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From YouTube: BOE Special Session Transportation 10-11-2021
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A
Welcome
to
this
meeting
of
the
board
of
education.
This
meeting,
this
special
meeting
is
being
televised,
live
on
aacps
tv
and
streamed
on
aacps's
youtube,
channel
general
information
and
protocols
for
the
meeting
are
posted
on
the
sign
by
the
doorway
as
you
enter
the
room.
So
please
make
sure
you
read
those
if
you
have
not
already
and
now
for
the
invocation.
A
C
A
Okay,
the
agenda
has
been
adopted
and
now
for
public
comment,
as
ms
schalheim
goes
back
to
to
begin
the
virtual
portion
of
our
public
comment.
I
will
remind
everyone
here
that
speakers
will
be
allotted
two
minutes
each
and
may
not
allocate
their
time
to
others.
Ms
howe
will
in
or
the
buzzer
will
indicate
when
your
time
has
expired.
A
The
board
asks
the
comments
remain
civil
and
appropriate
for
various
audiences
that
may
be
watching
or
viewing
students.
Specific
and
personal
matters
are
confidential
and
cannot
be
discussed
in
this
forum.
It
is
not
the
board's
general
practice
to
engage
in
question
and
answer
session
with
speakers
for
the
record.
Please
give
your
name
before
speaking
and
any
handouts
should
be
given
to
the
board
assistant,
good.
D
Evening,
everyone
I'm
going
to
read
this
one
more
time,
just
in
case
it
online
in
the
stream.
Speakers
will
be
a
lot
of
the
two
minutes
each
you
may
not
allocate
your
time
to
others,
as
hell
will
indicate
when
your
time
has
expired.
The
board
asked
that
comments
remain
civil
and
appropriate
for
the
various
audiences
that
may
be
watching
or
viewing
this
meeting
and
must
only
address
the
topic
on
which
they
were
signed
up
to
speak
student.
Specific
and
personal
matters
are
confidential
and
cannot
be
discussed
in
this
form.
D
E
E
I
know
this
is
an
urgent
response
to
an
urgent
situation
and
we
are
grateful.
We
do
have
three
specific
concerns
about
dr
alana's
plan
number
one
with
the
very
same
end
goal
of
giving
every
driver
a
five
dollar
an
hour
raise,
which
we
fully
support.
We
ask
that
it
be
done
to
a
percentage
increase
or
a
driver
pay
category
of
our
contracts.
E
This
is
how
you
structure
the
one
percent
increase
you
gave
drivers
a
few
weeks
ago,
and
it
was
a
better
way
to
implement
a
flat.
Five
dollar
raise
would
cost
contractors
more
than
that
to
implement
by
increasing
our
workman's
comp
insurance
and
federal
and
social
security,
since
they
are
all
based
on
our
payroll.
We
are
by
no
means
seeking
to
make
any
more
money
here.
E
We
are
just
seeking
to
cover
our
costs
the
same
as
we
do
currently
number
two
pay
increases
will
also
affect
any
additional
school
sponsor
activities
outside
of
regular
routes,
which
we
must
consider,
since
most
of
them
have
already
been
booked
and
priced
for
the
school
year
number
three.
By
making
this
a
supplemental
budget,
what
happens
when
the
federal
dollars
run
out?
E
F
Hello,
my
name
is
kurt
svenson.
I
live
in
arnold
maryland,
despite
the
superintendent's
assertions
to
the
contrary.
The
school
bus
transportation
problem
is
most
definitely
the
responsibility
of
the
anne
arundel
county,
public
schools
and
a
situation
of
their
own
making
the
school
system's
own
january.
8,
2020,
school
bus
transportation,
consultant
report
reveals
this
fact.
Specific
quotations
pulled
from
that
report
are
provided
in
my
written
testimony,
all
of
which
support
one
of
the
consultants.
Many
conclusions,
which
conservatively
estimates
at
least
five
percent
of
existing
runs,
could
be
consolidated,
saving
two
and
a
half
million
dollars
annually.
F
F
F
F
D
G
G
I
would
like
to
highlight
that
a
salary
increase
could
lead
to
increased
availability
of
bus
drivers,
but
that
we
should
not
expect
the
service
to
resume
back
to
normal
directly
after
this
measure,
the
shortage
of
drivers
is
a
global
challenge,
not
just
for
school
bus
operators.
Public
transit
agencies
across
the
world
are
dealing
with
similar
issues.
G
This
is
why
I
would
like
to
stress
the
importance
of
building
a
resilient
network.
This
can
be
done
in
several
ways
where
I
would
like
to
highlight
three
opportunities
for
the
county
to
evaluate
these
in
the
next
future
near
future.
The
first
one
is
that
the
approved
move.
Anne
arundel
plan
recommends
an
emphasis
on
safe
biking
and
walking
for
the
county
in
general,
as
also
for
school
children.
G
It
recommends
that
aacps
create
and
staff
a
full-time
position
for
a
safe,
walk
bike,
school
position
to
measure
and
increase
the
number
of
safe
routes
and
the
number
of
children
walking
and
biking
to
school.
This
is
the
most
effective
and
least
cost
way
to
alleviate
the
school
bus
issues,
traffic,
environmental
protection
and
most
important
student
health.
G
Also,
the
county
office
of
transportation
has
secured
a
safe
routes
to
school
grant
and
aacps
must
assign
a
point
person
to
work
with
oot
on
this
initiative
that
includes
both
safe
routes
and
bike
safety
programs.
The
second
recommendation
is
to
look
into
the
provision
of
more
general
public
transportation
services.
Our
county
spends
a
factor
four
to
ten
less
per
capita
on
public
transportation
than
our
surrounding
counties.
G
This
means
that
there's
no
or
little
availability
for
people
with
special
needs
to
get
to
their
destination,
but
on
top
of
that,
there
is
no
resilience
in
this
system
to
provide
assistance
in
case
of
emergencies.
Like
we
see
today
at
the
anne
arundel
county
public
schools,
a
budget
increase
similar
to
the
currently
proposed
school
bus
increase
would
triple
the
available
public
transportation
services
in
the
county,
benefiting
not
only
those
in
need,
but
also
our
school
children.
G
That
brings
me
to
the
last
suggestion.
Many
cities
and
counties
across
the
nation
provide
alternative
options
for
middle
schoolers
and
high
schoolers
to
travel
to
and
from
school.
This
can
be
in
the
form
of
bike
and
pedestrian
accesses
earlier
mentioned,
but
can
also
be
in
the
form
of
general
public
transportation
options,
as
also
previously
mentioned.
These
alternatives
will
reduce
the
need
for
costly
transportation
services
in
the
future
and
create
more
resiliency
across
the
county.
G
H
Good
evening
dr
arlato
members
of
the
board,
I'm
julia
walls,
parent
of
aacps
student.
First,
I'd
like
to
thank
you
for
your
work
towards
resolving
the
transportation
issues
here
in
anne
arundel
county,
despite
our
county
executive's
obnoxious
attempts
to
make
this
appear
as
though
he
is
responsible
for
these
negotiations.
I
know
that
you
started
working
on
this
before,
and
the
annapolis
drivers
went
on
strike
and
long
before
stewart
pittman
jumped
at
the
opportunity
to
take
credit.
I
am
excited
to
see
some
hopeful
solutions.
However,
with
that
excitement,
I
also
have
some
concerns.
H
If
we
are
going
to
throw
close
to
10
million
dollars
at
this
problem,
we
should
be
damn
sure
that
it
not
only
solves
it,
but
that
we
also
don't
find
ourselves
in
a
similar
situation
down
the
road.
As
I
read
through
the
press
release
a
few
things
come
to
mind
why
five
dollars,
where
is
it
going?
Can
we
be
sure
that
this
money
makes
it
into
the
hands
of
drivers
and
attendants,
and
not
just
extra
profit
for
contractors?
H
Will
drivers
in
attendance
actually
be
working
a
full
eight
hour
day?
Are
there
any
other
positions
within
aacps
that
drivers
and
attendants
could
be
utilized
to
earn
this
income,
whether
it
be
within
nutritional
services,
substituting
custodial
work,
school
operation
teams
or
possibly
assisting
with
the
continuity
of
learning
during
these
excessive
quarantines?
H
Three,
while
signing
and
retention
bonuses
sound
great
to
attract
more
drivers,
what
about
all
the
other
people
who
showed
up
each
and
every
day
throughout
this
pandemic?
Those
who
showed
up
to
feed
our
children
address
ventilation
in
our
buildings,
clean
between
cohorts
and
completely
reinvent
education?
Can
they
also
expect
to
receive
receive
incentives?
Four,
my
biggest
concern
is
that
with
re
rewarding
those
who
decided
to
capitalize
on
this
shortage,
I
have
two
issues
with
this
one.
H
The
drivers
that
intentionally
stranded
kids
at
bus
stops
did
not
act
within
the
best
interest
of
aacps
students
that
was
reckless
and
endangered.
Many
children,
including
the
child,
who
was
almost
abducted,
trying
to
access
a
city,
bus
for
transportation,
two
allowing
those
drivers
to
keep
their
jobs
and
rewarding
them
opens
too
many
doors
for
others
to
use
our
kids
as
pawns
for
their
own
personal
gain.
This
may
be
a
quick
fix
for
this.
One
issue,
but
what
happens
if,
next
week,
our
nutritional
service
staff,
custodians,
tas
secretaries,
operational
teams,
decide
to
do
the
same.
A
Okay,
that
concludes
our
public
comment,
and
so
now
we
are
moving
on
to
the
main
item
on
the
agenda.
I'm
sorry,
I
don't
have
the
agenda
in
front
of
me,
but
thank
you.
It
is.
I
just
want
to
make
sure
I
worded
it
right.
The
fiscal
year,
22
recurring
supplemental
operating
budget
request
and
before
I
turn
this
over
to
dr
alato.
I
would
like
to
welcome
and
thank
our
county
executive,
stuart
pittman
for
attending
this
evening
and
dr
eleno
I'll
turn
it
over
to
you.
I
A
A
I
I
think
you
should
start
with
county
executive.
You
you
have
a
document
in
front
of
you
showing
the
unrestricted
budget
when
it's
appropriate.
Mr
shaknovich
will
come
forward
and
present,
so
you
have
a
better
understanding
of
where
those
numbers
are
coming
from
and
then
we're
glad
to
take
questions.
Okay,.
A
J
All
right:
well,
thank
you.
You
know
you
get
what
you
asked
for,
and
we
asked
for
a
proposal.
We
got
a
proposal
and
I
was
pleased
to
see
it.
The
the
county
council
will
have
a
lot
of
questions.
I
know
that
our
our
budget
analysts
will
are
eager
to
to
look
at
this
and
crunch
some
numbers
and
and
figure
out.
J
Obviously,
when
we
talk
about
a
large
recurring
budget
item,
that's
that's
got
nothing
to
do
with
federal
money
and
that's
that's
on
the
taxpayers
of
anne
arundel
county
and
to
do
this
requires
us
to
make
some
tough
decisions.
So
we
have
a
lot
of
work
to
do
before
we.
We
prepare
our
county
council
for
this.
Assuming
that
you,
you
move
forward
with
it,
and
I
was
glad
to
hear
mr
job.
I
think
his
name
was
one
of
the
contractors
talking
about
it.
J
J
And
you
know
my
assessment
was
that
we
we
needed
to
do
something
and
do
something
quickly,
so
that
drivers
would
get
us
a
feeling
that
we
will
act,
that
we,
the
future,
will
look
better
so
that
we
can
hang
on
to
the
ones
we
have
and
get
get
going
recruiting.
None
of
us
know
how
quickly
these
companies
can
fill
their
vacant
positions
and
that's
the
big
question
we
don't.
J
J
People
are
raising
raising
pay,
especially
for
workers
at
the
low
end
of
the
wage
scale,
and
these
folks
are
are
we're,
told,
averaging,
take
home
averaging
about
25
000
a
year,
and
and
so
they
are
at
the
low
end
of
the
wage
scale,
so
they're
they're
responsible
for
getting
our
kids
to
school
and
from
school,
and
I
think
all
of
us
in
this
room
you
know
we're
one
team.
We
deal
with
the
same
source
of
money,
which
is
the
taxpayers.
J
A
M
M
We
know
that,
obviously
we're
not
functioning
well
in
the
market
right
now.
As
you
said,
this
is
a
market-driven
economy,
but
that
doesn't
just
go
for
bus
drivers,
unfortunately,
and
so
to
be
blunt,
we've
been
playing
whack-a-mole
in
our
budget
for
the
last
few
years.
You
know
we
there's
a
crisis
point
and
we've
in
some
cases,
robbed
peter
to
pay
paul
to
increase,
and
there
is
concern,
I
think,
not
about
the
bus
drivers
receiving
additional
money.
M
I
think
most
people
are
understand
why
that
should
be
and
what's
important
about
it,
but
that
we
have
other
groups
who
have
you
know
who
are
going
to
be
looking
at
that
and
asking
why
they're
not
on
that
list
and,
as
you
said,
we're
a
team
and
we
deal
ultimately
with
the
same
funding
source
and
so
what?
What
are
your
thoughts
around?
That
I
mean
that's
a
it's
a.
K
J
Well,
it's
true:
if
we
do
this,
it
makes
it
harder
for
us
to
do
this.
For
others,
you
know,
there's
a
limited
amount
of
money,
and
so
it's
that's.
What
makes
it
a
hard
decision,
and
but
we
are
doing
this
in
my
view,
because
we
have
to
get
kids
to
school
and
home
and
and
that's
that's
just
a
necessity,
I
don't
believe
we're
rewarding
bad
behavior.
D
Miss
shalham
good
evening,
thank
you
for
being
here,
so
I
thought
I
heard
you
say
that
you're
not
sure
if
we
can
do
all
three
items,
but
when
I,
when
I
hear
what's
been
said
over
the
last,
certainly
over
the
last
week
and
what
we
know
that
we
need,
how
are
you
gonna?
How
are
you
gonna
be
all
in
and
then
not
be
all
all
in
if
that
makes
sense,
and
as
a
sidebar
to
that
we
have
american
rescue
plan
money
right.
J
Well,
we
have
other
things
that
that
we
want
to
spend.
That
is
on
as
well
as
as
do
you,
you
have
120
million.
I
think
we
have
112
million
to
continue
operations.
The
I
guess
the
question
is:
what's
the
right
number
and-
and
I
don't
know
if
we
do-
if
we
do
a
five
dollar
an
hour
increase,
which
is
a
pretty
significant
increase?
J
Do
we
then
is
that
a
retention
bonus?
Does
that
serve
that
purpose?
I
don't
know
it's
a
it's
a
worthwhile
question
to
ask
so
so
or
do
we
do
more
in
retention,
bonus
and
less
and
hourly,
or
can
we
do
the
whole
thing
I
mean
really?
This
is
a
conversation
that
the
whole
county
council
has
to
have.
Our
budget
analysts
have
to
take
a
look
at
it.
J
We
have
to
see
if
that
7.5
or
7.4
million
is,
is
the
right
number
if
there's
a
if,
if
we're
you
know,
we
started
with
looking
at
at
bus
drivers
and
cdl
licenses,
and
now
we're
talking
about
aids
as
well
and-
and
I
don't
know
the
situation
with
the
ones
that
work
for
aacps
versus
the
contractors
and-
and
you
know
how
wide
do
we
spread
the
net.
Those
all
impact,
the
the
the
total
number.
J
C
Thank
you,
president
ellis.
You
mentioned
that
we
have
120
million
dollars,
I'm
not
sure
we
do
have
120
million
dollars.
If
we're
talking
about
the
esser
funds,
those
funds
have
not
been
we've
applied
for
the
grants,
but
we
have
not
received
those
funds
and
I
just
need
it.
The
public
needs
to
know
that
we're
not
sitting
on
108
or
120
million
dollars.
C
C
C
C
C
At
the
same
time,
I
would
like
to
thank
you
and
mr
trumbauer
and
all
of
our
county
council
for
you
over
the
past
few
years.
You
have
shown
that
you
are
willing
to
make
some
tough
decisions
to
make
sure
that
we
do
get
monies,
but
I'm
here
to
tell
you
we
we
have
a
long
way
to
go,
and
the
only
way
our
kids
are
going
to
benefit
is
if
we
continue
to
build
relationships
with
one
another
collaborate
with
one
another,
so
that
we
can
help
fix
this
together.
So
thank
you
for
being
here.
J
Yeah,
I
I
agree
with
everything
that
you've
said.
I
mean
we
are
like.
I
said
earlier,
one
team
with
one
source
of
money
and
and
it's
it's
just
absolutely
essential
that
that
we
address
the
kids
in
the
school
and
their
families.
I
mean.
I
I
think
you
probably
heard
me
talk
about
the
kindergarten
readiness
issue.
When
I
was
talking.
J
We
were
talking
about
the
opportunity
gap,
commission
launching-
and
you
know,
we're
at
47
and
it's
a
much
higher
higher,
because
55
percent
for
white,
kids
and
and
down
in
the
30s
for
black
and
hispanic,
kids
and
and
that
has
to
do
with
families
and
and
how
they
are
doing
before
their
kids
come
to
school
and
trauma
and
all
those
things,
particularly
as
you
said,
affordable
housing.
And
so
when
we
look
at
our
arpa
funds,
we're
we're
considering
a
lot
of
proposals
for
housing.
J
It's
a
major
major
issue.
Even
100
million
dollars
is
a
drop
in
the
bucket
the
housing
market,
but
we
have
hard
work
to
do
there
to
improve
the
lives
of
the
families
and
the
kids
so
that
when
they
come
to
school,
they're
ready-
and
I
mean
there's
no
question
in
my
mind-
that
all
of
us
share
the
same
values,
whether
it's
you
know
and
and
that
we're
basically
we're
one
team.
So.
B
You
honey
excited
fitment.
You
stated
in
your
email
to
the
board
on
october
6
that
the
message
you
hoped
to
bring
in
person
yesterday
was
that
anne
arundel
county
your
primary
funder
stands
ready
to
assist
you
in
stepping
up
and
paying
the
livable
wage
that
would
allow
these
companies
to
meet
the
terms
of
their
contract.
B
I
asked
in
advance
of
this
meeting
if
any
county
executive
had
ever
interfered
in
the
board's
negotiation
process
and
in
recent
memory
that
was
a
no
while.
I
know
that
the
arpa
funds
are
at
your
discretion.
The
7.4
million,
as
a
recurring
budget
request,
would
have
to
be
approved
by
the
county
council
and
in
your
letter
you
seemed
very
confident
in
your
comments
that
this
would
be
approved.
B
J
Right
so
so
doing
that
may
or
may
not
mean
approving
100
of
the
supplemental
request
and
and
doing
that
may
not
happen
in
one
year.
So
I'm
speaking
for
myself
when
I
say
that
we
stand
ready
to
step
up,
nobody
else
is
going
to
step
up
because
the
budget
for
this
we
do
69
million
in
transportation
now
from
the
county
and
we're
talking
about
raising
it,
another
seven
plus
and-
and
so
it
is
I
and
the
county
council.
But
I
was
speaking
for
myself
there
when
I
said
that
we
stand
ready.
B
J
With
the
funding
that
the
contractors
have
said
that
they
need
to
be
able
to
fulfill
the
terms
of
their
contracts,
money,
and
so
so
in
terms
of
interference
with
with
all
of
this,
it's
it's
what
budgets
it's!
What
the
budget
process
requires
is
that
we
have
these
conversations
about
where
the
money
goes
and
how
much
money
is
needed.
L
Thank
you,
president
ellis,
thank
you
county,
executive,
pittman
and
mr
trumbauer,
so
I
guess
I'm
coming
in.
Admittedly,
a
little
gun
shy,
so
to
speak
as
it
relates
to
some
of
the
funding
commitments
so
not
to
I
I'm
not
reiterating
what
mrs
frank
said.
I
I
just
you
know
when
we
negotiated
with
some
of
our
our
contracts
with
some
of
our
employee
units.
L
In
most
recent,
as
the
last
budget
approval,
there
was
a
commitment
on
our
end,
an
agreement
and
conversations
of
support.
Yet
when
the
budget
was
adopted,
we
had
to
do
what
got
us
in
this
position.
In
the
first
place,
we
had
to
reassign
money
that
one
priority
was
counting
on
in
order
to
fulfill
that
contractual
obligation,
and
it
was
built
on
that
collaboration.
L
So
I
guess
my
question
is
in
in
this
particular
instance
and
moving
forward.
Is
there
anything
that
should
be
done
getting
done
different
in
order
to
build
that
trust
that
significantly
eroded
come
july?
1
in
the
budget,
you
know
ownership
when
we
were
shy.
The
mid-step
or
the
mid
midterm
raises
for
some
of
our
employee
units
that
we
had
requested
and
already
had
negotiated
from
the
previous
year,
so
we
are
now
obliged.
L
L
C
J
L
Referring
more
to
the
relationship-
and
I
just
say
that,
because
I
know
we've
been
working
with
you,
guys
left
and
right
every
single
day,
all
hands
on
deck
and
some
incredible
people
on
both
sides
who
are
not
in
this
room
right
now.
That
probably
deserve
more
credit
than
either
you
or
I
do,
and
making
some
of
the
these
things
materialize
in
such
a
good
positive
way,
not
just
with
this,
but
with
others.
L
However,
the
council
has
not
been
part
of
the
table
and
I
I
gotta
say
I'm
planning
on
moving
forward
with
this,
but
I'm
wondering
what
we
should
be
doing
different
in
regards
to
or
could
be
doing,
different
regards
to
working
with
you
and
also
working
with
our
council
to
to
get
a
better
foundation
in
some
of
these
challenges
that
we
encounter
from
time
to
time.
I'm.
J
Going
to
let
chris
talk
about
the
conversations
that
happen
at
budget
time
between
our
team
and
your
team,
because
I
think
that
it's
very
constructive
in
terms
of
the
board
talking
to
the
county
council,
to
try
to
get
the
county
council
to
contribute
more
toward
the
budget.
I
think
that's
good,
old-fashioned
lobbying
and
you're
all
free
to
do
it
and
I
think
you
do
but,
but
they
have
priorities
that
they
have
to
balance.
So
that's
that's
the
way
our
democracy
works.
But
if,
if
you
want
to
talk
to
the
process
staff
wise.
K
K
The
whole
budget
team
does
and
we've
had.
I
would
I
would
characterize
it
as
an
extraordinarily
collaborative
relationship
and
as
the
county
exec
said,
and
I
think
the
the
board
knows
you
guys
propose
what
you
think
is
is
needed
for
the
best
possible
school
system,
it's
our
job,
to
balance,
what
resources
we
have
and
mix
and
match
and
prioritize,
and
we
do
that
on
a
day-to-day
basis
using
mr
shaknovich
and
his
team
as
as
point
people.
K
Our
presumption
is
that
they're
in
touch
with
the
superintendent
and
and
the
board,
much
as
I'm
in
touch
with
the
county,
exec
and
members
of
the
council
and
that
that
process
over
the
last
three
years.
Again,
I
think
has
has
been
extraordinary,
and
I
say
that
as
someone
who
was
a
legislator
on
the
county
council
for
eight
years
and
saw
it
when
the
relationship
maybe
wasn't
as
good
as
it
is
now,
so
I'm
very
appreciative
of
that.
K
L
L
I
guess
in
this
situation
I
I've
heard
you
guys.
Have
you
guys
publicly
made
public
your
multitude
of
conversations
with
the
contractors,
with
all
right,
with
the
bus
drivers
of
their
employees
and
with
the
school
that
there's
an
absence
of
the
council
and,
if
they're,
the
ultimate
decision
makers,
I'm
just
wondering,
have
they
been
engaged
on
your.
I
L
I
know
what
we
do
on
our
end.
I'm
just
asking:
is
there
been
engagement
in
these
moments
where,
when
we
get
in
front
of
them
that
there's
going
to
be
an
understand,
you
know
that
you
guys
are
sharing
an
adequate
enough
information,
because
I
know
that's
challenging
between
the
legislative
and
executive
branch
and
that's
why
I'm
asking
because
I
I
think
for
our
public
and
our
families
they're
not
seeing
that
engagement,
and
so
I
I'm
just
trying
to
provide
that
opportunity
for
you
guys
to
maybe
elaborate
so.