That would be ideal, right? All right. Well, Elro, maybe I mean um I think it's time that we're going to have to start actually putting it together. We only have six days before it's due to the state. So, um, Elvro, if if there's any updating that needs to be made, maybe you can do that and you and I can just, you know, put the put the letter together. I'm just kind of like looking at what was the last um letter that was sent in which would be the 55. Yeah, I think the only 61 waverly and I think the only like changes however not really official because the numbers haven't come out from the state giving us what is our updated shi is what is there because it's already mentioning 12 pawn street is mentioning 100 chestnut street uh it mentions 501 pawn street and then it mentions are relative to 1661 Waverly so I think most of that data is actually updated as best based on the assumptions that those projects were in front of the planning board approved and then one of them is on court.
So, I appreciate it. I appreciate it. So, congratulations to everyone. It's you're almost in Dennis Bender territory for 37 years. So, so thank you. With that, I'll I'll hand it over to Triny. Okay. Tonight, I was fortunate obviously to be here to um honor our retirees. They've impacted countless lives and contri contributions to our community is immeasurable. From the bottom of my heart, I thank you and wish you all the best life has to offer as you begin this retirement journey. And I know some of them, you know, over the years have just committed like Leslie. I mean, I think of her girls who weren't even in school, you know, and um they're graduating from college this week and all of the things that each of those people have contributed to our community beyond just teaching. Um their families become part of um our system and what we value.
It reads uh direct the planning commission. Yeah. I don't see it. Oh. Um, highlight the It's not red anymore. Okay. Not read anymore. She accepted it. Uh, Commissioner Marson. Yeah. you know, not to prolong this, but I mean, are we asking them to review the feasibility of uh the following policies or are we asking them to consider including these policies in the comprehensive plan? The latter carefully consider including Thank you, Van. Good suggestion. You want to specifically call out Oh, we we said the comprehensive plan down here. Okay. Um, so if we have that, this goes away. Is that right? [Music] Uh therefore be resolved that the environmental commission recommends that the city council direct the planning commission to consider the inclusion of the following policies in the comprehensive plan. policies and practices. I don't know. Policies and do we want to call out um discussion with the environmental commission in this because if if they just review I mean it would be nice to have an exchange but a joint meeting.
Mr. Shahada, can you please read the motion? So, it's going to be all four of them, but the this is the fourth one. Whereas the Clifton Board of Education upholds the superintendent's recommendation on the denial of the CAS grievance. Motion motion by Commissioner Bford, seconded by Commissioner Brunak. Uh, roll call. Miss Bassford, yes. Mr. Bruniac, yes. Mr. Kenova, yes. Dr. Danny, abstain. Mr. Mia, I'm going to abstain. Mr. Ciano, I have to abstain. It wasn't part of it. Mr. Wararez, abstain. Vice President Santiago, I too have to abstain. President Paris, yes. Believe the motion carries. How do you count? The abstensions go towards the in the positive. Yeah. Yeah. So, motion carries. Okay. Thank you. Uh motion to adjurnn. Motion motion by Commissioner Bassford, seconded by Commissioner Suarez.
And we're asking you to be consulted, to think about this, and and hear the parents and the teachers and what their opinions are because I I assume that's what you do. But that's the answer I got the other night was only sometimes and maybe in the future, and that's just not an acceptable answer. So that's it. Thank [Applause] you. Is there anyone else who would like to make a public comment? Seeing none, we will close out that section. Moving to item 6.6 for annual appointments and approvals. We need a motion to appoint to approve items 6.1 through 6.2. Do we have a motion? Motion by Mr. Thompson, seconded by Mr. Dearcy.
Okay. So, we can definitely copy and paste that and then just kind of like give a better intro introduction to the start of the letter. Okay. So, and why don't you just send over what you have? I did and thank you. You I literally sent it this evening to Albero. Um my this one is the big picture is like it isn't the right zoning. You're allowed residential. Um the site plan had 9 by8 parking spots which I thought ours was 9 by 20 by standard. That is what it is in the bylaws. Yeah. Um but we have been thinking about there was an interesting utility easement that runs right across the site and the building is sitting right on top of it. There is a grant letter on that easement but that does not say that they have permission to change that. age is a possibility to grant.
Um next week, as mentioned, will be filled with student promotions and graduations. um looking forward to all of our scholars and their families enjoying the milestones and thank you to all the staff who supported them to this day because um without the staff that graduation doesn't happen each year. So I'm going to switch gears. You've heard about FFA for a few times and I'm going to finish it tonight because I have to put a hat on. Um each year the three high school districts with FFA programs, Apple Valley Unified, um Snowline Unified, and um Lassern Valley Unified, um do a an animal showing in the fair. Because of some of the closures and things, this will be our fourth year to do it. Nice, Dustin. Nice Matt. Um I probably should put mine on as well, and I will in a minute. Um, what we do in a millisecond is that's how it feels to us is what our students dedicate their time, energy, and heart to all year long and in multiple years in some cases.
Yeah. A lot of planning commissions have no idea what natural features are. no idea what we've been doing the last 20 years. I I think in procedurally we could request that they consider a presentation at their meeting or there could be a subquorum group that meets. I would need clarification. And Erin, Miss Donnelly, you may know that, but I don't think that a joint meeting between the two commissions is a is advisable for a few reasons. I think the other concern I would have is from the planning commissioner side, they've just had a series of weekly meetings that are five plus hours long. Uh they're not going to want to meet on anything associated with something on something this important. Brooks, I appreciate what you're saying, but uh this is the Environmental Commission talking. I understand that, but shown to be dead. Perhaps like an invite to a meeting.
Any questions or comments from the board? Seeing none, Mr. Yates, roll call, please. Roll call item six. Mr. Brown is absent. Much Mr. Dearcy, yes. Mrs. Null, yes. Mr. Thompson, yes. Mr. Peeleman, yes. Mr. Bach, yes. Mr. Compton, yes. The motion carries. Thank you. Moving to item seven, approval of the minutes. We need a motion to approve items 7.1 and 7.2. Do we have a motion? Motion by Mr. Thompson, seconded by Mrs. Null.
So I don't know how that really factors in into this whole picture because the building is sitting right on top of it. So there's going to be foundation of some sort on top of it and if it needs it's that utility easement is for maintenance. I was not clear of how that should if that even mattered in this picture. The heightwise um our bylaws because it's um highway commerce I think we are allowed three stories or five and this one is four and a half. So it says three to 35 or and or five stories. So it looks like five is allowed in this special permit or something. It does not say special permit anywhere except if it's like a mixed use. Okay. Um this is not a mixed use and I think by 40B you don't need a mixeduse component to it. Um so they have four and a half stories for this project which again checks the box.
A couple of years ago, Superintendent Ryan Holman um with the Snow Unified School District added to the competition when he suggested that whoever lost the competition had to wear the other school district's colors. Sorry. So, I I want to just say that while the first time this happened, it was in 2023 because we took a break last year, the Snowline Unified School District Executive Cabinet, who showed animals and weren't very good at it the year before, had to wear Apple Valley Unified School District shirts at a board meeting. They took a picture and sent it to us. a little different than being streamed and videotaped like we are tonight. So, um I think this is purposeful. Mr. Dr. Holman, um a dear friend of mine since I began in education um in the high desert 20 some odd years ago. Um but he chose hats for us to wear this year and I am the only female that has to put a hat on.
I don't know maybe the proper language but um you know consider the inclusion of the following policies in the comprehensive plan and consider a presentation from the environmental commission. I'm not sure the correct language, but I think council member Cornell was correct in the thinking of, you know, maybe offering a joint thing but not requiring it or anything like that, but offering it or offering dialogue, maybe something along those lines. Dialogue would be better than presentation that they just sit and listen to. I agree. We need an exchange. What about like in collaboration with the environmental commission? I Yeah, I was going to say, can we keep it um somewhat vague and just say work with the environmental commission? Yeah, good. And do we need to reference sustainability commission just to be sure? So environmental sustainability. Yeah, because of the timing that's going on. That's a good point.
Any questions or comments from the board? Seeing none, Mr. Yates, roll call, please. Roll call on the approval of minutes. Mr. Mowitz, yes. Mr. DeMarcy, yes. Mrs. Null, yes. Mr. Thompson, yes. Mr. Peeleman, yes. Mr. Bach, yes. Mr. Conton, yes. The motion carries. Thank you, Mr. Yates. Moving on to item eight, superintendent report and administrative items. We need a motion to approve items 8.1 through 8.6. Do we have a motion? Motion by Mr. Thompson, seconded by Mr. Peeleman before we vote. I'll hand the floor over to Dr. Smith. Thank you, Mr. Canthan. There's nothing more eloquent that could be said about uh our schools than seeing the students perform tonight be recognized. Um, I was planning to just leave it at that, but I just the one other thing I wanted to say just as a slice out of a typical day, a window into a typical day, uh, today would be this morning at Deacy, right?
It does not raise any red flags. The topography is kind of sloping backwards. So even though it's five stories in the front, it goes up to three stories at the back. So I don't know. Um, what I couldn't gauge is the emergency vehicle path inside the property. There is one entry and there's an exit through a kind of like a tunnel into the building. By rough calculations, it looks like there's about 14 ft for a fire engine to go through, but there's also a loading dock right on the other side of that path. So I'm not sure if these are pointers that really would help our case with a 40B application. Um so from zoning point of view I didn't find anything that's like oh my god this is a great point and a strong this one except like it literally checked lot of those boxes.
But I'm also the only female that chose an animal as part of the executive cabinet. And while I haven't won first place, I do have the honor of keeping Mr. Schul or Mr. Schlloer's first place ribbon from one year. Do you have your ribbon as well? Yeah, we have more than one. I did personally take a fourth place. Um, and I'm very proud of it. See the size difference? We never get to know what animal we're going to show. We have shown um sheep. We have shown um um pigs. Oh, pigs are scary. Um, and we have shown um cows. Um, but this year we already know what it is. Usually it's a it's a guess, but they've told us we're going to show sheep again. So maybe they threw that out there as a spoiler and then we're going to get there and they're going to give us something else.
Yep. All right. So, I'll turn off that. Oh. We got formatting problems. Oh my gosh. Okay, I'll fix that later. But here's how it reads. So therefore, be it resolved that the environmental commission recommends that city council direct the pl the planning commission to consider the inclusion of the following policies in the comprehensive plan in collaboration with the environmental/ sustainability commission. That's That's fine. Rita, you okay with this? You're muted, but that was I'm okay. Okay. Yes, Chair Curtis, if you're if you're comfortable with that, I would I would move to approve this resolution as amended. Mo of order. Our council members voting members of this commission. Yes, they are. Okay. Second. Okay. All in favor of approval, raise your hand, say I. I. I. Hi. Looks unanimous. Thank you. Okay, great. Approve of changes. And now someone else gets to talk besides me. So, are we voting on resolution as amended?
So this morning at the Macy um in our seventh grade classrooms, they were treated to a wonderful workshop facilitated by the Museum of Tolerance, which is part of the Simon Wheatenthal Museum in Los Angeles. And that was an opportunity uh made possible through the collaboration of our both our middle schools. Uh Marlton Middle also had that same seventh graders there had the same opportunity earlier this week. Um and uh we are grateful to the Rob Goodman Center and Helen Kirbomb and Cherry Hill for for helping with those arrangements. It ties directly into the seventh grade curriculum about tolerance and as they learned about the Holocaust. Um and uh the topic of the workshop was combating hate online which is of course super relevant for everyone. Um the kids were engaged, thoughtful and reflective and um that was just just this morning, you know, and then in the same same breath to be able to walk down the hallway in the same school, walk into the cafeteria and to see our fifth and fourth graders from Demacy Elementary gathered there in the cafeteria listening to a speak a guest speaker from Malawi who is talking about the work he's doing having grown up in an orphanage.
Um they're clearing out trees which again I think by our one sentence we have is that not to clear trees on the setbacks that you're supposed to. They clear the frontage. They meet all the front rear side. All those setbacks are all checked off. So from zoning and sight, I didn't find any red flags except that check of the emergency vehicles which they may have dimensions, but it was hard to gauge because there's not clear dimensions on the path of that and which they will have to meet. I don't think they I don't think there's any compromise on fire safety. So, okay. Okay. Well, maybe it's something then that Elvro and I can combine into a singular letter, a singular voice and send out to the board for any, you know, final comments. Yeah. So, yeah. So, in the one that I kind of drafted and just put the two comments together, there's the first section that is deepest comments and then the second section is what you send me, Trisha.
I'm not really sure, but um it is an honor for us to go and do this. It looks ridiculous. It's a comedic skit and I'm just hoping that this year I've tried a bling shirt. I've tried boots that have stuff all over them. This year I bought a really standard pair of Ariot boots and I think it's going to be the win. I'm going for it. So watch out Lern Valley and Snowline Joint Unified on May 30th without Mr. Schlloer this year and I'm a little bothered by that because Mr. Conrad and Mr. Schulenberg are no better than I am. We're looking for a ringer out there. So if any of the administration would like to go show an animal on um Did I say that publicly? We're looking for somebody. Mr. Raleigh, you might want to come. When is it? May 30th. May 30th at 1:30 at the fair.