But thank you very much and I um and thank you John Murky about invasive species. You're one of the greatest advocates for a much broader interest in that problem in the city. I um I just want to say that even that's been a terrific success story. When I first started in business and began doing battle with these plants, um almost none almost zero of my clients knew anything about that invasive buckthornne out in the backyard and what the problem was. problem being so much shade is cast that you no longer have any herbaceous flora underneath nor any regeneration of trees coming up through them. Um there's been a great sea sea change in the city of Vancouver about invasive species. Most of my clients now know what they are and are happy to have me get them out of there, but I better be ready to replace them with native plants.
Um so I'm not going to waste your time going over the entire thing, but if there are specific questions you all have, I'm happy to answer it. So to sum it uh Becca would be would it be accurate to say that this is consistent with the FEMA changes and essentially we are required to do this? Yes. Okay. Um I don't think there's a particular section that I recall that we No, I would just add that much of it was again taken from a draft state law recommendation. Exactly. And I don't recall us changing anything. We we essentially followed the state reg Yeah. We basically follow what was given by the state and then the major changes was just taking out the sections that were not really relevant to Ashland. So Beck in that sense helped us a lot to just double check that areas of coastal mention and things like that.
That's why we need to try to get the policy and the administrative regulation in place as soon as possible so that we can comply with any questions. Could we have a motion to approve policies 1250 and 1420? So move. I'll second. Anyone have any other questions or comments regarding this? All those in favor, please say I. I. Anyone opposed or abstaining? Uh future business? No seem to have any. So then could we have a motion to go into executive session for a discussion concerning a temporary adjustment of job responsibilities and contract amendment for the director of HR and student support services second. All those in favor, please say I. I. Opposed or abstaining. All right. Thank you for coming everyone. [Music]
Um and what you know again dream right dream for our community because as uh my colleague Andreso mentioned we're here to advocate on behalf of our children and families of Alamrock which include Mayfair which include all the you know families that we're dreaming on behalf of. So we're all I mean we all have the same goal and um you know I think you know the leaders that I've worked with in this room I know can make it happen. I know we have um the money in our Silicon Valley to make sure that this building building is opened up um back to again better than what it was before, right? because we want uh something that's going to be sustainable for the next generations, seven generations ahead at least, you know, and that um you know, any one of us adults that see any mismanagement of funds or feel something feels funny that we speak up right away and that what happened once upon a time does not ever happen in our community.
Through these programs, we get a one-of-a-kind opportunity to continue to be the best version of ourselves. Not only this, but our students get to go to field trips to Warner Bro Studios, to UCI Mind to dissect lamb brains, to dissect eyes, dissect cats, and they're amazed. Honestly, I talked to my friends. I'm like, what was your best favorite part of anatomy? They're like, I love dissecting that cat. And I was like, well, what's something you want in the future? She's like, I would really like to just dissect a lung. And just seeing that, you can see how much students are truly enjoying the money that goes into our school. And through these LCAP meetings, students, teachers, parents, so many people are giving direct input into how we're going to spend that money. And overall, we're they're preparing us to have a better future, to be able to go off and be the best version of ourselves.
Thank you, John. Thank you, Commissioner or Council Member Malik. I'll shut up now. Brooks. So, I would say Chris, because I talked to a lot of people out in the nature areas, they all know the term native, invasive species. They might not have a clue if I held up a plant and I said, "It's a dames rocket or a peie." They might not know the difference. I got it. But it's invasive. It's okay to pull it. So, it's a start. Yep. So, um Okay, let's move on to the next topic of draft bylaws. Sean, if you can pull that up. Yes. Are you walking through that document, Sean, or how is that going to happen? Um, I think we I can scroll through it uh slowly and you all can comment. Um, but I do have um as I am pulling it up a couple of comments to share with you about this item.
We don't have a coastline. So like for example the section that is right now in front of us that's really the what we were looking at because it has the updated dates that the FEMA maps have been coming up. Um so that was one of the main requirements that were given to us uh in that and then the other language was just to clarify what were the special permits. So section 1.5 um just to kind of like mainframe it and make sure that it will be sent to the conservation commission even though they already will receive all this information because of the flood plane but just this bot will clarify that basically. Okay. Does the planning board have any comments or anything we want to add before we open it up to the public? I don't. And with that, do we have any public comment online?
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So, thank you again for caring so much. And we hope that you guys have one of our friends. Okay. Wow. Powerful. Super powerful. Can we have all of you stand up one more time and face our community for another round of applause? Please stand up. Big round of applause. Thank you guys. We we um just obviously a lot of things I'm sure are going through each of your minds just what things that are resonating and it it really what it takes me back to our our community school approach and and the emphasis on whole child, right? And we heard a lot about the importance of student voice, real change, you know, ensuring that our students are being listened to, heard, that the topics that they're learning, the experiences in the classroom are things that they care about that matter. Um, and really that's what the whole child approach is about.
Um first of which is that uh we are uh not bringing this to uh you for a reading or for uh any sort of motion to pass at this time. Uh this is uh simply informative. Um we are hoping uh that uh after tonight you will um have some feedback uh that you can provide to us that we may incorporate as we are um uh updating this draft. Uh um so if you uh have any feedback or would like to um put some red lines into the document uh you can send that uh over to Aaron Donnelly uh before the May meeting uh when it will be discussed further. Uh but this is just an initial showing of it to you for information purposes. So Sean, can you say concisely how this document differs from the current bylaws of the two commissions? Uh I was not personally involved in the drafting of this document.
Not at this moment. And in the room? Nope. He said he's good. And back to 119 Main Street and I I thank Becca for explaining that and for the board to look at this. I'm on the page. I got the town warrant in my hand by going by. What does it mean by funuality dependent use which means a use which cannot perform its intended purpose unless it's located or carried out in close proximity to a water. The term includes only darken pocket. I'll cut it to the chase. How many times do we have a do we we have the reservoir have to use a flood praying rule? How many times? So I think Mark, you're referencing the definition 8.1.2 E, functionally dependent use. Is that what you're referencing? Yes. And you're asking how that applies to our reservoir any any waterways that um has boats on it.
So, thank you again to each and every one of you. You guys did an awesome job and thank you for sharing your story. And to our parents who also shared another round of applause to our parents, thank you. Please stand up mas one more time. Thank you. Thank you. Powerful. Powerful. So, what does that mean? That means two things. One, everyone is going to sign up tonight to be back next year for all of our sessions. Okay? So, before you leave, you're signing up again. Okay? You're you're committing. Even to our seniors, you're coming back. You're going to tell your colleges, "I'm coming back. I got to be at AUSD for ALCAP." And two, it's time to share our live results. How about a big round of applause to Where's Charles Coup? Charles, raise your hand. he's back there. Thank you, Charles, for working on our live results and um putting together the data.
Um so I am not sure. I know that it draws uh heavily um on uh other bylaws uh since you know our commissions have generally similar bylaws across the commissions. Um but I believe there are some uh uh you know it's mostly language that's specific to sustainability uh as opposed to environmental or uh energy commissions. Council member Malik. Thank you, Chair Curtis. Uh, and Mr. Reynolds, feel free to correct me if I'm wrong, but just I guess for a bit of background to um so when it comes to both the environmental commission and the energy commission, the environmental commission is in ordinance whereas the uh energy commission is established only by resolution. I think that's the correct distinction. Um, so that's why we're um editing the environmental commission bylaws to add the energy commission bylaws. Um, so to your question, uh, chair or commissioner Graham about what's different.
So your question is how would this apply to the Ashlin reservoir? Any waterways in Ashlin that allows boats to be put so they can go on that water? Becca or Alvaro, is there a way for us to clarify that how the functionally dependent use applies with our waterways? Uh, I can try and take a stab at this one. Um, and Alvaro, correct me if I'm wrong. I think this is one we copied straight over that was in the the required the the parts from the draft um that was provided to us. But it's essentially referring to um any activity, any use that you would need to do that cannot be done unless you're near the water. So, if you're putting in a dock, which we think docks like the harbor, it could also be like a kayak or canoe launch um is also a a dock because you might be tying it off at at the dock there.
Just, you know, we're going to preface this with um this can change, okay? Because we're still going to send to those that were a part of our LCAP process, attended our our most of our sessions, but weren't able to be here today, right? Um we're going to send instructions on on how to vote. We're going to send them their four-digit code, and then they're going to have a window to vote. um or not to vote to cast their their um their selections, right? To in terms of recommendations for moving forward. So, in a second here, I'm going to I'm going to project our top three, but again, this can change. Okay, so as it's as from today's uh selection process, we see that we have um focus group one, recommendation number three, as one of our um leaders. We have Yes. Focus group four recommendation number one as one of our leaders.
I believe for the most part they did kind of just fuse the two together. Um, there are some things that, you know, were updated to be relevant to, you know, to to today with OSI and stuff adding more clear language. Um, and then the last part that I think is new is kind of creating the annual work plan and then having like the subgroups that fall each year based on that work plan. Um, so that's kind of my understanding what is different in these compared to what was previously there, but I am happy to be corrected if I'm wrong. That is my understanding as well. Thank you. Uh, Commissioner Brown, you have your hand raised. Yeah. Thanks, Shai. Um, in section 4.1, um C, it specifies two non- voting members of city council appointed by city council to members of the commission. But that's a that's a change from previous practice because um council members were voting members and that's true of the energy mission as well.
Or, um you see it less in Ashlin, but I can think of uh like North Pond where they have your own personal docks or uh Washikum Pond and Ashlin. Some people have some personal docks for their boats. Um this could relate to that and wash pond does have flood plane on it. Um so it could refer to that. Okay. And down near the bottom it says um port facilities are necessary for the loading and unloading of cargo. There's none there's nothing like that here in the Ashland town boundaries to have that happen. Yes or no? Uh I don't believe there is anything currently or planned. Um but people do make these regulations in order to plan for the long distant future that we can't see. Um so I I think we're required to have it was what we came to the conclusion and Alvaro correct me if I'm wrong on that.
Yes. Yes. Okay. Round of applause. And then group one recommendation number one. So what? So let's look at here's the language for each of those. Focus group one, recommendation number three, counselor access expansion. Focus group four. Recommendation number one, expanded counseling service and focus focus group one. Recommendation number one, integrated EL and CTE [Applause] instruction. All right. And again, we we will be sending um instructions to those that weren't able to make it tonight for them to cast their selection and and recommend their top three. We'll provide a window. And then what's next, okay, is on June 5th, we will have our LCAP presentation at our June 5th board meeting. And then at the June 12th board meeting, the adoption, okay? So you guys can all tune in if you can't make it. Um, you know, thanks thanks to our live stream service. So you tune in or you can come and join us for either one of those.
Yep. Thank you. I will uh note that and confirm um what the uh if the intention is for non- voting or voting members there. Appreciate the the call out. So Sean, I think the intention is non voting for the council members if especially on things that they would be voting on again on council. That was my understanding as well, but I I'll confirm on that. Um, also 41A says 11 members. Right now there'd be seven from environmental and seven from energy. So is the assumption that three people that are existing members are do not want to go forward or is that known yet? Uh well there are also going to be two youth members so that would be 13 members total. 13 but I'm on 41A talks about 11 which is not the youth members. There are seven on environmental that would be of the 11 and seven energy that would be of the 11.
But just because it's in there doesn't mean that we're we're expecting to actually have that. Yeah, it was it was something that it's just I my understanding is just to put in as one of or help to understand some of the information that will follow the bylaw um as the state mandates and to keep on going and I'll finish the paragraph off is passengers and ship building and ship repair facilities. We're not on the ocean, are we? So, so Mark, I think I think to to Becca's point is there's standard language in here that we cut and pasted from proposed language um that may not apply exactly to Ashland but it's standard. Okay. And this would be my last question and why why were way pointing it then why is this whole paragraph functionally dependent in this for national town meeting to take a vote on I think it's there as a definition paragraph just to explain examples of what functionally dependent use might mean in different situations.