Shoot for the moon and if you miss, you'll still be among the stars. See you later. Miles Oberlin. I would like to attribute my high school success to all of my teachers, my mentor Lori, who has always assisted me and promoted positivity, and my parents for their constant support and encouragement. I am planning to attend college in the fall and looking forward to untapping my limitless potential in the future years. Mila or I just want to thank my parents for always being there for me and supporting me both in life and school. I also want to thank all my teachers who have helped me get to this point. I am so grateful to have such amazing people in my life. Zevian Parti. I want to thank all my friends and family that have supported me and pushed me towards my goals. I would also like to thank my theater director for giving me a new passion for acting as it is is something I will continue doing after high school.
Bus rapid transit lines, highfrequency services with buses running every 10 to 15 minutes and at most every 30 minutes. improved accessibility for seniors and those with disabilities, extended service hours, and crucially infrastructure improvements, including new transit hubs, essentially many bus stations in each of the TC1 or hub districts that are on the land use map at State and Eisenhower, Maple and Jackson, Plymouth and Green, Carpenter, and Ellsworth, a new YTC in Ipsellani, and finally an expanded Blake Transit Center when the completion of the affordable housing development by the Ann Arbor Housing Commission and related Midwest on the former wide lot, which I believe starts later this year. By allowing dense development in these zones, we make it possible for more residents to live car light like I do or like car-free like others have said uh before. And this helps everyone, transit riders, pedestrians, cyclists, and yes, even motorists by reducing traffic accidents, carbon emissions, and creating vi vibrant and walkable neighborhoods.
what what what that property is that you're if if there's a map that goes along with this in the appendix and it will show you each of those properties. Was that posted online? I didn't see it. The appendix should have been I didn't I don't it it it the appendix is part and parcel of this. So yes, it's there's a there's a whole section of mapping that goes along with that. I'm not sure it's posted, but I printed everything from this and there's no map. So Oh, I'll make sure that check and see if the appendices are it should have been on file. I don't know if it was posted on the website, but it should be. It really should be. Miss Burke, come on up. Hello. Hey, Burks. Peter Lane. Just to confirm, um, I I printed it from the website. It was not attached.
All right, unplug your space heaters. With that being a couple degrees since we are talking the budget, the state still has not passed a statewide budget yet naturally. So, there are no budget forms or anything else. Um, if the state doesn't pass anything by I believe it said May 25th, the Auditor General's office will issue preliminary uh budget forms for us to put together next year's budget. So the June meeting when we do that if we don't have actual budget forms when well yeah we have to do when we don't have it yeah well you have your work papers right yes I have everything I need to to to put it together it's just a matter of actually having the sheets with whatever their format whatever they they've changed the transportation amounts to what what they've changed the per pupil amount and they've never changed the I always forget the name of it.
and 87% of those um parents agree that the novels provide opportunity for rigorous learning. Um so the feedback does affirm the work of the novel committee and reflect strong alignment between our parent community and the work that the um committee did. So with that I will turn it back over to you.
Um in addition to that, we discussed the the uh fiscal year 2026 lunch pricing. Uh we're going to get more details on that at our next meeting. Um we did discuss the budget a little bit. Um, we're going to get some more clarity, I believe, for next month's meeting on where the exact cuts are coming from. Uh, it's a little too early to discuss personnel. Uh, Dr. Gman wants to wait and see kind of how the rest of the year shapes out and who's going to be around next year. Um, although we did he did say that we are going to make the two technology the two pieces of software cuts uh from the technology budget we had already talked about. Uh we uh did do a uh we did get an update on the insurance but think that was already covered. Um I am sitting on the new bonding committee that you mentioned earlier.
Next year I plan to take a gap year to look into different fields of work. Chrissy Phillips. Thank you to my friends and family. And a special thanks to Martha for all the support. I can't wait to continue my journey at UCCCs. Josh Pitman. I would like to thank my friends, mentors, and my family for always being supportive of my goals and ambitions. After high school, I will be joining military special forces as an Air Force combat controller. Alexis Plasterer. I'm so grateful to have had Miss Christa with her guidance and encouragement as my mentor for all four years. I'm especially grateful for my mom helping me get out the door feeling better about getting through each day. And I wouldn't have a ride to school or be able to sit down and get my work done without my brothers. I will be graduating hair school at ISSA in a few weeks and preparing for state boards to get my license as a hairdresser.
These are things that we can all get behind. Thank you. Thank you. Hello, 3565 Fox Hunt Drive. I've lived there for 47 years since we built our passive solar house. I want to thank everyone for their service. Uh I'm not here to advocate for or against the comprehensive plan. I'm here to say are we ready to implement the comp comprehensive plan? Do we have safe systems for our infrastructure? And I just want to give you a few examples. Last week on Wednesday, I drove down Glacier Way eastbound and I looked to see if traffic was coming southbound on Hiron Parkway. It's very fast, but I couldn't see because there was an excavator and a trailer in the right turn lane. So, I said, "Not my business." I was careful. I went home. The next day, same thing happened. It was night, but I counted the headlights coming.
So, we were not I'm not sure if we were given anything. that if we didn't get the maps to go along with it. Um, I have a question. You talked about a supportive and special needs and seven bedrooms. Is that a group home that's proposed? It's actually two townhouse units. One will have three bedrooms and one will have four bedrooms. And it's it's essentially known as a group home. We call it supportive and special needs. So, unrelated adults, special need adults. Correct. It's adults, not children. We have to educate. Okay. Okay. I just wanted clarification on that one. Thank you. All right. Sir, come on up. Uh, John Deo, 613 Borie Avenue. Uh, just a follow-up question before about the municipal building with the five and the two on Borie. At the last meeting, they spoke about that if was going to be on Bory, they would actually take care of the property.
The override every year. So our override will be 15% versus 14%. No, not that the override per student pupil per pupil allocation because they the the constitutional override. Yeah. So, there is progress within the legislation because yes, it's going to be over the state limit by $1.6 billion. Yes. So, it will be over again by $1.6 billion. Now remember a big reason for that is because when they renewed Proposition 301, the legislature approved it and not the people. When the people approved it, it didn't um the funding for that did not go against the aggregate expenditure limit. But once the legislature did their thing and they approved it, those funds are now part of the aggregate expenditure limit. What? Yeah. One more time. Sorry. For real. For real? Yeah. Sorry. When Prop 301 was originally passed, was passed by the people in a referendum vote and Okay.
Any questions or comments from the board before I motion President Wade? Um it is disappointing that only 15 parents uh completed the survey, but I will say that um the structure of the survey was a bit complicated. It would have been nice that under each item there was a place for comment instead of having to do it individually per item. Um and uh I tried to just follow and um I I do have to say it was it was a bit complicated for the survey um and more time consuming I think. Um and um but I uh as far as the um the the books itself um and where are we? We're on 8.5. Um I'll just read my statement. Um I'm deeply concerned that the committee did not reject a single book. um which raises serious concerns about why um adults in a school setting feel it's okay to put such content in the hands and minds of students.
We had our first meeting last week. We're in the very initial stages but you know I'm hopeful that we're working in the right direction here and I will keep everybody updated as we get more information. Thank you.
Libby Plental. I want to thank my family, friends, and the whole staff at Village, specifically Katie Readinger, Coach Shannon, and Coach Olie for helping me set where I am today. And a special thanks to my parents who have always been there for me. I will be attending South Dakota Mines in the fall to play collegiate volleyball and major in industrial engineering. Josh Pon. I'd like to thank my friends and family for supporting my high school career. I'd like to thank Tac for putting up with me my freshman year and Stuart for dealing with me for the others. I will I plan on attending South Dakota School of Minds and Technology. Gabe Ryder. Thank you to my mom and dad for the constant support and encouragement over my whole life. Thank you to all the village staff, especially my mentor Flan for the guidance for the last four years.
I waited until the headlights passed. I thought, I'm safe. Let's go. Okay, the third day. I'm coming. And I was actually going the opposite way, but I see all these cars lined up because University of Michigan is getting out. And I go by and it's like, holy, not follow language. Something has to be done. So, I make a U-turn and I go back and I tell them who I am, the construction people, and I said, "I used to be on city council and you're violating at least six six city ordinances." And they looked at me, they listened to me, they agreed with me, they made the changes I asked for, but they sheepish sheepishly said the city approved this plan. Now, there were a number of OSHA violations, but I'm not an expert in that area, so I didn't mention it. But what really set me off is that they had one of their employees out in the middle of Huron Parkway directing traffic without a vest, without a flag.
Correct. So would that be the same if they go in unison with the two on Bory and the five? So the two on Bory are actually for sale homes. So they will be um provided to folks and they take care of their own properties. They take care of their own property. Correct. Okay. Uh and then just one follow-up question before about the the Mumford and no entrance off of Route 35. Is there a reason why there's multiple entrances off of Route 35 on the right hand side going south? The schoolhouse bridge is going to be taken down in the next couple years. So, all that traffic is going to now have to go up and down um uh Rank and Road. Is there a reason why we're not looking at a at least a one-way entrance off of 35? I'm not saying come out on 35.
It was a ballot measure. Yes. So once the people passed it, great. There you go. There's your 301. when it was getting ready to sunset, the legislature went ahead and said, "Let's renew this." It didn't go to the people. So now those funds are part of the aggregate expenditure. Oh. Oh, just like you just said. I got it. So before the 301 funds were over and above the correct expenditure limit and so now they are included. So, we're just we're going to lose that. We Well, we're not losing it. So, it's coming. The state needs to do a couple different things. They need to either a re-evaluate the aggregate expenditure limit, which is still based off of 1980s figures, which is what we argue about every year is the ask. I think it's 1984 is what it's all based off of is their baseline. Yeah.
We should require um a written explanation for why each book was approved um including any concerns that were raised and why those concerns were ignored. As board members, our primary duty is to ensure that our schools are safe, supportive, and academically sound environment for our students. This responsibility is undermined when we allow inappropriate books into classrooms, books containing graphics, sexual content, explicit language, violence, and other mature themes unsuitable for minors. Our obligation to protect students is grounded in long-established law, including a 1986 US Supreme Court ruling that declared lewd conduct inconsistent with the values of public education. This is not a political issue. This is about protecting children from being sexualized and groomed. research consists consistently shows that exposing um exposure to explicit content at a young age can harm a child's mental health, emotional development, and academic performance. The American Academy of Pediatrics warns against exposing minors to sexually explicit media um because it is linked to risky behavior.
Any questions for Russell? I would just say that they are moving forward rapidly with the bonding package. They have to get to the Secretary of State with a question on bonding by like September 21st. So that's going to move pretty quick to make it on to the November ballot. So that's going to move pretty quickly. Um Mr. Shy on a policy. We're going to go over all the motions in a minute. Okay. Uh we met tonight uh before the meeting uh discussed uh three or four policies that are important but sort of the front through the changes are relatively minimal. Uh they'll be up for first read at the next meeting. It's on the administrative medications. Uh starting school at age five attendance truency and chronic absenteetheism. They come with a lot of regulations which we have read. I'm not sure you want to read them if you do want the regulations.
Finally, thank you to my best friends Aya, Khloe, and Damian for always being there for me. I will be attending college and majoring in psychology. Arine Rainertson. I would like to thank my friends who've stayed with me this entire time. My parents and my brother, my two cats, my Spotify account, and Stuart who's helped me for many years. Caleb Richie. I would like to thank all the village teachers for always being great mentors and friends, always willing to lend an ear. I would especially like to thank Tac and Mr. Stewart for pushing me to come become a better and stronger person. Lastly, I would like to thank my parents for providing me with so many opportunities and supporting me in all of my endeavors. Next year, I'll be heading to Texas Tech University to study personal finance planning. Thank you for an amazing last four years.
They were trying to do what was right and save lives, but that was not the solution. So, I've got a number of other uh examples, but I just want to be real quick. Uh, we had a driver who lost his life after delivering sand to a construction site. We had a raw sewage overflow on Maine near Madison. A lot of construction in that area. I'm not saying it was a cause. We had construction workers who had to be rescued from the ninth floor of a development when their little lift failed. We had $1 million condos built without sidewalks. We have vision zero. We're pedestrian friendly and we're building without sidewalks. So, I want to say we got a good process, but we've got to make it better so that we bring people together sort of like mediators rather than bringing out the worst in everyone.