They are not full site plans. So to answer questions about stormwater impact or traffic impact that's not required until it goes to site plan approval. This is what creates the um initial step that allows for somebody to come in and provide for affordable housing. So when it does go to that if if it came up and they found a conflict is that something that could amend the project? Um in this particular instance it would be a permitted use and per municipal land use law and I'll defer to the attorneys on on the table here. Uh they they would have to deal with any required offtrack improvements that are necessary because of any increased traffic and that would come from the traffic impact statement as well as coordination with the the bureau engineer, board engineer and county engineer. Okay. And the access for that is going to be on Rathen and Rank and not 35.
But uh the trust does not have as many policies as ASBA does. So they've kind of narrowed it down. It's a little bit easier to navigate, which you'll see when we do have our study session. I guess the trust would represent us in any other public school in any legal matter. So we're not opening ourselves up to any additional risk by eliminating those policies. No. And we could add whichever ones they they don't have that we feel are important that we want to still keep. That would be the part of we really [Music] E is more E is the same thing. Next takes us to item F bylaws and financials of the time parent teacher. So, as requested by the board, um you see attached there are the bylaws and the budget for 202425 school year for your review. Well, I have to say that I did review and as as a school board member, I have the responsibility to ensure transparency and accountability in all financial matters connected to the school.
Any questions or comments from the board? Go ahead, President Wade. Members of the board, um if I may, the comment that we um had last board meeting with regards to just identifying lease language. Um if I may make one clarifying message, the recommendation is to include all three, sale, lease, and exchange. But in the pamphlet, we can specifically identify that site um and and very specifically uh explain our direction or the board's direction to lease that property. But um it would be a um foresight or it' be a miss if we did not include that language because um with voter approval, if a resolution pass and voter approval passes, that gives us a permanent authority. And as of right now, we have no um leads or per you know timeline. So it would give who knows what's going to happen in December, January. So it would give us um the ultimate flexibility and ultimately that sale, lease or exchange would be brought back to the board um for approval.
And the reason that I bring out the high school because that doesn't typically happen. They're a high school principal that has been here for 11 years going on 12 years. The stability of a high school is very very important. I I never really single out a principal, but the stability that we have at a high school is a really important aspect to uh our our district. Ed advance has been a wonderful collaborative regarding professional development. This year I continued to chair the CAP's early childhood committee with a focus on early childhood education and it components and as I've done for many years I I chaired the capital region prek through 12 safety and emergency management committee and I also chair uh the Connecticut Commission of Women Children Senior and Equity and Opportunity meetings. and the chair of the uh the children's side. Overall, I'm really pleased with the work that we've done this year.
I plan to attend community college to start while I continue to train for the Olympics, eventually getting my degree. Tyler Mandelle, I want to thank my family, friends, music, and most importantly, God for getting me through the roller coaster of high school. I'm also grateful to Village High School for providing the perfect blend of independence and guidance, allowing me to grow academically, personally, and spiritually. I plan on attending Biola University in California and pursuing a degree in worship arts. Jaden Missair, I would like to thank my wonderful mentor Lori for guiding me through this academic journey. Her patience and support were huge factors in helping me make it this far. My parents have also helped me grow through what almost seems to be a complete story. I will use the opportunity that everyone has given me to achieve a degree in computer science and hopefully attain a job in software engineering.
Thank you. Thank you. Good evening, commissioner and city staff. My name is Sarah Vuni. pronoun she any. I'm a third-year doctoral candidate in the department of epidemiology here at the University of Michigan. I currently live at 139 Ashley Muse Drive with my partner and I've previously rented in Ann Arbor and I speak in support of the comprehensive plan. Two weeks ago, I made my first public comment ever um at this very podium. And during it, I spoke about how I'm trained as a scientist and an epidemiologist. You can see that in the previous stream. Um, and I referenced the growing body of evidence that not only describes how our neighborhoods affect human health and well-being, but also how increased density drops housing costs. There are dozens of peer-reviewed and scientifically robust studies that support this conclusion, which I've happily shared with the commission and I can happily share with anyone else interested.
Correct. Correct. All right. Thank you. All right. Very good. Um, ma'am, come on up. Miss um, sorry, I forgot your name. I I was going to say Virginia. Virginia Loftton. Come on up. I forgot your last name for a minute. I'm sorry. Virginia Loftton, South Street. Um I have a few com or questions actually throughout this whole affordable housing when we started to become aware of it. It's always been presented to us as that these are not lowincome families. These are people who are fire or police officers and teachers. However, reading your plan almost every single page references low income and some cases very low income. So, are we now planning for low and very low income? Yeah. So, the the income distribution for affordable housing projects, uh, 13% have to be very low. Um, let me back up. 50% can be moderate, 50% have to be low.
and I reviewed the budget report submitted by the PTC and unfortunately it's unclear and lacks sufficient detail to provide confidence in how the funds are being managed. Given those concerns, I cannot in good conscious support the PTC at this time while the financials remain in question. Clear and accurate financial reporting is essential not only for compliance but also to maintain the trust of family staff in the wider community. I understand that there's new um uh new officers. I was hoping that they would be here and I understand that Miss Puebas will be working with the new officers um and hopefully that we can see a detailed and transparent financial report. I didn't see any I just saw the expenses. I didn't see any of the money that was coming in to the PTC. And you know, I think it's important I concur with that. Also, um wanted to elaborate that it's just not the board that is concerned about this.
But in the pamphlet is where we would be able to uh express the direction um of strictly leasing that piece of land. Uh and we can use that language throughout our factual information. So, I just want to make that clarifying. Thank you, Mr. Moore. I thought I we did talk about that, but it wasn't on my thing. I should have introduced my bad. President Wade, Mr. Moore, um Arizona law requires that the school um school district cannot ask for voters to approve both a sale and a lease in one single ballot measure. So please explain to me this isn't this vote is to decide to do one of the three but on the actual ballot it'll just be one or you're asking that the ballot measure have all three options. Yeah. Yeah. According to our election council, our this is the language that um will be on the ballot uh sale, lease or exchange of district property.
The the team ranging from the the the staff to the administrative team to the to the families and most importantly our our our students have done what we're we're asking them to do. Um probably the the the best decision in my professional career was to come back to Canton and um the support that this board has provided myself and the administrative team has led to the success that we have and of course we have things to work on. We heard that tonight that we have some things to work on. And one thing that I pride myself on is that I don't ignore um what I hear. I may disagree with what I hear, but I don't ignore what I hear.
Josiah Mezi. I want to thank my parents, siblings for always being there for me and supporting me. I want to thank the Lord for where he's put me today. I will be attending college to study sports management and play division 3 soccer. Hannah Malowski, thank you to my friends and family for always supporting me through the good times and bad. Thank you to all the teachers and staff at the village for encouraging me and helping me to achieve my goals. Thank you in particular to Doc and Thaddius for guiding me and pushing me to excel and define my future. Matteline Miller, I would like to thank my amazing family and friends for being the best support system and never letting me give up on my dreams. I also want to thank the amazing teachers I have had in the past 12 years who have inspired me to become a teacher.
The data consistently and repeatedly shows that increased housing across cities around the world drops prices. The data consistently and repeatedly shows that we in Ann Arbor are in a housing crisis and we will continue to do so if we do not have a broad and inclusive plan. As um as I was preparing these comments, I was thinking a lot about how I'm a scientist and how I think a lot about scientific communication. Sometimes data and numbers work for me, but they don't always work for everyone. Sometimes they don't resonate. the idea that more than 80,000 people commute into Ann Arbor every day, our nurses, our um teachers, our sanitation workers, that resonates for some people, but not for everyone. And I've also been doing a lot of thinking about philosophy. And um one of those things is I've been thinking a lot about selfishness and generosity and ideas around how that can sometimes resonate with folks, things about kindness and compassion.
Of of the total amount, 13% have to be very low. That's a requirement. Okay. Um, on page 15, there's a statement that says the bureau will adopt a resolution of intent to bond for any shortfall in funding the municipally municipally sponsored affordable housing program. We're putting out a bond that tax payers are going to fund. No. So, that's that's a resolution that's intent to bond. That is not an actual bond. that basically says if the 100% projects have um can't find full funding for their project, the municipality is basically the b the backs stop for for funding if they can't get federal, state, county funds in order to to develop those properties. That's a requirement for any affordable 100% affordable housing project. And the reason behind that is because it's not inclusionary. Inclusionary development has market rate units that subsidize the affordables. When you have a 100% affordable housing project, the subsidy comes from other funds of which one of them is the municipality has to be the backs stop for it.
We've had several family members at the school um that are concerned about being not transparent. So, we were really trying to make this a full stakeholder um transparency to everybody. I was honestly um I I thought we would have that um on file every year. Um it's pretty it is pretty standard to have thorough financial disclosures on a regular basis. minimal at the beginning of the year back in July. Oh, okay. I mean, it's an allocated budget. That's not But it's not what's brought in and what has been spent with receipts and it's not detailed. We're not required to give it all of that to you guys. No, but for transparency purposes it is um it is important. So with um consulting legal and I I shared with Holly as well that um legal states that the school board has can ask for specifics and that the school board can decide whether they want to participate with the 5013C with PTC based on not having the appropriate information.
Um it is not again the authorization to do all three or is giving voter voter voters a pass that gives authorization to do one of um either sale, lease or exchange. Then ultimately the board would be um bring back that final um approval to either sale, lease or exchange. This language is referenced um in the statute that's referenced in the resolution. Okay. I'm sorry. So on the actual ballot that goes out to to people, we will decide which one will be on that ballot or you just said that all three would be on there. Yes. As individual or combined? One question authorizing providing the district authority to sell, lease or exchange. Okay. But so according to statute 15-1101A that says requires a ballot measure specifically for selling property, 1102B says requires a separate ballot measure specifically for leasing a property. So combining two options into one measure is is not clear and it's I mean how do we leave that open-ended for our voters president that that's all under the same statute those are subsections under the same statute is how I understand but it still requires separate ballot measures and then there was an Arizona court case versus city of Tucson on requires that ballot measures be clear, precise, and specific about the government action being authorized.
And we're doing well and I appreciate your support um throughout the the the year and I I look forward to putting my goals together for for next year and going have I'll take any questions on the report.
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And so I asked at the previous uh time I spoke and I asked people again today, what are we actually afraid of by denying or pausing or restricting this comprehensive plan? There have been months of space and time for public comment and engagement. And I've shared mine in those spaces. For those who feel like they've just caught up, that's okay. There are still months in which comments are available and you can make comment. City staff has worked tirelessly to ensure that the public is aware of this plan and there's still time for you to share your thoughts. And so I ask again, what are you actually afraid of? Is your fear grounded in evidence? Or, and I say this with all the love in the world, is it rooted in fear of another or the other, of people who don't look like you or sound like you, of so-called college parties and red solo cups?
So when you say municipality, you mean all of us as taxpayers. Municipality. Correct. Now that being said, uh as you will remember, I said that there is a development fee ordinance that will be adopted which goes that money goes into an affordable housing trust fund which you then can pay yourself back from that fund. Um, is that for every development or just um multifamily units? Is that for every house that's built? You have to put money into that fund or for any any new um residential homes or non-residential improvements. Okay. Um on this the only thing I would point out is there are a group of developers that specialize in 100% affordable projects. So when you select a developer, you're looking for a developer with a great track record. And if the developer is successful in the future, as he or she has been in the past, it could really reduce the fiscal exposure of 100% project.
So, and having the financials and I think if I understand correctly, what the what the governing board members are asking based on what parents are saying is that they'd like to see how much is made during walk-athon, how much where are the receipts to holidays, what is made during the carnival, what is expended during the carnival, the donations that are received by the foundation, for example. Um, none none of that is is in that. It is if you come to our meetings, but we're asking for transparency and the and the good financial [Music] report. Is that not something that's available or It's available. We have them at each meeting, but none of you come to any meetings or really any events. Oh, we go to the events. I um I probably have uh financial disclosure templates. Um I can come up with one really easily that might make it a lot easier for you to understand what the board is asking for.