Um they do kind of a a band high school band kind of festival, but it's hosted here at BAC. So add that to another thing that BAC does. The thing that's really neat and important about it is this is not for the best bands in the Illinois area. It's for the concert band level kids to have an opportunity to come to do this and to play in front of others and to get the coaching sessions and to get that experience that a lot of the higher level kids get. So I really kind of and it's very heavy student involvement. a lot of students come and assist, you know, Chris Owen and the other directors that are in a part of that process. So, I just want to kind of bring that out because it's one of the really neat things about kind of kind of belonging and community and that sort of stuff that we don't often hear about that's kind of specifically targeted at the like not the best of.
And that's okay. Plenty of kids are busy. This is where they want to be and it's too bad they don't they don't get these things sometimes. So, I applaud all of them for that. So, um, and I will just echo everybody else's comments because as usual, everybody says it better than I do. So, thank you very much for your comments and I will, um, we're going to be having another close session. So, the board will close in closed session. We will not have any action items after the closed session. You three four are welcome to stay here if you like, but if you decide to leave, we want to thank you guys for sticking around today. And the time is 9:25 and I will entertain a motion to move to close session as allowed under the open meetings act for the purposes of exceptions 5 ILCS 120C1.
>> So moved by Raquel. >> Second by Aaron. Please lead us a roll call vote. >> Yes. >> Carol. >> Yes. >> Thomas. >> Yes. >> All paying attention. Yes. >> Thank you.
Yeah. >> Bunch in the last meeting. >> Okay. Hey, good afternoon mahalo for joining today's >> Good afternoon mahala for joining today's AEN WLA and EIG triple joint hearing. It's Wednesday, February 18th and we're convened in room 224 and video conferencing which includes the audio and video of remote participants. It's being streamed live on YouTube. In the unlikely event that this hearing is cut short, the committee will reconvene to discuss any outstanding business on Friday, February 20th at 3 p.m. during AEN's time slot here in room 224. And a public notice will be posted on the legislaturator's website. Because of our 90minute time limit for hearings, there will be a one minute time limit for all testifiers. And so we have uh one item on the 3pm agenda. It is SB 2371 uh requiring a landowner leasing a sub parcels on property used for a Agravoltaex to proprietize lease offers for beginning farmers.
Good afternoon. We're convening the joint committees on water, land, culture, and the arts, and education on our joint 1pm agenda here in state capital conference room 229. We have one measure on the agenda. Uh there is a lot of testimony on it though. So we'll ask folks to make sure you have your uh written testimony submitted and uh we'll be limiting uh testifiers to one minute to make sure that there's time to get through everybody. I'll just note that there are a number of committee hearings separate from this going on throughout the afternoon that folks will have to run off to. So um that being said up first is Senate Bill 20003 relating to natural resource management um which uh requires the auditor's report pursuant to section 4 of act 255 to include a recommendation as to whether monarch stewardship and oversight is fit to continue management and makes other amendments.
What is up everybody? Finn Moore Canupper here. Welcome back to Clear Sports Talk podcast. Pat McAfee, we're coming for you today on the special edition of the Clear Sports Talk podcast. We have a girls wrestling interview featuring >> Payton Newell, Gracie Garner. >> Today we have a few questions for them about uh their junior season and uh kind of the past uh and kind of where they started wrestling and uh kind of uh the future of their wrestling career. So, we're start with Payton. Um when did you start wrestling and how many years have you been doing wrestling? >> I started my eighth grade year. It was kind of a half season and then I wrestled freshman and sophomore year and now I'm in my junior year. So like three and a half years. What about you? >> Oh, um I started my eighth grade year and I've wrestled till junior year, which I'm a junior right now.
Hello everybody. Welcome to your weekly smoke signal. I am your host Alex Rose. We also have Jacob Zates. And today we're going to go over your CHS scoreboard. On the 10th, boys and girls played Kingman for basketball. Girls won 3948 and JV won. Boys unfortunately lost 4351 while JV lost and C team won. On the 13th, boys and girls basketball went to El Dredo. Girls varsity won 3643 while JV lost. Boys varsity lost 4766 while JB lost. NCT team lost >> on the 14th. Quesa Quaca regional girls wrestling at Augusta. State qualifiers Gracie Gardire fourth. Payton Newell six. Liv Miller sixth. And then and then we have forensics at Kya City. Team second place. Max Bry and Gage M. Third place in duet. Emma Stevens second place in poetry and first place in improv. and and yesterday we had boys basketball home against Rose Hill.
We're going to have a guest speaker from a student music performance as well as a polar day and the history club will also be having a presentation on the town school at the celebration. There is a mandatory senior trip on February 24th at 6:30 p.m. for all the seniors attending. And student council is also hosting a battle for classes next week. We have dress up days, lunch games, and games which will be next Friday. Thank you very much. All right, the next item on our agenda is public forum for agenda. >> Okay, see no one wishing to speak on the Any agenda items? We will move on to agenda item I which is our consent agenda with 13 items. Ask for a motion discussion. Thank you, Miss.
can call our meeting to order. Uh, welcome to our board of education meeting for the month of February. Uh, a few administrative items to get out of the way first and then we will hopefully get straight to our recognition for both our students and educators of the month. So to get things started, let me read our open public meeting statement, which says, "The New Jersey open public meetings law was enacted to ensure the right of the public to have advanced notice of and to attend the meetings of public bodies, at which time any business affecting their interests is discussed and acted upon. In accordance with the provisions of this act and board of education policy 0162, the board of education of the bureau of Bound Brook has caused notice of this meeting to be posted in the board office and at Bound Brook High School and mailed or faxed to the Courier News, Bound Brook Clerk, Southbound Brook Board of Education, and any person who has requested individual notice and paid the required fee.
board of education January 156 have been posted at the burough hall the school website and the burrow Present. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Mrs. >> here. Mrs. H. Mr. >> Mrs. Wolf >> here. Mr. W >> here to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The approval of minutes to >> Yes. Yes, Mr. >> Yes, >> Mrs. Walsh. >> Yes, >> Mr. Wolf. >> Yes. >> All right. Now, we have our SSD. >> Yes. So, um according to requirements by the state, we are expected to report out twice a year on our data that we enter into the student safety data system for the state. Um, it requires us to report out the numbers of incidents related to HIV alleged, HIV confirmed, violence, vandalism, substances or weapons incidents.
have any public comment. Uh need to approve the minutes from the January 22nd, 2026 regular school board meeting and the January 26 or 22, 2026 annual board of finance meeting. A motion. Second. >> I wasn't here. >> All in favor? All right, the accounts payable voucher is not ready. Um, but need to make a motion to approve the 13th and 27th of February payrolls and pay regular monthly uh bills. Chris have a second. >> I'll second it. >> All in favor? This is the miscellaneous claims all these. I think just two. I think just two. This is Oh, never mind. I see the difference. Yeah. All right, coming to you here is our fall or yeah, spring ADM. Sorry.
Show seven. >> That's not That's not atomic clock. Now it's seven. >> We're good. >> Yeah, we're good. >> Good evening. We call the meeting to order. Our first order of business is the pledge of allegiance. Mr. Serge 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. Hang on a second. Mia, >> I warned her. >> Thank you, Mr. Alexander and thank you. Okay, our next is the adoption of the agenda.
No, it has. >> All right, we are live. >> Good evening everyone and welcome to the February 18th, 2026 select board meeting. We are just coming out of executive session and into open session at 7:03 p.m. Um, tonight I am pinch hitting for for Joe who is not here with us. Um, so the uh meeting is being recorded and broadcast live by WACA TV and livereamed on YouTube. Remote participation is available using the Zoom video conferencing platform. any disruption with the video conferencing platform will result in the platform being shut down. >> You're gonna delete the responses. So, don't freak out. >> I won't freak out. >> Um, in the event of a disruption, broadcasting will continue on WACA TV and livereamed on YouTube. Um, so I already called the meeting to order. We're going to open it up for citizens participation if anyone is here to speak.
go to our regular board of event meeting for this evening. It is now 7 p.m. Would you please stand and join me for the pledge of allegiance? >> I pledge allegiance 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. >> All right, thank you. With that, we have roll call. Everyone seems to be here. Yes, we are. We're all present. Good to see everyone this evening. Happy Wednesday. Uh and we will start off with public comment. Um the board of education welcomes public comment.
Tim White >> here. >> Sam Rosenberg >> here. >> We have a quorum. >> Great. >> Yeah. All right. >> Stand for the pledge, please. >> Got a flag. Flag's coming. >> We do. Yep. Flag is coming. >> There we go. >> All right.
actually turn it right on over to Mike to go over our January 2026 financial report. >> Great. Thank you very much. Um Ken, if you can just um pull them up. >> Uh so these went out. Everyone should have a copy of these. Um, Angela, if you want to walk us through uh the month and year to date. >> Yep. The general fund expenditures for the month of January totaled 14.7 million. In comparison to last year, uh, we spent 8.7 million for the same period, but this year we had a one-time spend down of expenditures. January expenses included two full pay periods. The general fund expenditures for fiscal year-to- date total 80.0 million with an additional 84.3 million encumbered. The annual operating budget in the general fund is 172 which leaves a fund balance of 7.7 million which equates to 4.49 49 of the budget percentage of the budget.
Okay. Good evening everybody. All right. Good evening. We are going to be calling this uh regular board meeting to order. This meeting will be recorded and also livereamed. Uh for the last hour, our board was in close session and no action was taken. Let's go ahead and stand now for the uh flag salute. Ready? Begin. 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, liberty and justice for all. >> All right. At this time, um I'm going to ask, uh Greg Blake to introduce the student reports. Hey, our principal. I think it's on now. Thank you, Mr. Blake, honorable board, uh, wonderful families that are turned out tonight and got your kiddos here. It's my pleasure to introduce Mr. Tanner John supported by Miss Nickel and Miss Ferris um and our amazing Bidwell choir.
Requires a landowner leasing a sub parcels on property used for a uh agex to submit an annual agex compliance report to DAB. authorizes DAB to penalize any land owner that fails to meet agro voltics requirements and authorizes the development of solar energy facilities on a lands with productivity ratings of B, C, or D under certain conditions. First up, we have Dad. Thank you, chair. Dad stands on testimony offering comments on this. >> Thank you, Cedric. Next is the Hawaii State Energy Office on Zoom. Uh, good afternoon, Chair, Vice Chair, Monique Sampus with Hawaii State Energy Office. Sorry I couldn't be there in person. Uh, we stand on our written comments and I am available for questions. Thank you. >> Thank you. Next is Mary Alice Evans with the OPSD. >> Aloha, chairs, vice chairs, members of the committee. My name is Danielle Bass from the Office of Sustainable Development.
Uh testifying first on SB 20003 is the office of the auditor. Oh, I'm sorry. Uh, excuse me. Monica Stewardship and Oversight Authority. >> Good afternoon. >> Thank you. Uh, next on Zoom is Hulip Pac. >> Not present on Zoom. Chair. >> Thank you. Um, also on Zoom, Lay Mom Khan, >> also not on Zoom. Okay, that is everybody who signed up to testify in person. Is there anyone else wishing to testify on SB 20003? >> Please come forward. >> Aloha. Angela Melody Young cares. I'm wishing to comment to provide a um amendment. So initially what caused the conflict I think was the Hawaiians and their culture and then they got like the actor Jason Mamoa to go on the mountain um and to do their parade. And so it initially started with the Hawaiians and their culture and their worship and then the interference of DOT and DHHL which the Supreme Court ruled against DOT and DHHL.
Yeah. >> Gracie, kind of like uh why wrestling? Like why why did you start wrestling? like kind of uh why was that I guess your final decision? I don't know like why why did you start wrestling? >> Um okay well I became a manager and golly I have to explain I I became a manager and Derek the middle school coach uh saw me walk in and thought I looked like a wrestler and I was like no that's not a sport for me and that's when I started wrestling. Uh well, Remy didn't have a wrestling partner, so then I like just wrestled with her cuz I was like whatever. And um so I just like I was like it's not even that bad at all. Um so like I just started wrestling and then I ended the season with 191. It was a good season. >> And so what was it that kind of specifically draw you to it while wrestling, Remy?