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(Bradenton, Fla., March 29, 2022)&²Ô²ú²õ±è;—&²Ô²ú²õ±è;ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø, Manatee-Sarasota (ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø) District Board of Trustees (BOT) held its regular monthly meeting virtually and in-person with essential staff and trustees on March 29.

The board heard presentations on:

• Enrollment from Ryan Hale, acting vice president for institutional effectiveness and research and Brittany Nielsen, vice president of student services and enrollment management.
• The annual financial report from Julie Jakway, vice president of finance and administrative services.

The board approved:

• Nonfinancial and financial consent agenda items.
• A contract in the amount of $129,394.65 with Commercial Design Services to provide furniture for the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Venice Collegiate School modulars project.
• A contract in the amount of $575,045.29 with Jon Swift Construction for dental hygiene facility upgrades at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Bradenton.
• An increase of $200,000 in the overall budget from $1,000,000 to $1,200,000 for dental hygiene facility upgrades at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Bradenton.
• An increase of $1,664,505.76 in the overall budget from $4,545,536 to $6,180,041.76 for HVAC upgrades and indoor air quality project at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Bradenton, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Lakewood Ranch and ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Venice.
• A contract in the amount of $2,920,471.01 with Jon Swift Construction for HVAC upgrades to Buildings 1, 6, 7 and 14 at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Bradenton, Building 100 at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Venice, and the Center for Innovation and Technology at Lakewood Ranch.
• A contract in the amount $1,497,823 with Willis Smith Construction for chiller plant upgrades at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Venice.
• 2022-2023 ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø President’s Goals
• 2022-2023 ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø District Board of Trustees Meeting Schedule

The next board meeting will be at 5:30 p.m. April 26, 2022, at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Bradenton.