRACT AWARD TO NORTH COAST ELECTRIC FOR THE SECONDARY LED LIGHTING PROJECT? SO MOVED. SECOND,. I'VE HEARD A MOTION AND A SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? WELL, GETTING MORE EFFICIENT WITH OUR ENERGY IS ALWAYS GOOD BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO REDUCE OUR OPERATING COSTS. ABSOLUTELY APPROVE OF THAT. ALSO REALLY APPRECIATE THE VOTERS FOR APPROVING THIS THROUGH THE BOND. YES. THIS IS FROM THE 2024 BOND. AND IT WILL ALSO HELP THE ENVIRONMENT. SO WIN-WIN-WIN. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? HEARING NONE, I'LL CALL FOR A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE CONTRACT AWARD TO NORTH COAST ELECTRIC FOR THE SECONDARY LED LIGHTING PROJECT, PLEASE INDICATE BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. ANY ABSTENTIONS? AND THE CONTRACT AWARD TO NORTH COAST ELECTRIC FOR THE SECONDARY LED LIGHTING PROJECT IS APPROVED. THIS IS A RECORD BOARD MEETING IN TIME. WE´RE AT BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS. [14. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS] SO, DIRECTOR GERRARD DO YOU WANT TO START? WELL, THAT'S BECAUSE YOU RUN A TIGHT SHIP THERE, DOCTOR KATIMS. I THINK I'VE MADE ALL MY COMMENTS FOR TONIGHT. THANK YOU. DIRECTOR SMITH? YEAH, I JUST HAD ONE QUICK THING. IT WAS OUR MAIN TOPIC OF CONVERSATION FROM THE AUDIENCE, AND IT WOULD BE VERY MUCH INAPPROPRIATE FOR ME TO MAKE ANY SPECIFIC STATEMENTS BECAUSE OF THE THREAT OF PENDING LITIGATION, BUT I DO WANT TO JUST STATE TO THE COMMUNITY THAT THE DISTRICT IS COMMITTED TO FOLLOWING ALL OF OUR STATE AND LOCAL LAWS AND THAT WE ARE COMMITTED TO BEING GOOD STEWARDS AND GOOD NEIGHBORS. I BELIEVE THAT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF DOCTOR KATIMS, WHO HAS SPENT MOST OF HER LIFE HERE ANYWAY, OR AT LEAST A BIG CHUNK OF IT, THE REST OF US ARE ALL LOCAL, AND WE ALL DO APPRECIATE HOW BEAUTIFUL THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST IS, AND IT IS OUR JOB TO TAKE CARE OF THAT. WE DON'T WANT TO END UP LIKE A LOT OF OTHER PLACES IN THE COUNTRY THAT HAVE MORTGAGED OFF THEIR NATURAL RESOURCES. [00:40:02] SO WE ARE COMMITTED TO THAT. AGAIN, NOT GOING TO TALK SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THAT BECAUSE WE HAVE, AS A DISTRICT DECIDE WE'RE NOT GOING TO LITIGATE THIS IN PUBLIC. SO OTHER THAN THAT, I HOPE EVERYONE'S ENJOYING THEIR SUMMER. THIS IS KIND OF A SLOW TIME OF YEAR FOR US. THAT'S HOW WE WERE ABLE TO GET THIS MEETING IN PRETTY QUICKLY. BUT IT IS BEAUTIFUL OUT. WONDERFUL, PACIFIC NORTHWEST SUMMER. SO, EVERYONE, GET OUT THERE, HAVE A GOOD TIME. AND WE'LL SEE YOU ALL IN AUGUST. THANK YOU. DIRECTOR CHASE. AND YOU'RE LOOKING AT SOME LOVELY WEATHER, I BELIEVE, RIGHT NOW. WELL, I THINK IT'S LOVELY WEATHER. AND I'M ALSO REALLY APPRECIATIVE OF ZOOM ENABLING ME TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS IMPORTANT MEETING. AND I WANT TO THANK ALL MY BOARD MEMBERS FOR THEIR COMMENTS AND LOOKING FORWARD TO PLANNING FOR OUR NEXT STRATEGIC RETREAT AS A SCHOOL BOARD. AND THANK YOU, DOCTOR KATIMS FOR RUNNING SUCH A TIGHT MEETING, AND I HOPE EVERYONE ENJOYS THE REST OF THEIR SUMMER. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR CHASE, AND ALL I WANT TO DO IS I WANT TO WISH OUR STUDENTS, OUR STAFF, OUR FAMILIES, OUR COMMUNITY A WONDERFUL SUMMER. I HOPE IT'S RELAXING. I HOPE IT'S REWARDING. I HOPE IT'S, WHATEVER YOU HOPE FOR, YOU FIND THIS SUMMER, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WHEN WE COME BACK IN AUGUST AND START PLANNING FOR NEXT YEAR. DOCTOR MINER? WELL, IT SEEMS CRAZY TO HAVE TO SHARE EVENTS THAT ARE THIS FAR IN THE FUTURE, BUT WE DID GO A LITTLE WHILE WITHOUT A BOARD MEETING NOW, SO WE WILL HAVE ON AUGUST 18TH OUR SCHOOL BOARD RETREAT. WE WILL BE HAVING DECIDED ON A LOCATION YET, BUT WE'LL BE PUBLISHING THAT AND HAVING THAT INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE. OUR NEXT REGULAR BOARD MEETING IS AUGUST 19TH. THAT FRIDAY, THE SNOHOMISH COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION HAS, ON AUGUST 22ND, DESIGNATED THE NEW EDMOND SCHOOLS ATHLETIC ALLIANCE AS THE RECIPIENTS OF THE PROCEEDS OF THEIR GOLF TOURNAMENT. SO THEY'RE HAVING A GOLF TOURNAMENT THAT PEOPLE CAN PARTICIPATE IN. YOU CAN SIGN UP, AND THEN THEY WILL ALSO HAVE A DINNER, AND THAT'S TAKING PLACE AT THE NILE GOLF COURSE. AND ALL PROCEEDS FROM THAT EVENT WILL BE GIVEN TO THE EDMOND SCHOOLS ATHLETIC ALLIANCE. SO WE'RE HONORED AND EXCITED TO BE THE BENEFICIARY OF THAT THIS YEAR. AND THEN ON SATURDAY THE 23RD, AS WE DO ONCE A YEAR MYSELF AND OTHER REPRESENTATIVES TO BE DETERMINED WILL BE AT THE EDMONDS FARMERS MARKET WITH OUR BOOTH RECRUITING BUS DRIVERS, ANSWERING QUESTIONS, MEETING WITH THE PUBLIC THERE. SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. AND FINALLY, ANYONE WHO MIGHT BE OUT THERE LISTENING, SAYING, HOW DO I REGISTER MY STUDENTS FOR SCHOOL? IT'S AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE. WE DO HAVE A REGISTRAR WORKING HERE ALL SUMMER DURING THE TIME THAT OUR SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED. YOU CAN EITHER REGISTER ONLINE OR YOU CAN COME IN AND GET YOUR CHILDREN REGISTERED SO THAT THEY'LL BE READY TO GO ON TIME FOR SCHOOL NEXT YEAR. WOW. GREAT UPDATE, AND IT'S WONDERFUL TO HEAR ABOUT ALL THE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AND SUPPORT THAT WE GET FROM ACROSS OUR COMMUNITY FOR OUR STUDENTS. HAVING A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY IS ESSENTIAL AND VITAL FOR THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF OUR KIDS, AND WE VERY MUCH APPRECIATE IT. WITH THAT BEING SAID, THIS REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING OF THE EDMOND SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS ADJOURNED. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.