Committee discussion became contentious when Speaker 1 outlined a proposed $3,000,000 roofing package that he said would provide 25‑year roofs on multiple buildings and could generate an estimated 30% tax credit under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which he described as yielding roughly $1,000,000 that could be applied to new windows.

Speaker 1 proposed engaging TDA Architects to replace windows along Riverside Drive; he said the window work would cost about $800,000 and that TDA requested $56,000 to produce design documents, with a guaranteed 25‑year roof and a 50‑year window investment framing the proposal as high return on investment. Speaker 1 argued the project was time-sensitive because of IRA tax credit timing.

Several committee members, including Speaker 5, pushed back and said they had not been given adequate advance information or documentation and demanded to know who the investor was. Speaker 5 said an individual who appeared at a previous board meeting has ties to the state central committee for the Republican Party and said that raised an appearance‑of‑impropriety concern; Speaker 5 asked for investor disclosure and more data. Speaker 1 and others responded that the identity of investors in bond markets is often anonymous and argued the financing mechanism should not block the project. Speaker 4 suggested the detailed conversation about procurement and the contract belong at Buildings & Grounds and before the full board rather than in the committee.

No contract was approved at the committee meeting. Committee members agreed to move deeper procurement and vetting discussion to Buildings & Grounds and a future full-board meeting so members can review vendor vetting, investor disclosure and related documentation.

Next steps: staff will be asked to provide procurement documentation, vendor history, and financial analysis for Buildings & Grounds and the full board to review.