So, uh Mr. Barro Navarro, can you please come up and accept the award for Francisco Navarro? Thank you. All right, a little bit about Francisco. >> [clears throat] >> Francisco exemplifies excellence, dedication, and servant leadership in every area of his involvement on our campus. A varsity tennis player, Francisco demonstrates commitment and discipline both on and off the court. Beyond athletics, he has devoted countless hours to our theater program, playing a significant role in helping the troop achieve honor troop status. Through his diligence and leadership, our troop earned honors gold and the prestigious award of distinction, an honor awarded to only four schools. As the historian for Higley High School Theater and Thespian Troupe, Francisco preserves and celebrates the legacy of the program while continuing to elevate its standard of excellence. Francisco also serves as a student Thespian officer for the state of Arizona, repres- representing not only our school, but student artists across the state with integrity and professionalism.
Um, it doesn't necessarily predetermine outcomes, but it makes this review essential. And the goal still remains on programmatic analysis. We're I think what I was speaking to a little bit more there is that that shift that additional information that we got from John Tricky earlier this year that that was part of talking about fiscal realities changing we we received some new information that we didn't have previously and as well as just the growing knowledge of these fiscal realities in the community. I think by some of the other things that have occurred just recently within the districts. It's awesome that more people are getting involved, but it also shows a lot of people weren't aware of just how big of an issue some of these fiscal realities were prior. So, I think that's really important. Um, another piece that I want to comment on is just kind of the idea that this is fixed around the futures committee.
The explanation of how debt and capital is done at Tahanto, and we get into the debt assessments. These are unchanged. This is a a pretty stagnant item. The debt's already lined out for every year going forward. Both towns have a copy of our debt amortization schedules um and our debt book. I believe the first that 2018 bond ends in 20 I want One of them, I apologize, I'm not sure if it's 2018, ends around 2031, the other one ends around 2033. So, we're not that far in the big scheme of things. Um both I I know that Boylston has a debt exclusion out for it, so that will just end for the town. It won't put more money into their pockets once that expires. I don't know what Berlin did for it, we can talk to them, but I wouldn't expect this to put more money in anyone's coffers other than relieving the taxpayers of some of the burden of that debt.
I am happy to answer any further questions. I have forgot to advance the slides. These are the same images that are in the staff report. Here's just an aerial photo. And here is an excerpt from the University of Michigan South Campus Plan. >> Thank you, Planner Deo. We'll now uh open a public hearing on this item.
>> All right. And then I know we're going to have discussions soon for the the next 3 years. When does that discussion start happening? And do other districts have those discussions at the same time? >> Some of those calendars are out now for many of those years, but just like I said, some are out two years, some are out three years. So, you'll see when we start talking about it in in another month and in April that I will take a look at all those calendars as well too from both charter schools as well as surrounding districts. and we try to build our proposed draft calendars around what we know at the time. So I will say there are quite a few calendars out through the 29 well the 28 29 um year right now. So and there are a couple other districts I know I stay in contact with the surrounding ones that are also working on there.
His leadership extends beyond titles. He regularly stays after school simply to ask teacher teachers how he can help. He is the embodiment of a true serv- servant leader. An integral part of our Mandarin program, Francisco recently played a major role in hosting and collaborating on a student-led Lunar New Year concert alongside visiting students from China. His cultural awareness, initiative, and commitment to building meaningful connections reflect the global mindset we strive to cultivate at Higley High School. How many languages does he speak fluently? Uh fluently three. Three. And which ones? Uh Japanese, Spanish, English. Okay, so not too bad, right? Okay. Francisco Navarro represents the very best of Higley High School. We're incredibly proud to honor him as our Points of Pride nominee. >> [applause] >> And although Francisco couldn't be here, his father is here and Um yeah, my wife, the mother, is right there.
Um, that that's a key part of this. Dr. Z's participation is a key part of this and it is connected to this 100%, but it's not focused solely around the futures committee. um it doesn't commend depend on the committee beginning that work. Um we can still make other forward movement with regards to the programmatic review prior to that work being begun and prior to that work being completed. It that work will just inform this review and the programmatic review is districtled. It's not led by the the committee. That's just a part of ensuring alignment throughout this process. Another thing that I wanted to state um and I'm I mean this as respectfully as possible. So similarly to Dr. Z, if anything I say offends you, please let me know. Um my intent is just providing clarity here. she um has actually come forward a few times at this point um to revise her goals and I I can understand why um it might seem like an odd time to revise them, but I would like to note this is not the first time that revision of the goal has been suggested or requested.
Fair enough? So, next slide, slide 37. This is no there's no change. Um based on the conversation that we had with Berlin and a few other things that I am am sort of working out a good explanation for next time, we may juggle where and how we do these capital items, but these capital items remain on the table uh funded by the district as our commitment to the towns. The total money I I'm just going to say for now the total money hasn't changed. It just has to do with the buckets we're going to be using. Um all right, so uh the the money exists, everything's fine, it's just a matter of which bucket we're going to have to pull that money from. Um the van remains, the LEGO computer sets, we went over those last time. So, then we get into uh the items we would take presumably from possible choice.
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So we're also communicating to as well. You know, I think one of my concerns is if we um you know, I think district other districts can change their calendars or charter schools can change their calendars as well. And you know, I'm worried if we keep, you know, if we will just like seed to whatever they they change to, you know, ongoing. Um you know, will they change theirs after we already adopt this new one and we have to go back and rewrite it? Um, you know, that's that's kind of my concern as well as some of the people who've already planned uh for this upcoming year. >> Are there any that haven't decided on their calendar on their 2728 calendar yet or their 26 27 calendar? >> No, I mean I I went through they all have them. I mean because that calendar is coming up here in just five months.
Thank you very much for being here. You know what? Before we get to upcoming events, we'll just take a little 5-minute break. If you guys would like to go ahead and head out right now, uh we'll do that. >> President Wade, members of the board, I'll go ahead and finish the superintendent's report. Uh when we talk about upcoming events, um I'm sure no one's counting down, but spring break starts March 9th. And so, we know we'll finish this week and then go to 2 weeks of spring break. On Monday, March 23rd, school resumes. Uh the following week, uh Thursday, April 2nd, we do have our uh superintendent governing board visit to Higley High School, and we're looking forward to that. On Friday, April 3rd, there is no school for the spring holiday and then our next boarding is board meeting is not until April 7th.
So, it's not like a sudden suggestion to do those things. But, um I won't comment on that further. I just wanted to um bring that point forward. Okay, William. >> Yes. Uh, sorry about that. I um I I I I just feel like we're so far in and I it would be nice to fully understand what the benefit would be to changing the goals and hearing the reasons why there wants to be a goal change. I I'm really more in favor of keeping the goal as it was already adopted. That's all. >> Okay. I won't comment further on that aspect at this time. Um, Jenny, >> as I see it, um, this gold, if anything, is just telling us that she wants to expand the scope of her examination of what's happening in Pelum. That originally this was supposed to be a relatively minor undertaking and a short-term review.
Again, we may juggle these around, but at least for now, these are the items that we're very confident that the district can pick up on behalf of the towns. Um again, these are items that largely were determined things where given we're renters in many of our buildings, these are the items we could pick up and carry with us if we were evicted, for example. I'm joking in that, I know we're not going to be evicted, but we just had to take a delineator. So, what's a delineator? How do we decide? We also wanted to make it equitable. So, in terms of what we're putting aside for the two towns, if you count those numbers up, it's not perfectly even, but I think it's relatively equitable. Right? Um both towns have needs. We're trying to cover those needs. So, this is to help particularly um walkie-talkies and field line painter and mower.
>> Therefore, I shall close the public hearing and read the proposed motion. The Ann Arbor City Planning Commission hereby recommends that the mayor and city council approve amendments to chapter 55 unified development code section 5.22 22 related. No, I've jumped ahead of me. Thank you. It's a much longer uh motion. I was like, this is just a vacation. We shall read the correct motion now. The Ann Arbor City Planning Commission hereby recommends that the mayor and city council approve the John Street street vacation. Moved by Commissioner Mills, seconded by Commissioner Lee double vacation. All right.
So that's the reason why too we have to work as an administration and board here in the coming months to get the 2728 and beyond calendars out because we already are going to start having families they have find out what is the first day of school in the fall of 2027. So just over a year from now. So that's why we like to get those out. So, I I I think if if we were voting on this tonight, I I for me the the clear choice would be to to do it the 8th through the 19th. I mean, that's that's what I would vote for. I think that um again, hindsight, we we didn't know what the rest of the districts were going to choose at the time. Um, but I I am I am concerned. I think that there I think the two-week break already makes it challenging um with you know for our student athletes and essentially making that a 3-w week rather than a two week.
So, we have about a month until we get to our next board meeting. And that concludes the superintendent's report. Thank you, Mr. Lotzenhiser. Uh up next on the agenda is request to speak, but we currently do not have any requests to speak. So, this brings us to consent agenda items. I motion to approve consent agenda items 5.1 through 5.12. Second. That would be Ms. Jarman seconding. >> [snorts] [clears throat] >> Uh oh, yeah, we can submit our vote. Please submit your vote via the portal. >> [clears throat] >> Ms. Zimmerman, I don't have the summary report. Is that all five? I just got it in the calendar problem. Sweet, we can do that. So, I can close this is what you're telling me. All right. Excellent. I mean, I till it's fixed, I'll just pull it up after. That's fine. Um so, if we could all verbally vote, that'd be great.
And now she's saying given the financial situation, given the level of interest coming from the community and the level of concern that the goal, you know, that she wants to make this a more comprehensive review. I don't read anything in the document suggesting that she is not going to if anything it seems like she is doing what she originally said she was going to do and she's taking on more than what was in that original goal. I don't see her overpromising anything and I trust that she wouldn't set herself up for failure and it I think this just sets a a high bar which she obviously is is willing to do for herself and her team to really invest in helping the school committee and the broader Pelum committee understand the status of our school as well as you know where what what are what current trends might tell us about the future.
Um and then we get into Once we do all that, there are going to be a few items that we would look to to push off to the towns. Um the first on Boylston remains the gym exterior doors. And then I've added HVAC to the rooftop units. So, that is um heating, ventilation, and air conditioning units. So, those are units that sit on the roof that help maintain uh the climate in in those offices. Uh those need um some fairly significant repairs. I think it's fair to say the town also uh approved the roof project um last this past year um through their October special meeting. Uh we have finished the bid process, in fact, and we came in with a bid that's somewhere a little over 230,000. So, we are significantly above that 323,000. We've called um references. We've done all of our checks, our due diligence.
Any discussion of this item? Oh, Commissioner Mills, >> I love when streets go on vacation. Like, I I just think that's fun. And then we get to do this again in two weeks is fun. Um, and one of the questions that I've had over time that I feel like maybe once upon a time it was asked and I've forgotten the answer to is what happens like who who gets the land, which I the staff report suggests that it's equitably divided with people on either side. I get it. Like if that's policy, cool. I also recognize when we've been talking about right ofway that we have and the price and what it would cost to expand existing right ofway like we have to buy it. And so I I'm not suggesting I mean this is something that I think is not specific to this property but just strikes me as the we that once upon a time we probably had to we may in some situations have purchased this right ofway this public land and when we vacate it like poof [laughter] uh in in um yeah So, and Commissioner Lee's kind of words here because um so I don't know how I feel about that, especially given how hard it is.
Um I'm concerned about that and the burden it puts on families. I'm concerned about the families that again the solution is bring them all together for public schools but but I am concerned for um one if if the parent works in another district or or vice versa or those families and not having that lined up. Um I I I do strongly feel and and you know Miss Humphre may disagree but I do strongly feel too that that that is what the community would would vote for as well. like I I I I think overwhelmingly that would be the choice. Um with that said, I think there's definitely some and we already know of at least one who would who would vote to keep it where it is. So, I guess at the end of all that, I'm going to say I I think hearing from Dr.