Um last Thursday we met. Um Yolanda had facilitated the the group and did a great job. Um and then we had our consultant come this past Monday and we went for three hours on Monday and um we are almost done with our strategies that we have um kind of called out and evolved a bit and um soon very soon we will get into the drafting mode of a comprehensive plan and um with the hope that this will be in good shape by like September. So, um that is the goal. So, like you know with with this to go to town meeting in November. So, more to come on that. Um I will I put a note here to send out information on select board office hours to all you guys because I never did send that email. Um, so that's on my to-do list. And um, next Friday I am going to be joining um, a lot of volunteers and uh, the class of 2025 at the reality fair um, again this year and this is um, near and dear to my heart because this is my son's class year.
So um, no tears. No tears. A little tears. A few tears maybe. not next Friday, but um I will be part of the um the charity and community service booth and talking about all the good stuff that um that we can do as a community to make a difference. So these kids leave Ashland and continue to to give back. Um so I'm looking forward to that. Student council runs that and they do a great great job. So, um, and we'll meet again before graduation and then I'll have some tears. But, so, but that's that's it. My household is a crazy place these days, so, but all is good. So, I can't complain. I just need some I just need some sleep. So, good. You need sleep last night after the No, no, last night I was I was Yeah. No, I went to bed at 9:00 last night.
Nine o'clock I was done. Nine o'clock. It's been been a long week. A couple couple of things. As Brandy mentioned, I've been sitting in the comp plan meeting. We had two nights. Uh it was very interesting being asked to facilitate as our um consultant couldn't be there. Uh and I really enjoyed working with the group to get people to have a discussion. So that was a good very busy two nights. Uh tomorrow morning at 8 a.m. I will be in Welssley for an in-person Metro West Regional Collaborative meeting. What's interesting is Mark Drezen who is the current chair head, chair, president, I forget what his title is for the MAPC is actually retiring sometime in June. So, this will be one of his last in-person events with our collaborative. Um, always good discussion with the other select board planning board members from the 10 communities that are part of the MA of the Metro West Regional Collaborative.
As Brandy said, I had almost forgotten Friday I will also be at the reality fair. I had previously done their budget booth but last year a past student created a civic engagement booth and to on this Friday so it's myself, Michael, uh Jack Lewis and then his aid and then an aid from Senator Spila's office and we're looking to have some mini debates either with the students or in front of the students to sort of talk about different things and show them how they can get involved. One of the big things we started last year was getting them to vote and we actually had a QR code for kids who hadn't voted or had not registered. So, that will also be one of the things that we're doing. Um, if you would allow me to indul indulge just for a couple of minutes. So, I want to thank the board.
It's been a crazy full productive year from last May to this May. I want to thank you for having been allowed to be the chair. Uh, I remember when I was considering whether or not I was going to run for another term and I had a number of people say to me, "We need you to stay on." I'm glad so far that I have. I know I have two more years, but it's always a little bittersweet when you step down as chair from having that one role and now part of a member. And my goal has always been that even though I have the title of chair, it's not my board, it's not my decisions, it's the full group. And I hope that that's what I've been able to give all of you this past year. Full participation and full and I know it didn't always happen, but that's that was my goal.
There was two projects that I hoped to finish this past year that just did not get past and over that finish line that I look to finish working on the how we do a reappoints for committees and the volunteers that we appoint. It it's one of those things that we had some really good momentum and then life got in the way for both Makita and I and then also Claudia and I had talked about trying to change the evaluation process that we do for Michael and again different things and certainly this past spring with positions and people leaving that didn't happen. So my goal is to continue working on that and again just thank you for this opportunity. Thank you to the community for supporting me in this role and I look forward to supporting the next chair and vice chair. So, thank you. And that moves us to our last item on the agenda, which is our board reorg.
Uh, so we need someone to be nominated for chair, vice chair, and secretary. So, I guess I will I will say this. So generally the way that we work for anyone who's watching and doesn't know is we rotate. So the chair the chair position in in general um obviously runs our meetings um works to put together our agenda for these meetings. Um and also responds to the public the emails that come in to the select board email. Um the chair responds because open meeting law prohibits um them from or for all of us to be basically participating in that in that process. So um and it's it's an organizational job. It's a lot of it's a lot of work. Um but we generally have the chair for a year because we rotate. So last year when um when Yolanda had um was was next up to be chair um we had all talked about um my being vice chair for this year which I did when it's been a great year.
Um Joe was next in line to be chair and so um I think that if Joe is um amendable to it, I think that I would love to nominate Joe Manyani as our next chair of the select board for this next year. Well, that's up to Joe. It's up to me. Huh. Well, I I I appreciate that and I I would be more than willing to uh try to fill the shoes that Yolanda did. She did a great job this year and I'm sorry that I did not acknowledge that during my board reports. That's okay. Don't worry. Do not do apologize, Joe. No, it's it's it was welld deserved and I apologize for not even bringing that up in my mind. So, anyway, yes, I would be happy to accept that. Then I will second it. Okay. All those in favor of Joe becoming chair for the next year.
I I thank you. That passes, uh, we now need a nomination for vice chair. Um, someone So, so I'll follow up with what Brandy said. So, uh, had we done the regular rotation, I would have been chair, Joe would have been vice chair, Brandy would have been clerk. Um, so would you would you I'd like to nominate Brandy. I was going to say, can we entertain doing that? Yep. And with the we have to allow you can nominate her to be vice chair with the allowance that she can see been be in the same role for two years. For two years, right? Yep. Is that scenile? Yep. If I can get a second. Second. Okay. All those in favor of Brandy being vice chair and allowing to bypass the role of only being in one role. Okay. And then we need a nomination for clerk.
Nominate Claudia Bennett. Okay. In favor of Claudia becoming clerk for the next year. I Okay. Thank you. We have a new slate. Uh Joe, if you'd like to close us out. No, I think I'll I'll let that I'll reserve that for you. I'll reserve that for you because Okay, then that's the right thing to do. It's just 9:59, so we don't have to go past 10 o'clock. Uh, thank you all. If I meet and and just one quick thing, thank you, William. I appreciate that. So, remember the the flamingos that you see are for Joe's birthday. So, happy birthday, Joe. Happy birthday, Joe. Is today your actual birthday? No. No. Okay. Memorial Day. Memorial Day. Celebrates for Yeah, I guess. Well, you know, some people celebrate for a month. So, there we go. Birthday month. Okay. Happy birthday, Joe. And thank you, Yolanda. Absolutely. Thank you.
You're all welcome. If I can get a motion to adjurnn. So moved and second. All those in favor? I Thank you all. Uh that closes our meeting for Wednesday, May 21st. Our next meeting is Wednesday, June 4th. Uh have a wonderful Memorial Day weekend and see you in June. Batten down the hatches. No kidding. For sure. All right.
Call this meeting to order. Welcome to the May 22nd, 2025 electronic meeting of the Environmental Commission. We'll conduct this meeting like an in-person meeting. So during roll call, please indicate your location. Public comment is welcome and will be via telephone only. To speak at public comment, call 888-7880099. Enter meeting ID 954-34739065. To raise your hand, press nine. To unmute, press star 6. This information is available on the published agenda in the public notices section of the city's website and broadcast of this meeting on ctn channel 19, AT&T channel 99, and online at a2gov.org/watchctn. Aaron, will you read the land heritage statement? Yes. I acknowledge that the land the city of Ann Arbor occupies is the ancestral traditional and contemporary lands of the Anesab, including Adawa, Ojiway, and Badawami and wild wind dot peoples. I further acknowledge that our city stands like almost all property in the United States on lands obtained generally in unconscionable ways from indigenous peoples.
All right, we're live. So, um, Mr. Davis, you want to call the meeting order? Then we'll 701 and say pledge [Laughter] allegiance to the flag of the United States of America for it stands nationy and justice for all. All right. So, we're going to do the oath of office for Sarah first. Stacy's going to administer that, but that's just to help you read along. Oh, sure. Okay. I say your name. I, Sarah, do solemnly swear do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of New Jersey and the Constitution of New Jersey and that I will bear true faith and allegiance and that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same to the same and to the governments established and to the governments established in the United States in the United States and this state and the state under the authority of the people under the authority of the people.
You're on the table. Have you seen anything else? It's just funny. You ready? Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the May general meeting of the Clifton Board of Education this fine day of May 22nd, the year 2005. Please stand for the flag salute and a moment of silence. I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. Roll call, please. Mr. Shahada. Miss Bassford, present. Brunette, here. Canova, here. Dr. Danny, Mr. Mia here, Miss Warren here, Vice President Santiago here, President Perry here. The mission of the Clifton School District in an open and reciprocal community partnership is to provide all students within with a quality education to develop the skills necessary to become literate lifelong learners who are responsible and productive citizens contributing to a democratic society in an everchanging world.
Pursuant to the open public meetings act, adequate public notice has been given to the secretary of the eam township board of education in the following manner. Posting written notice on the official bulletin board of the eam township board of education office. Emailing written notice to the Burlington County Times and the courier post and filing written notice to the municipal clerk of Eshim Township. I will be roll calling myself tonight. Uh Mr. Bacher here. Mr. Brown. Mr. Brown is not here yet. Uh, Miss Buchoitz here. Mr. Dearcy is not here yet. Miss Fox is a notified absence. I am Mr. Conan here. Uh, Mrs. Null is not here. Mr. Peele here. Mr. Thompson here. Thank you. We are now looking for a motion to enter executive session whereas an NJSA 104-12 allows for a public body to go into close session during a public meeting. And whereas the board of education of EVA Township is deemed it necessary to go into close session to discuss certain matters which are exempted from the public.
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Call the meeting to order and we'll start with the pledge of allegiance. I aliance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Want to welcome everyone to the school board meeting this evening. remind everyone we are live streaming um the meeting tonight. Um so um notice when the green light is on we are on the worldwide website. Um we'll start with um a motion to accept consent agenda items. Motion a motion by a second. Second by Travis.
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May 22nd. I'll remind everyone that the meeting is being broadcast and recorded. Um, first on our agenda is the clerk's report. We no longer actually have a clerk, but I am ready to give that report. So, since our last meeting on May 8th, we did receive four correspondences to the planning board. All of those were related um to the 40B um projects in process and were general emails sent to more than just the planning board. So they were more to keep us in the loop, make us aware of different concerns that they have. So um we did receive those. Moving on, we will go to public comment. Um oh, so Anna is on. That's good. Um so if there is any public comment on general issues um anyone online can feel free to raise their hand and Elro will have you unmute. There's no one in the room on this fine May evening.