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Yeah. The the the whole purpose and I'm good. The whole purpose was for you to come into the schools the day before say hello to the staff see what they're doing. like you've been most of you have been in the school so much that I have no problem. Well, and if you go to convocation, I mean that opening day, that's we're there for that. Yeah. So, we'll figure it out. We'll figure it out. Okay. Let's go to the uh consent agenda. And are there any changes or or concerns about the consent agenda?
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Sarah Traum, I would like to thank my parents for always being supportive and pushing me gently towards this goal, high school graduate. Also, many thanks to all of my teachers and mentors who were there for me in many ways, especially Miss Kimmy and Miss Susan. I plan on eventually attending Pikes Peak Community College in the near future to explore more in general studies as well as some business courses. Charles Turner. I would like to thank my amazing family and friends for supporting me through the last 12 years. Most importantly, I would like to thank my awesome parents for always being there for me and supporting me with everything I do. I also want to thank my teachers through the years for providing me with an incredible experience. Next year, I plan to play junior hockey. Nicolina Vancampen. First and foremost, I want to thank my mom.
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There are now nearly as many residents who have signed the petition to pause that say they would like to be engaged as responded to the survey of the planning process. If one of the fundamental values included in this process is to be equity and inclusiveness, the process ought to be inclusive too. And these people ought not to be just as an afterthought and comments on the plan, but as a part of the fundamental assumptions that are so key in this plan. The plan is poised to incentivize whole scale changes to neighborhoods closest to town. Developers will intensively develop areas closest to town with the most profitable units, high-end student focused apartments while hardly developing other areas or creating the kinds of starter homes that key workers are looking for in terms of affordability. I live in Almaner Park and we're just blocks away from high-end student focused apartments.
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I mean we can take that under advisement um and determine whether it's all multif family or if it's mixed use and if maybe it's mixed use in certain areas and multif family in other areas. Just just to clarify though, I know Kendra said this before. Uh right now the recommendation in this fair share plan is to create this zone which might be a redevelopment zone but to make it a redevelopment zone a you'd have to have a redevelopment study and b you'd then have to adopt zoning and the zoning would then do the things that you're talking about. What can you do in that zone? And both of those things would come before the burough council and the planning board at a later date. This is just the concept of could we put a redevelopment area here that would have this type of uh uh development.
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These activities not only violate the principles of privacy, respect, and parental rights, but also conflict with state laws and state and federal laws. Um the other curriculum the identity circle um again it tells them that they can't talk and then they go through the criteria and they ask you know are it's funny because at the top it says maturity is important because the nature of the activity and then it says you know they ask are you a senior are you a sophomore and then they walk according to these categories. Um, dancer, singer, uh, middle child, innocent questions. Um, and then it goes into religion. Are you Christian? Are you Jewish? Are you Buddhist? Are you Baptist? Um, and, uh, bald, short, thin, tall, chubby. I mean, talk about putting students on the spot. Um, and make them feel weird about their appearance. Um, do you have a learning disability?
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Hearing none, then I'll then we consider the consent agenda approved. uh then we'll move on to the u to the various motions. We'll take them one at a time. What I'll do is we'll make the motion and then we'll go to the discussion. So there's a motion to move that the camp board of education approve the board of education bylaws is presented on the memorandum of understanding dated April 1st, 2025. And I have a motion or a first. Thank you, Joe. Second. Thank you, Jordan. I have a first and second. Um now I'll ask Mr. Uh Shyler, you want to give any overview on that before? Sure. You've all heard about the bylaws? You probably wanted to. Um that we've vetted them all. Uh nothing that can't be changed if we left something out or we don't like something next year. It's not state laws or policies or bylaws for the board of ed which are affected by state laws.
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If it weren't for her, I probably wouldn't be graduating today. She pushed me to do work even when I argued and she still supported me. Next, I want to thank my friends for teaching me to be confident and speak up for myself. I also want to thank Martha Higgins for having patience and always giving me a hug and hug and making me feel loved and more comfortable with being around people. Thank you. I love you guys. After graduation, I'll get my EMT certificate, join the Navy, and be in the medical field, then go to college and get my paramedic certification. Logan Vanarin. I am super grateful for my friends, family, and teachers who have supported me throughout this journey. I could not have made it through without your support. I plan to attend University of Northern Colorado in the fall to study business. Jersey Fentachin Quay, I want to extend a thank you to my family for giving me an opportunity to go to the village and supporting me through it all.
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The yard, 618 South Main, Hoover, and Green. These seem the most profitable development choice near us. And if zoning allows, I think that we will end up almost entirely being taken over by these kinds of neighborhood in changing over our neighborhood entirely. I think neighbors will feel pressure to leave while their housing value can still be cashed in for to live to another family neighborhood. And I think it would turn over things entirely. And this neighborhood would move from being one that has modest families and can provide affordable housing to one that would be a student neighborhood and decrease the overall supply of affordable housing for families. I think that Ann Arbor residents really do care about quality of place and I think if you engage with them more, you'll hear more about that. You've heard quite a bit about that tonight. This seems to be missing as a core value in this plan.
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Great. And just last question, is there an issue with the public notice that the all the appendices were not published on the website? As I understand it, the well there was no legal requirement that it be on the website. The requirement was it be on file at Burough Hall and that notice be sent to adjoining municipalities, the county planning board and the state office of planning advocacy. And my understanding is all those things were done. Uh we went above and beyond by also putting it on the website. So if it was not if that part was not on, I apologize. It should have been, but uh but it's not a notice issue because it was not a legal requirement that it be on the website. All right. Thank you. All right. Thank you. Uh gentleman over here. Sorry, I used to be a little quicker.
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Do you have a physical disability? Do you have an emotional disability? Do you have a hidden disease? Um, are you are you raised are both of your parents in the house, single parent household? Are you a virgin? Are you heterosexual? Are you trans? Are you gay? Um, are you middle class? Are you poor? Are you an immigrant? Are you undocumented? Are you a refu refugee? These are inappropriate questions to ask students and these are the curriculum that is listed on their website for the StuCo camp. Um the pre I'll just read my statement. The gender activity pressures students to answer invasive personal questions about their behavior, beliefs, and experiences related to gender and sexuality. Questions about intimate behavior such as carrying condoms or altering appearances for attraction are unsuitable for school sanctioned events. They risk embarrassing students, pressuring them into uncomfortable disclosures and creating feelings of shame.
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I've had no questions had no questions. Lou either John uh from what's been out there now for a couple of months. So I would ask you to approve and I would would ask you that you would uh I would we approve effective July 1, 2025. I don't see changing anything for one meeting that we start new in the next year if you will. Questions hearing no questions I'll call a vote. The vote is motioned that the camp board of education approve the board of education bylaws is presented on the memorandum of understanding dated April 1st 2025. All those in favor I opposed none. It's uh 880. Thank you. Second motion. Motion board of education approve Connecticut school climate policy is first read. Have a first motion on that. Thank you Joe. Second. Thank you Cindy. Mr. Sh. This is actually a big deal. Uh it's a very important policy that will affect every school in our district and across the state.
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A thank you to the teachers here who always encouraged me to follow my passions. And most of all, a thank you to God for getting me through these four years. I learned a lot of self-discipline here, and I'm excited to use it when I study abroad in Asia to chase my love for art and music. Eden Warner. Thank you to everyone who shaped the person I've become. To my parents who taught me to shield my heart, yet love with fire and fearless grace. To my siblings who wo patience into my spirit and showed me how to lose without bitterness. And to the teachers who kindled my curiosity and nurtured my creativity even when my mind wandered elsewhere. I stepped forward hoping to leave the world a little brighter. Carrying the strength and confidence gifted to me by those who made me. Lydia Watson. I would love to thank my mom and dad, my brother and two sisters for all their support.
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I'm asking that you please pause the plan and allow more residents to be included in the process. I think that you'll find that a lot of residents are in favor of more housing and thoughtfully planned density, but at a lower scale than what's currently been proposed and with priority and protection for quality of place. I think with more genuine engagement, you can bring this plan to a place of greater consensus than we currently have now. Thank you. Hello. Good evening. My name is James Farmer. I live at 1529 Pine Valley Boulevard, apartment 224. I was born and raised in Ann Arbor. I moved away for college and I was lucky enough to move back here where I now work full-time. We pride ourselves on being an inclusive, progressive, and welcoming city. And I commend this plan for not falling into the exclusionary conservative trap of preserving the character of an area and rather introducing responsible growth that serves our values and grows the culture of our city.
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Uh 624 Harris Avenue, Jim Manion. So, uh I've been to some of the meetings, not all of them. I read a lot of the stuff. Was on the planning board some 20 years ago when Simco was put in. Question. I think that I heard recently that there is no there is no COA trust fund existing today. Is that true for this municipality? There would not be. No, you did not have a development fee ordinance. You didn't have a a plan prior to this. No COA fees being collected all these years like Okay. How much does that play a role in us not participating in the push back other towns are doing where other towns are saying? I'm not describing it uh legally, but where they're saying, "Let's just push back and wait till Murphy leaves and see what happens." Well, they'll they will lose their immunity if they do not submit their plans in time.
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The identity circle activity goes even be even further compelling students to publicly identify themselves based on per personal characteristics such as religion, sexuality, family structure and socioeconomic status. This approach can divide students rather than unite them making them feel exposed, judged and isolated. forcing students to publicly categorize themselves in a way is an emotional and social risk without any legitimate educational purpose. Legally, these activities raise serious questions under Arizona statute 15-117, which requires schools to obtain informed uh written informed consent from parents before administering any type of surveys se uh that solicit personal information about students. This includes information on sexual behavior, religious practices, and mental health history topics directly addressed in these activities. Conducting these activities without parental consent could could expose the district to legal penalties. Moreover, these activities may infringe upon students civil rights by pressuring them to reveal deeply personal aspects about their identities in a group setting.
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Uh it's a new policy. We are state law passed the law and directed cave to write the policy. Uh so K's written the policy and we are expected to adopt it as is. Uh that we can't amend it and change the language. That's not part of the deal. Uh so it's important that we understand what we're adopting. Uh it's sort of complicated. It's sort of long. Uh there's a 10 or 12 page memo from Cape explaining it. Uh a lot on the plate for the for the principles next year. And John, you have a brief overview and we're going to get an overview from uh legal counsel on the retreat. George, would you say? Yeah, we'll we'll when the every year we have our attorney come in, they'll give us a legal update on that. Yep. We let John take us through it for five minutes.
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Thank you to all of my friends who have stayed true. And lastly, my mentor Susan who has always been there for me these past two years at the village. I'm planning to take a gap year to try new things and see what opportunities lie ahead. Nathan Witcom. I didn't start my journey at the village, but I'm thankful for the opportunity to be part of this community. I'd like to thank my mom and teachers for encouraging and shaping me into who I am today. I'd also like to thank Papa for teaching me about my culture and cars. I will be attending North Dakota State University in the fall to study nursing. Brian White. I would like to thank all my teachers, family, and friends for helping me along the way, and especially my mentor, Miss Bogen Reef. Next year, I'll be continuing to play hockey with hopes of playing in college.
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I grew up in the old west side in a single family home, but on the streets around me were apartment buildings, duplexes, and community businesses like Jefferson Market and Argus Farmtop. I and many of my previous neighbors regarded these parts of our neighborhood as the highlight of living in that area. Varying elements of land use and density do not detract from a neighborhood, but rather add to it and make it not only more inclusive, but better able to serve the people who live in it as well. So, I appreciate that this plan accommodates these developments in lowdensity residential areas. in the transition and highdensity areas. These developments will serve to alleviate the pressure on the rest of the city to accommodate the growing number of renters who love to move here. Please continue to move forward with the draft comprehensive plan to address the city's housing crisis and create a vibrant and more sustainable city.
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Uh and then they're open to builder's remedy lawsuits. And builders remedy lawsuits. Am am I correct that that's specific to af to to affordable housing? Yes. Not just other builders who would sue because they didn't get what they wanted. and take it to the state. It's specific to uh a developer coming in and saying that you do not have a certified affordable housing plan. I'm providing for a substantial amount of affordable housing that comports with sound planning and therefore judge um give me what's known as a builder's remedy lawsuit specific for a specific piece of property. Okay. So if we So if we had a trust fund, if we had money, would would would the board be inclined to be looking at joining that class action suit? Are other mun municipalities are pushing back? You're talking about the Montail litigation, correct? Yes. Okay. Montville is one of our clients.
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This is not only a risk um emotional distress, social stigma, but also may violate federal protections under the PP, which is designed to safeguard student privacy in educational settings. Our district has a responsibility to provide a safe, respectful, and supportive environment for all students. Leadership training should focus on developing essential skills like teamwork, communication, and problem solving, not on exposing students to ideologies, ideological exercises that force them to reveal private information and engage in identity based labeling. Parents entrust their children to us with the expectation that their values and privacy will be respected. The inclusion of these activities not only undermines parental rights by exposing their students to controversial content without pre parent acknowledgement, but I don't even parents are probably um unaware that this is even part of the curriculum. Um and if they knew, I wonder how many would rightly object. giving these given these significant concerns ethical, legal, and educational, I can't support our students attending this camp unless we can demand that these two curriculums be removed from the activity.
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