The Flint Board of Education voted to approve the Mott Foundation proposal for work on the Flint Central campus and authorized a sequence of site investigations and professional services needed to move the new high‑school project into design and permitting.

Board members approved a batch of previously considered agenda items, then held separate roll‑call votes to authorize the ‘‘Mott proposal’’ and related site work: a Phase I environmental site assessment, surveying services, a traffic impact study and geotechnical investigation. Each item passed on a roll‑call vote with the board recording the results individually.

The board approved a motion to batch the items that had been approved at last week’s meeting (listed in the meeting packet as several human resources, finance and academic resolutions) and moved them forward by roll call. The motion to batch was carried by roll call (6 yes, 1 absent).

On the Mott proposal (listed in the packet as action item 21.4, described at the meeting as the MOP/Mott proposal), trustees approved the recommendation by roll call (6 yes, 1 absent). Board members discussed the history of planning for the campus and debate about preservation of historic features before the vote; several trustees said they supported the proposal as a necessary step to secure funds and begin work.

The board separately approved professional and technical contracts to inform the campus design and construction timeline:
- Phase I environmental site assessment (AKT Peerless), listed in the packet as action item 21.5, was authorized; the roll call recorded five yes votes, one absent.
- Surveying services for the new high school (Spalding & Decker) were approved (roll call: 6 yes, 1 absent). The Spalding & Decker quote for surveying work was discussed in the meeting packet.
- A traffic impact study (action item 21.7) to analyze how a functioning high school would affect surrounding streets was approved (6 yes, 1 absent). Trustees requested the traffic study consider potential mitigation and pedestrianization near Curzley Street and surrounding corridors.
- Geotechnical investigation (action item 21.8) to evaluate subsurface and foundation conditions for multiple structures on the campus was approved (6 yes, 1 absent). Board members sought clarification that the geotechnical work covered several existing campus structures and that plans would preserve portions of the historic façade and tower where feasible.

Board members and staff emphasized that much of the campus work will be funded through state grants and philanthropic commitments that require upfront district payments and subsequent reimbursement by the Michigan Department of Education and funders. Trustees requested continued updates and documentation as the district contracts and reimburses expenditures.

The approvals advance the design schedule, according to staff at the meeting, so architects and the district can complete drawings for state and city review and keep the project on track for eventual construction.