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No public comments were made at this time.

P.Ontiveros, General Counsel and Director of Facilities, presented the selection of Franco Architects to provide design and engineering services for capital improvement projects for Magnolia Science Academy-1. Staff previously solicited bids from four firms: Franco Architects, Berliner Architects, CannonDesign and David Ke Design Collaborative Studios. Given the feedback received from the Committee and the Board, staff went back to the bids and clarified certain information from the architects. The projects entail two scopes of work. Franco Architects was the most affordable from the bids. P.Ontiveros, addressed the Committee's previous concerns and detailed the analysis taken since that time to address certain disparities on the bids. The firms resubmitted the bids and a breakdown of the expenses was provided. Committee members addressed their questions and concerns to which staff addressed. Committee recommended approval on the outside scope of work for this project and would consider further discussion regarding the second scope of work regarding the inside of the middle schools first floor. 

S.Orazov, Chief Financial Officer, presented the independent audit report. This was in collaboration with Eide Bailey. S.Orazov, walked through the consolidated report and all 10 schools and the home office. Committee members questions were addressed by staff. Furthermore, the Committee recommended for sometime in the future to have a session where the Committee can learn the complexities with working with the auditors and to be more financially sound.