Anybody have any questions? Okay, we will be voting on that next month. Uh we have no future business and now we're looking for a motion to adjourn to executive session to discuss the superintendent's evaluation. questions. All those in favor I opposed abstaining. Thank you all for coming this evening.
We should be reimagining school safety through proven restorative practices and investment in mental health, social emotional support, and culturally competent community-based partnerships. Organizations like neutral ground, okapika, and groundswell have already been doing this work, centering um healing, deescalation, and trauma-informed care. These are the types of solutions that uplift and protect all students, not criminal, not criminalizing them. Let's also invest in our counselors and social workers. Let's be clear, safety doesn't come with handcuffs or patrol cars in front of our schools. It comes from centering relationship, resources, and belonging. So, I urge the board um today to vote no on this agreement and instead redirect those funds towards evidence-based programs and foster genuine safety, equity, and student well-being. Our kids deserve better. And um I really um don't believe that the solution is having um school resource officers. I have nothing really personally against the officers.
Any opposed? So we'll start with item one. Under in item one. Um, I would like the minutes amended to include a change under public comments which states, "An audience member began to speak out of turn." And I would like it changed to quote, "An audience member stated that they would like to raise a point of information. I would also like a correction. Under close session, the vote reads 3 to one. Um, and it said four to one. I'd like it changed 3 to one. Um, with one abstained. U Renee Longshore abstained. Okay. Um, so I think before we can change the minutes, we would have to review the uh audio to make sure that that is correct because I I don't remember that. Is that's something that uh Kylie, would that be would you have to review the uh the audio on that? I did.
Thanks. Thank you, Mr. Code. Your applause, please. to allow discussion. I'll entertain a motion that the town establish a local historic district to be administered by a historic district commission as provided for under Massachusettls by adding the new chapter 32 entitled local historic district as set forth in article 14. Do I have a motion? Second. Before we begin the discussion, which I think will be robust, uh I want to let everyone know that I was asked prior to town meeting how if I would allow property and business owners who are not residents of Ashlin to speak on this article. I have historically, no pun intended, allowed I really didn't even notice that till I just read it. Uh I have historically allowed those who could be impacted by an article on the warrant to speak at town meeting whether they're residents or not. And I will do so again for this article.
I just don't find the the value of having them there. And I wish that money would be redirected with other services. And really um maybe if we could create a committee of how do we can re reimagining the school safety with parents, students, um community partners, school staff on how that would look like and maybe have a presentation on what um alternates can um be positive instead of implementing that much money because it's a lot of money that we spend on an officer with um you know at our school. So please consider my comment. Thank you. Next item is superintendent and staff report. I have no report. I have a quick report. I have two things. Um as you heard from a number of our speakers tonight, um we just finished capstone season. So, I'm just incredibly proud of our staff, our site admin and the site leadership teams along with the teachers and all the staff who made our capstone showcases across the district happen.
Um so to reflect that since there was a comment card turned in by that individual um and they did not speak um due to them being um removed from the meeting that's how I was able to indicate that I I have a record of a card but there is if you compared it to the audio there will be no record of the individual speaking. Um, so that was the the balance on that, right? Um, I can look at the other one. Um, that was a ref a reference. If I'm sorry, Miss Longour, if you could one more time, which item was that that you abstained on? So, you saying you abstained from going into close session? Yes. So um um it is my understanding that an audience member can raise a point of information and that is that correct? Legal council has given us um direction when we established the um agenda years ago that as long as we had two times for public comment, public comment before close session would be um pertain to close session items.
If you are not a non-resident property owner and wish to speak tonight, please provide your name, the town in which you live, and the property or business that you own prior to beginning your comments discussion. Uh Curtis Hoffman, 58 Hillale Road. I am a member of the Ashland Historical Commission. I just wanted to make it absolutely clear that the boundaries of a historic district are established with approval from the Massachusetts Historical Commission and if voted on by town meeting cannot be altered by contraction or expansion without subsequent approval by the Mass Historical Commission and voted on by town meeting. So there is no possibility as um Jim said for the boundaries of the district to spill out beyond those which Mass Historical has approved. Thank you. Thank you. Britney Kraner, 7day Penoff Road. I also own the Lunkers building which is included within the map.
Um, as you heard Abigail speak um when she came up to share her um reflection on the reflections contest with BTA, it just shows the power of reflection. as she was talking about her journey in that piece. That's exactly what the capstone aims to do is create opportunities for students to regularly reflect on their learning in classrooms and then at the end culminate the culminating showcase is a reflection on their journey both at the junior high and the senior high. So really proud of the great work at our school and then similarly this past weekend uh Mr. Matsun and I finished co-eing with our partners at Cal State Forton our lead program. For those that don't know, our lead program is our administrative credential program that we do in partnership with Cal State Forton to prepare our teachers and counselors who want to pursue an administrative credential and potentially become an administrator, but the program is more about leadership.
anything other than that comes at the second public comment time. So, um they can bring a point of order on anything at the second public comment time, but if it's not referencing um the close session um then it waits until 7 p.m. So, but the point of information, can an audience member raise a point of information? Could we just say that he spoke out of term by saying point of information? Would that make everybody because then she has her spoke out of turn which shows why there's no speaking with that card but then I guess she can have what he said out of turn I okay I don't I don't honestly and then um the vote um yes that I abstained um from going into close session the second one or the first? Um, so going into close session, it reads um four four to one with four saying yes and one saying no.
Um, I'm incredibly shocked to hear that a lot of time and effort has gone into this. Um, this document is full of contradictions. It seems intentionally vague. Um, it's far too broad and concerningly so. Um, most of the points are up for interpretation. You can see my notes throughout. I've heavily annotated it. Something I learned here in Ashland High School. Um so my concern here is beyond the fact that this document is extremely poorly written. Um is the fact that this directly affects people in this town. I live in this town and I own one of the buildings that we are speaking about this evening. The town of Ashlin already makes it exceedingly difficult for businesses to own and operate. something that I have experienced throughout my time owning and renting two businesses. So, the fact that we would make it even more difficult for now the landlords is laughable quite frankly.
Doesn't mean they have to become an administrator. And like our students, we ask our graduates to go through their own capstone showcase. And so to see them reflect on their learning over the last year and a half in the lead program was incredible. A lot of emotions with them and their learning. But it is also one of the things that um Mike and I had asked of our lead candidates is to reflect on the experience of going through a capstone like our students like how it was for them and can you make connections in terms of what we're asking our students to do and all of them uh saw the value in that experience and that reflection and in turn we're grateful for the capstone experiences we're doing with our students. So we're trying to build that in all that we do. So I just want to share those updates with you.
Um, but I'd like it to read three to one with three saying yes and one saying no um and then one abstained and Renee Longshore abstained. I can um review and clip the audio. I don't have record of that. Um so I I would hate to say Absolutely. And yeah, I only remember so we'd have to check I'll take direction on on how we can we can table we can table one until the next meeting and give us time to research the uh that that'd be something we can table that. Okay. So, we'll table one and that will give time for uh Kylie to research it through the audios to make sure that it's a appropriate reflection of the uh So, I just want to confirm it's um both the um vote to go into closed um will be reviewed and then also um in the uh first page right under public comments um we no longer want any indication that an audience member was removed.
Um, we're looking at interpretive value here for the majority of these buildings. um something that doesn't really fit the criteria for a uh historic preservation. Um we're also creating extra and needless work for property managers uh and bureaucracy for bureaucracy's sake. Um I also find this proposal to be just shockingly disappointing and I believe that it is going to serve as a barrier to growth as well as a a deterrent for young people looking to put down roots and make a mark on our town. Many of you sitting here have had the opportunity to do that. I've gone to school with a number of your children and some of your grandchildren. Um, you had the opportunity to change the downtown as as you've seen fit. And I think it's shameful that you would rob that opportunity from future generations. I am currently looking for houses with my fiance and have been for the last 6 months.
Good reports. Yes. Um I want to first um thank the community for um applying for to be on our citizens bond oversight committee. We do still have one vacancy that we have to fill is the business category. So um per uh a person representing the in the active um business assoc association. So the application is still on the website and we do encourage um everyone to apply. So we're almost there. So thank you so much. No. All right. Okay. Moving on to 11.1 school sponsor student organizations. So move second. Motion second.
We want it changed to they wanted to raise a point of um concern. I believe the word um that was used, but I'll look back on the notes to see um is is that the desire of the board of what we want it to reflect. We need to have it reflect that he was removed so that it shows why there was no comment, right? Well, it current currently states an audience member began to speak out of turn. So, that's the part where I would like it to read. An audience member stated that they would like to raise a point of information. Yeah, the individual was um card number seven that I received um and I believe it was card number one that was standing at the podium, which is why I I used that language. Yeah. um of speaking out of turn just um for clarity to look back on.
We have taken Ashland off of our list and this proposal is exactly one of the reasons why it feels like Ashland is going to be completely stuck in the past while all the other towns in Metro West are blazing a new trail forward. Thank you. Good evening. I'm Deborah Nielsen. I live on Ramboa Drive. I uh would like to read a message that I received from Naen Me Nesbbit. She is the only residential building owner within the proposed historic district, which is the Purple House. And I quote, "I am in favor of the historical changes that are being proposed. Please read this. It's short and sweet, and I am all for this." End quote. The intent of this district is to benefit everyone within Ashland's community by preserving all of our history that is downtown. The proposed district in Ashlin includes many errors and many styles.
Any discussion? Seeing none, all in favor say I. I. Opposed. That's 5-0. Um 11.2 2 resolution number 2024/25-B-21 approval of Anaheim excuse me high school district entering election results into the minutes and certifying to the board of supervisors of Orange County all proceedings in the November 5, 2024 general obligation bond election. So moved second this motion a second. Any comments? Seeing none. Mrs. Smith I. Mr. Hosshi. Hi. Mr.
I the intent of this is if somebody 10 years down the road was to pull um our minutes that they could get an accurate representation um or reflection of a why. Um which is also why I also put on his um line that he did not address the board as he was the individual removed to try to link that um because he did not get the opportunity to address you guys that evening. If we left it as is, but we change it so it says, "While the first public speaker stood at the podium, an audience member began to speak out of turn and raise a point of if it was concern or information and then comma, the president requested the disruptive individual be removed from the meeting. Would that capture what occurred with everybody on the board? I don't see the tapes. Well, I mean, we're not changing any of this.
So we are not locked into one time period. It is not the intent of the historic commission or the future district commission that will be established to block any business efforts. It is the historic it's the intent to be flexible to work with property owners but to keep the historic integrity of downtown intact. Um, it is also the intent to support the downtown businesses within the proposed district. We want they want we all want to see business succeed in downtown Ashlin and it is not an us versus them situation. I'm highly in favor of this district and to suggest that this would in any way rob Ashlin of business opportunities is just a fallacy. All you have to do is drive through Hudson and look at what has gone down gone down on in downtown Hudson. You will see restaurants, apothecaries, cremaries, all kinds of new businesses that have been established within the confines of their historic district.
Aljo I Mero I and I vote I resolution um number this is 11.3 resolution number 2024-25-B22 South Coast Air Quality Management District SQ M I'll start all over SC cqmd lower emission school bus program so moved second motion in a second any discussion questions Seeing none, roll call. Mrs. Smith, I. Mr. Hosshi, I. Mr. Rand Tjo, I. Miss Guero, I. And I vote I. Boy, were my eyes around rolling around. Okay. 11.4. Resolution number 2024-25-E26, Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. So moved. Second. A motion in a second. Any comment? Seeing none, uh, Mrs. Smith, I. Mr. Hosshi I Miss Rand Tjo I Miss Guero I and I vote I next resolution number 2024-25-HR-06 classified school employee week so moved second I should say May 18th through the 24th 2025 so I got a motion in a second yes comments Mrs. Smith I Mr. Mr.